EV&A Architects SOQ for Opportunity Village

PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES

PROPOSAL FOR

EV&A ARCHITECTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Architecture

Interior Design

Master planning

Project Management

Visualization

BIM

Branding

Graphic Design

Lead Consultant

Cover Letter

ARCHITECTURE PLANNING INTERIORS

September 20, 2023

Bob Brown President&CEO

Opportunity Village Foundation

6050 South Buffalo Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89113

Re: Professional Design Services SOQ and Proposal for the Northwest Campus for Opportunity Village

Dear Bob,

Principals

Edward A. Vance, FAIA

Matthew F. Burns, AIA

Kellie L. Wanbaugh, RID

Kurt P. Walden, CDT, CSI

Erik B. Swendseid, AIA

Associates

Destanee Cook, AIA

Carina Gaytan, RID

Craig Mirales, Assoc. AIA

Ana Fimbres, Assoc. AIA

Kim Galbe, Assoc. AIA

Aashna Panwala, Assoc. AIA

Alyssa Baker, Assoc. AIA

Marilyn Portillo

Sam Aton

Alex Vance

Tryst Finchem

Administration

Jennifer Blanchard

Janice Arvo, CNP

On behalf of EV&A Architects team, we can’t thank you enough for the opportunity to present our firm’s professional design services qualifications for your future Northwest Campus of Opportunity Village which will expand the much needed services and chances for independent living that has been so well received by the Village’s long history of involvement in the valley. We are committed to designing an environment that will contribute and support your goal of improving the lives of those with invisible and physical disabilities by empowering them to create chances, new choices and new hope in a caring community!!

We have a team of professionals committed to your specific needs, bringing the most current best practice models and experienced designers to lead those efforts. Our team takes pride in their work and values the long lasting relationships with our community partners like you. This is accomplished by a passion to the practice and delivery of great design that meets your design needs as well as your schedule and budgetary requirements.

Erik Swendseid, AIA will serve as the Principal-in-Charge for the project and will be the initial point of contact through contract negotiations, and continued programming and design concepts. Kim Galbe, Assoc. AIA will serve as the project designer, producing the development of models and visualizations and will serve as the project’s thought leaders. Ana Fimbres, AIA will serve as the Sr. Project Manger and day to day point of contact throughout the project time line overseeing Design, Production and Contract administration, coordinating deliverables and maintaining schedule and cost control while Matt Burns, AIA will provide production quality control and code review.

The staff at EV&A Architects and our consultants have a long and successful history of providing innovative and cost effective solutions to our clients. On behalf of our entire team, it is with confidence and enthusiasm that we submit our qualifications and thank you for your consideration. We look forward to developing and continuing our long working relationship with you and Opportunity Village.

Warmest regards,

EV&A Architects

1160 N. Town Center Dr. Suite 170

Las Vegas, NV 89144

T (702) 946 8195

F (702) 946 8196

Edward A. Vance, FAIA, NCARB Founder & CEO

Proposal & Qualifications

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Proposal & Qualifications

Proposal Form

Proposal Form

Proposal Submitted By: Ed Vance & Associates

Hereinafter called “Proposer”: EV&A Architects

Organized and existing under the Laws of the State of : Nevada

Doing Business as : EV&A Architects

License No.: Nevada Architectural License No. 2683

The Proposer, in response to your Request for Proposal, dated 08/31/2023 for the referenced Work, having thoroughly reviewed the Proposal Documents, and being familiar with all of the conditions surrounding the design and construction of the proposed Work, offers to furnish all services necessary to complete the Work stated herein.

The Proposer agrees that the Owner/Owners Representative reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, in whole or in part, and to waive any informality or irregularity therein. The Proposer agrees that its Proposal may not be withdrawn for a period of 60 calendar days after the Deadline for the Receipt of Proposals.

Upon notification of the award of Contract, the Proposer agrees to execute a Contract in the form of the sample provided in the Proposal Documents.

The Proposer will enter all Fee amounts in words and in numbers. In the event of a discrepancy, the words will be considered binding. The Engineers are expected to provide a detailed scope with a budget similar to the below as well as the expectation of same level of coordination.

I. FEES BY DIVISION OF WORK

II. INSURANCE

Proposer warrants that it has reviewed in detail with its insurance carrier the insurance requirements set forth in Exhibit C Sample Contract and Insurance Requirements. Proposer shall mark one of the following statements:

[ X ] Proposer can and will provide Owners Representative with an insurance certificate which will demonstrate full compliance with the minimum requirements of the Contract for Architectural Services.

