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14 <br /> 12 Schnabel Schnabel Engineering South,P.C. T336.274,9456 <br /> E N G I N E E R I N G I IA Oak Branch❑rive 1 Greensboro,NC 27407 schnabel-eng.com <br /> May 7, 2024 <br /> Jovana Amaro <br /> Purchasing Agent <br /> Orange County, North Carolina <br /> Via email:jamaro@orangecountync.gov <br /> Subject: RFQ No 367-005414: Proposal to Provide Professional Engineering Services— <br /> Lake Orange Intake Tower Rehabilitation-Replacement <br /> Dear Jovana Amaro: <br /> SCHNABEL ENGINEERING SOUTH, P.C. (Schnabel) is pleased to present our qualifications to provide <br /> professional engineering services for the Orange County (the County) Lake Orange Intake Tower <br /> Rehabilitation-Replacement project. The enclosed information demonstrates why the Schnabel team is <br /> the best choice for your project. <br /> For more than six decades, Schnabel has solved unique and complex engineering challenges <br /> while managing risk without sacrificing quality. Schnabel has assembled an unparalleled, world <br /> class team that will provide value to the County's staff with exceptional service from engineers <br /> with decades of dam engineering experience. There is no substitute for experience. <br /> Schnabel is well-acquainted with the County's Lake Orange Dam and Intake Tower where we <br /> have performed field investigations of the intake tower in 2020 and 2022, along with evaluation <br /> and design of repairs for the Lake Orange's auxiliary spillway. Schnabel is well positioned to <br /> quickly understand and respond to the relevant issues and site conditions. Familiarity with this <br /> site is a significant advantage. <br /> Schnabel is unique in that we have over 235 technical professionals dedicated to dam <br /> engineering and over 250 geoprofessionals with extensive experience in subsurface explorations, <br /> instrumentation installation and monitoring, and geotechnical engineering related to dams and <br /> ancillary structures -all of which are particularly relevant to this project. <br /> The quality of the engineering performed by our NC office has been recognized and awarded <br /> numerous regional and national engineering excellence awards. Our NC projects have won the <br /> prestigious Association of Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) Rehabilitation Project of the Year award <br /> twice since 2012. The national award winning projects were the 2012 Lake Townsend Dam <br /> Project for the City of Greensboro, NC and the 2018 Hope Mill Dam Project for the Town of Hope <br /> Mills, NC. The local West Fork Eno Reservoir Expansion Project was awarded the American <br /> Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)2023 National Honor Award and 2022 NC ACEC <br /> Engineering Excellence Honor Award. We are an industry leader in dam engineering. <br />