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Matrix New World Engineering, Land Surveying and Landscape Architecture, PC 26 Columbia Turnpike, 2nd Floor Florham Park, NJ 07932 973.240.1800 F: 973.240.1818 www.mnwe.com October 25, 2024 Zayibeth Carballo, Municipal Engineer Director of Engineering Township of West Orange 66 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 Re: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR OSKAR SCHINDLER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (OSPAC) AND CRYSTAL LAKE IMPROVEMENTS Dear members of the selection committee: The OSPAC and Crystal Lake Improvements contract demands a collaborative team with diverse expertise. We have assembled local experts with extensive engineering and consulting experience tailored for public clients. To succeed, the consultant team must be agile in addressing unforeseen conditions and work closely with the Township to deliver safe, detailed, and compliant solutions. Matrix New World Engineering, Land Surveying and Landscape Architecture, PC (Matrix) is a 30-year-old full-service firm providing civil, environmental, environmental, geotechnical, marine, and structural engineering services; hazardous materials services; survey consulting; and landscape architecture expertise. As one of the largest engineering firms in the state, Matrix has long been recognized as a leader in civil engineering and surveying services. The firm brings extensive experience, capability, and knowledge to West Orange’s ever-evolving engineering challenges. Matrix takes a proactive approach in partnering with clients to ensure compliance, mitigate liability, overcome engineering obstacles, enhance infrastructure, and foster a collaborative environment that leads to the most effective solutions for the end user. This proposal presents our team, our deep history of experience delivering civil engineering and surveying services, and our approach to working collaboratively with the Township to deliver the support required. The Matrix team is the right team because of the following key factors:    Experience: With over 25 years of experience with New Jersey public entities, Matrix is extremely knowledgeable in providing professional services to and advising these types of clients. Our firm and staff are well versed in waterfront projects as well as various improvement developments. Management: Our management approach allows us to provide our services in very economical fashion and the team we have assembled will be

waterfront projects as well as various improvement developments. Management: Our management approach allows us to provide our services in very economical fashion and the team we have assembled will be able to accelerate project delivery while lowering costs. Location: We are conveniently located in Florham Park, only 10 minutes from the Township, making us capable of responding to any emergent matters in a quick and efficient manner. Thank you for the opportunity to submit this proposal. Since we have already been prequalified, we have opted to withhold general marketing materials. If you require any additional information or have questions about our experience, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly at (973) 585-5266 or via email at pscott@mnwe.com. Respectfully submitted, Phill Scott, PE Project Manager