[ ] Proposer cannot provide the above. The proposer shall describe below the reasons why it cannot comply with Owner Representative’s insurance requirements.

III. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS

Exceptions taken by Proposer to any of the terms of the Request for Proposals document, and if taken, such exceptions will be an important consideration during evaluation of proposals and award of Contract.

Proposer shall mark below as applies to its Proposal:

[ ] Proposer has attached list of qualifications.

[ ] Proposer has attached a list of exceptions.

[ X ] Proposer takes no exceptions.

IV. CONFIDENTIALITY

Proposals and any modifications thereto shall be submitted only to Compass Development. Failure to comply strictly with Compass Development’s and the Owner’s instructions regarding the content and manner of submission of proposals and their modifications, including without limitation, disclosure of any information in the proposal or modifications thereof to any third party without the express, prior written approval of the Owner, may result in the disqualification and rejection of the Bidders proposal at the Owner’s sole discretion.

List of Exhibits

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List of Exhibits

A. U NIVERSAL DESIGNER

Orfield Laboratories has provided a letter of qualifications and explanation of proposal in the attached exhibit.

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Our Company

Firm Name

Firm Information & History

Ed Vance Associates Architects, dba EV&A Architects 1160 North Town Center Drive | Suite 170 Las Vegas, Nevada 89144 702.946.8195 702.946.8196 F www.edvanceassociates.com

Firm Size

Ownership Design Production

18 FTE

Edward Vance, FAIA, NCARB* Matthew Burns, AIA* Founder & CEO Executive Vice President

Kellie Wanbaugh, RID, NCIDQ** Erik Swendseid, AIA* Vice President | Interiors Vice President | Design

Kurt Walden, Assoc. AIA, CDT Vice President

Kim S. Galbe, Assoc. AIA, LEED GA Carina Gaytan, RID** Associate | Lead Designer Associate | Sr. Interior Designer

Alexander Vance Visualization Artist

Administration

Firm History

Financial Reference

Destanee Cook, AIA*

Ana Fimbres, Assoc. AIA Associate | Project Architect Associate | Project Manager

Craig Mireles, Assoc. AIA

Aashna Panwala, Assoc. AIA Associate | Sr. Project Manager Associate | Job Captain

Alyssa Baker, Assoc. AIA

Marylin Portillo Associate | Interior Designer Interior Designer

Tyrst Finchem

Sam Aton Drafter Job Captain

Jennifer Blanchard, MA

Janice Arvo, CNP, AAN, ORDM Controller Office Manager

Established in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2006, EV&A Architects offers a full-range of services including planning, architectural design, interior design and sustainable design services. Serving clients across the country, the staff at EV&A have completed more than 600 Healthcare & Commercial projects.

Jack Banka, CPA | 1880 E. Warm Springs Rd. #100, Las Vegas, NV | (702) 450-4130

* Registered Architect

** Registered Interior Designer

Our Project Team

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Project Team

The EV&A team represent the brightest professionals dedicated to client service, ongoing professional development, and quality of work. This expression of service is shown from the moment you contact our team. Your experience is important to us and we go out of our way to ensure your satisfaction in working with us. We become an extension of your team as we work with you toward your project goals.

The principals are active in all aspects of projects, and seek to understand your needs and listen. Project managers will manage the process from kick-off through completion, reporting regularly on status. The

project manager has the responsibility to ensure your budget and schedule is maintained with a commitment to carrying the design intent through the preparation of construction drawings. The production and administrative staff are dedicated to each project’s success. It satisfies our team to know we are delivering beautiful buildings to clients as planned, designed and constructed.

Finally, EV&A team members are community minded, involved in both professional and community organizations.

It’s really the people that make EV&A the kind of company it is. We hire people who are smart and determined, and fun to work with. We are very much a family.

