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III. GENERAl QUAlificATiONS ,~)f ThE PROjECT TEAM . Anderson Consulting Engineers, Inc. (ACE) is highly qualified to provide engineering services in support of the CWCB Flood Doeumentation Project. ACE specializes in the analysis, design and construction of water resources and drainage improvement projects; preparation of master drainage plans; analysis, design and construction of channel stability and stream restoration projects; and completion of floodplain mapping and management studies. Specific corporate experience pertinent to the proposed project includes: (a) the preparation of Hazard Mitigation 404 Grant Applications; (b) the preparation of floodplain management plans including the completion and submittal of Conditional Letters of Map Revision (CLOMR); (c) completion of hydrologic updates and preparation of master drainage plans, (d) the evaluation and mitigation of stormwater management problems, and (e) evaluation, design and construction of both minor and major capital drainage improvement projects. Especially pertinent to this project is our experience in Larimer and Weld Counties. This experience includes the preparation of master drainage studies, numerous FEMA related projects (FISs, CLOMRs, and LOMRs), numerous storm drainage studies, and hydraulic / hydrologic analyses. ACE also completed a Hazard Mitigation 404 Grant Application fbr the City of Fort Collins following the 1997 flood of record which occurred on Spring Creek. This project involved the documentation of flood related damages, meteorology, hydrology, and costs. ACE also assisted Laritm:r County in the preparation of a separate Hazard Mitigation 404 Grant Application to show the benefits of implementing the West Vine Drainage Floodplain Project. In the paragraphs which follow, we summarize our experience in related fields of floodplain investigations, master drainage plans and hydrology/hydraulic evaluations. Floodplain Investigations and Master Drainage Plans The staff of Anderson Consulting Engineers, Inc. has extensive experience in the execution of flood insurance studies (FIS) for the delineation of hazard areas related to riverine flooding. During the completion of these studies, the staff has become well acquainted with the technical specifications and guidelines promulgated by FEMA. Furthermore, continuous coordination and consu ltation with local community officials, FEMA staff and FEMA review contraetors are integral parts of this work. ACE staff have been actively involved in several flood insuranc(: studies within FEMA Region VIlI, particularly in Larimer and Weld Counties. This work has included tbe collection offield data and hydrographic cross sections, development of flood hydrology and hydrologic modeling, hydraulic modeling and development of flood profiles, delineation of floodplains and floodways, identification of flood bazard areas and flood insurance risk zones, and the preparation of flood maps and drat! reports. Examples of ACE's FEMA related project experience includes: . CLOMR Application: . LOMR Application: . CLOMR Application: . CLOMR Application: . LOMR Application: . CLOMR Application: East Fork Carson River Stabilization, Minden, NY East Fork Carson River Stabilization, Minden, NY Timberline Road/Cache La Poudre River Bridge, Fort Collins, CO W ater Valley Floodplain/Floodway Investigation, Cache La Poudre River, Windsor, CO Spring Creek Stability Improvements and Remington Street Crossing, Fort Collins, CO Castle Rock Business Park, Tributary B to East P1umCreek, Castle Rock, CO 4. ANdERSON CoN5U1TiN<j EN<jiNEERS, INC.