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1460 Route 9 South Howell, NJ, 07731 732.462.7400 www.cmeusa1.com October 24, 2024 Sent Via Electronic and Regular Mail Zayibeth Carballo, Director / Municipal Engineer Township of West Orange 66 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 Re: Estimate of Fees for Professional Engineering Services Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center and Crystal Lake Improvements Township of West Orange, Essex County, NJ Dear Ms. Carballo: We are pleased to present our estimate of fees for the design, permitting and construction phase services for the above-referenced project. It is our understanding that the Township is seeking to improve the Okar Schindler Performing Arts Center (OSPAC) and Crystal Lake by creating additional amenities and better utilize the park’s area. The Township envisions the improvements to OSPAC consisting of furnishing and installing a sound system for the amphitheater including the installation of ADA accessible bleachers on concrete pads. Crystal Lake improvements will consist of the reconstruction of approximately 0.5 miles of stone dust and/or HMA pathway around the lake between 6 ft. to 8 ft. wide including the installation of decorative pathway LED lighting, electronic entrance LED sign, benches, and trash receptacles. Other possible amenities might include the construction of a fishing pier and floating dock, paddle boats and canoes launch area, prefab pedestrian bridge, the construction of a small shoreline with outdoor showers, seating area pavilion, a playground, and a concession stand. The project might also include retrofitting certain storm drain inlets along drains in the vicinity of the lake to meet standards outlined in the Stormwater Management rules. The retrofitting focuses on solids and floatable control to help reduce the amounts of pollutants that may enter the stormwater system that impact receiving waters. Crystal Lake is a spring-fed lake and the headwater to the Rahway River and a passive park facility that is underutilized by West Orange residents. According to FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Map # 34013C0111F with an effective date of June 4, 2007, Crystal Lake is within Zone A flood hazard area.