Edward A. Vance, FAIA, NCARB Principal | Founder & CEO

YEARS EXPERIENCE

37 years

EDUCATION

1981 - Bachelor of Architecture - NDSU

1979 - Foreign Study - Western Europe

1979 - Bachelor of Arts - NDSU

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

1990 to 1991 - Adjunct Professor at UNLV’s College of Architecture

1998 to 2000 - Instructor for UNLV’s Lied Institute of Real Estate Studies

2008 to 2010 - Instructor for NAIOP’s Leadership Institute

ARCHITECT LICENSES

Nevada, #2683

California, #30893

Minnesota, #22208

Kansas, #3907

Arizona, #32449

Mississippi, #4117

Missouri, #2007004457

AFFILIATIONS

American Institute of Architects

NAIOP

Lied Children’s Museum

Past Executive Board Member of Boy Scouts of America

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

1998 - AIA NV Young Architect Citation

1999 - President AIA Las Vegas

2001 - President AIA Nevada

2001 - AIA Nevada Service Award

2006 - AIA Nevada Silver Medal

2012 - Richard Upjohn Fellow

2014 - Elected to AIA College of Fellows

2014 - AIA WMR Silver Medal

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006 to Present - EV&A Architects

1989 to 2006 - JMA Architects

1987 to 1989 - SH Architects

1985 to 1987 - Cossutta | Dallas,TX

Our Project Team

Edward A. Vance, FAIA, is the founder and design principal of EV&A Architects. For 37 years, Mr. Vance has served his clients, his community and the profession of architecture. Design excellence has characterized his distinguished career. His work has led to numerous design awards and significant commissions.

He is the past president of JMA Architecture Studios, a nationally recognized design firm of over 220 professionals located in five offices in Nevada and California. For nearly 18 years Mr. Vance served as a designer, project manager and principal-in-charge at JMA. He was the director of the firm’s healthcare, commercial and hospitality studios.

In 2006, Mr. Vance opened EV&A Architects to better serve his client base and the profession. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada his firm is currently staffed with 18 professionals uniquely qualified to serve the healthcare, hospitality and commercial industries.

For over 30 years Ed has served his clients and the profession of architecture. His work has led to numerous design awards and to significant commissions with major commercial, hospitality and healthcare clients. He has been awarded the AIA Nevada Young Architect Citation, the AIA Nevada Service Award and in 2006 he received The AIA Nevada Silver Medal, the highest honor bestowed on an architect in the State. He was elected to the AIA National Board of Directors in 2010 where he served a 3 year term receiving his Richard Upjohn Fellowship in 2012. He was elected to the AIA College of Fellows in early 2014 and received the AIA Regional Silver Medal in October of the same year. He was recently inaugurated as the 57th Chancellor of the AIA College of Fellows.

As a past professor at the UNLV School of Architecture, he continues to guest lecture professional practice classes and juries design studios. Active in his community, Ed served on the board of trustees as past vice president for the Lied Discovery Children’s Museum. He also served on the executive board of Boy Scouts of America, is a member of NAIOP and is the past Nevada State coordinator for NCARB’s Intern Development Program.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Dignity Healthcare (CHW)

St. Jude’s Ranch for Children

The Las Vegas Rescue Mission

Care Meridian Skilled Nursing

Summerlin Hospital Medical Ctr.

Montevista Hospital

ENT Surgery Center

University Medical Center

Covenant Care Skilled Nursing

St. Rose de Lima ER Expansion

Sierra Health Services

Silver Hills Skilled Nursing

Siena Medical Office Park

Steinberg Diagnostic Clinics

Summerlin South Medical Center

Brookdale Memory Suites

Our Project Team

Matthew F. Burns, AIA Executive Vice President | COO

YEARS EXPERIENCE

20 years

EDUCATION

2003 - Master of Architecture - UNLV

2001 - Bachelors of Arts - UNLV

ARCHITECT

Nevada, #8420

LICENSES

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP | BSA

2021 - Present - NSU Board Member 2009

to 2012 - Assistant Scout Master

2008 to 2010 - Church Group Leader

2007 to 2009 - Cub Master - Pack 352

2005 to 2007 - Den Leader - Pack 352

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2007 to Present - EV&A Architects

2004 to 2007 - JMA Architects

2002 to 2004 - Perlman Architects

Matthew Burns, AIA is currently Sr. Project Manager and Executive Vice President with EV&A Architects. He is highly accomplished in the preparation and production of EV&A’s quality construction documentation. With over 20 years of experience in healthcare, commercial and industrial projects, he is familiar with all phases of work from entitlements through contract administration.

As an integral part of the production team, he works closely with designers and clients, coordinating the efforts of all outside consultants from the beginning of the schematic phase throughout the completion of the project. He is instrumental in meeting the applicable codes that govern any project and he works closely with all agencies having jurisdiction to ensure his projects are successful in securing the necessary building permits for construction.

Continuing with the sustainable design expertise gained through his master’s thesis studies, specifically day lighting and education, he is currently preparing for his LEED AP exam. Mr. Burns is a registered architect in Nevada and is NCARB Certified.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Montevista Hospital

St. Jude’s Ranch for Children

The Las Vegas Rescue Mission Care Meridian Skilled Nursing

Erik Swendseid, AIA Vice President | Design

YEARS EXPERIENCE

18 years

EDUCATION

2012 - Master of Architecture | UNLV

2010 - BS in Architecture | UNLV

2004 - AA in Math & Science | Victor Valley College, Victorville, CA

ARCHITECT LICENSES

Nevada, #7544

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2020 to Present - EV&A Architects

2013 to 2020 - BWA Architects

2006 to 2013 - Rutar Architects

Montevista Hospital

ENT Surgery Center

Ronald Reagan Memory Support

For each project Erik approaches, he brings a passion for enriching the experience that architecture provides. Erik believes that an appreciation for the sensory impact, the usability, and the constructibility of design are all vital to blend the varied contexts of a project into a successful result. Erik has built this philosophy over his 18+ years in the field, producing creative design solutions that yield effective working drawings, all while maintaining productive client relationships. Erik continues to explore the built environment and expand his skill set in the varied aspects of architecture.

A native Nevadan, Erik is enamored with the rich history of our state, which has an impact on the designs he produces. Prior to graduating from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he was involved in student organizations and took part in extracurricular design events from AIAS Forum to the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

The Las Vegas Rescue Mission

St. Jude’s Ranch for Children

Prestwick Apartments

Kim Galbe, Assoc. AIA, LEED GA Associate | Lead Designer

YEARS EXPERIENCE

7 years

EDUCATION

2018 - Master of Architecture - UNLV

2016 - Bachelors of Arts - UNLV

ARCHITECTURAL LICENSE

Pending

AFFILIATIONS

American Institute of Architects

TEDx

USGBC

AIA NAC Director 2023-2024

NAIOPSNV DLI Class of 2023

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016 to Present - EV&A Architects

Our Project Team

With nearly 7 years of architectural and interior design experience, Kim has grown and developed an extensive range of expertise in our firm. She has quickly established herself as a proven leader, a gifted designer and an effective manager in the production of architecture and interior design projects ranging from commercial to healthcare and hospitality projects.

As a design leader, Kim works closely with firm principals, clients and project delivery teams to ensure that project deliverables satisfy the client, go out on time and on budget, and support project goals. She also supports the firms principals in establishing overall design vision, philosophy, and workflow with client projects and design teams.

Kim bridges the gap between design and production teams in the creation, conceptualization, and implementation of EV&A projects. In her role, she produces concepts for projects that include supervising and directing supporting design and production team members with project objectives, project vision including written narratives, storyboards, precedent studies, graphic design, and 3D visualization renderings.

Ana Fimbres, Assoc. AIA Associate | Project Manager

YEARS EXPERIENCE

21 years

EDUCATION

1995 - Bachelors of Science - CalPoly

ARCHITECT LICENSE

Pending

AFFILIATIONS

American Institute of Architects

NCARB

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016 to Present - EV&A Architects

2006 to 2016 - JMA Architects

2004 to 2006 - RAFI Architects

Ana Fimbres, AIA, is currently a Project Manager with EV&A Architects. Ana is a detail-oriented manager with over 21 years of experience in a diverse range of project types including commercial, public, hospitality, and healthcare. She has experience and knowledge in all phases of design and construction from project inception to construction administration.

With her strong technical knowledge and understanding of the built environment, Ana maintains the metrics of the construction document process to deliver the highest quality of design and client satisfaction. She is an integral part of the production process and works closely with the principal, designers, clients and consultants. Ana takes technical command of project documents and deliverables and ensures projects meet all governing applicable codes.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

OV Southwest Campus

Kindred East Flamingo Hospital

Care Meridian Skilled Nursing

Summerlin Hospital Medical Ctr.

University Medical Center

Covenant Care Skilled Nursing

St. Rose de Lima ER Expansion

Silver Hills Skilled Nursing

Siena Medical Office Park

Steinberg Diagnostic Clinics

Brookdale Memory Suites

Supporting Team Members

“Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.”

Aashna Panwala, Assoc. AIA Job Captain

Destanee Cook, AIA Project Architect

Marylin Portillo Interior Designer

Craig Mireles, Assoc. AIA Sr. Project Manager

Jenn Blanchard, Controller

Janice Arvo, CNP, ORDM Office Manager

Carina Gaytan, RID Sr. Interior Designer

Alex Vance Visualization Artist

Kurt Walden, CDT Vice President

Kellie Wanbaugh, RID Vice President

Tryst Finchem Drafter

Alyssa Baker, Assoc. AIA Interior Designer

Sam Aton, Job Captain

“If everyone is moving forward together, then sucess takes care of itself”

- Henry Ford

Program Manager

Compass Development

General Contractor TBD

Coordination

Civil Engineer Taney

Geo-Technical TBD

Project Manager

Ana Fimbres, Assoc. AIA Associate | Sr. Project Manager

Quality Control

Matt Burns, AIA Executive Vice President

Project Team

Principal-in-Charge

Erik Swendseid, AIA Vice President | Design

Designer Kim Galbe, Assoc. AIA, LEED GA Associate | Lead Designer

Visualization Artist

Alexander Vance Associate | Visualization Artist

DESIGN CONSULTANTS (TO BE SELECTED WITH OWNER AND PM)

Structural Engineer Brent Wright, SE Principal | Wright Engineers

Fire Life Safety | Code | ADA | FH Michael Gentille, CBO President | PCNA

Landscape Architect Stanton Southwick, ASLA President | SLA

Pool Designer

Thomas Schrantz Director of Design | Trident Aquatics

Kitchen Consultant

Mike Cooper Principal | Legacy Food Service Design

MP&E+FP+Low Voltage Engineers

Thomas M. Anderson, PE Principal | TJK Engineers

Specifications

Walter R. Scarhrantz President | Hall AEC

Lighting Designer

Ken Reynar Principal | Light Solutions

Acoustic Designer

Michael Schwob, President Principal | Schwob Acoustics

Building Envelope

Michael Lee Senior Associate | CDC

Universal Designer

Steven J. Orfield President | Orfield Labs

Projects

Strategic Behavioral Health

Montevista Hospital

Las Vegas, Nevada Size 42,000 SF Cost $9.8 MM

Behavioral Health

“One of the primary goals in approaching any behavioral health project is to identify technology-enabled solutions that will create a more effective and innovative behavioral health delivery system for children, adolescents and adults with behavioral health needs.”

Project Information Montevista Hospital

Montevista Behavioral Hospital’s 45,000 SF expansion of the existing facility nearly doubled the hospital’s size. This expansion increased the number of psychiatrists, addictionologists as well as family practitioners, internists, anesthesiologists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, and marriage and family therapists.

Montevista has contracts with most managed care organizations and with Nevada Medicaid. The facility is licensed by the State of Nevada, Department of Human Resources, Division of Health as a hospital and is also accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

CLIENT

The Las Vegas Las Vegas Rescue Mission

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas Rescue Mission

Project Information

Founded in 1970, The Las Vegas Rescue Mission (LVRM) started with a small storefront building that included the chapel, kitchen and a shelter that could house a few men. Today, LVRM campus takes up two city blocks in downtown Las Vegas, helping hundreds of men, women and their children daily, and providing approximately 30,000 meals each month.

EV&A has taken on the master planning of the Mission’s campus on a pro-bono basis. They, along with the general contactor PENTA, are assisting in the capital campaign efforts to facilitate the expansion and renovation of the Mission to better serve the homeless population of the Las Vegas Valley.

CLIENT | OWNER:

FIRM:

SCOPE

Care Meridian

Project Information

Care Meridian is a specialty skilled nursing facility that deals specifically with spinal cord and brain injury patients. This Southern California facility is specifically designed around patient care and rehabilitation.

The 15-bed facility is comprised of a 10,000 SF residential wing and a separate 2,000 SF physical therapy component that combined provides state of the art patient care. A great room area combines the dining, television lounge, and nurse station spaces. The facility also provides a quiet living room area at the main entrance with a greeting and reception area.

The Las Vegas St. Jude’s Healing Center

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas Rescue Mission

Project Information

Sited on 10 acres in Boulder City, the Healing Center is a first-of-its-kind complex trauma treatment center campus for the specialized care of child victims of sex trafficking.

The Healing Center offers trauma specific treatment with a goal to move toward the continuum of healing, from victims to survivors, to thriving in the community. The design of the campus offers a safe, secure, garden setting with administrative, healthcare, and behavioral treatment. The gardens provide meandering pathways for walks, an outdoor amphitheater and event space.

Approach

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Our Project Management Approach

Completion Methods and Strategies

EV&A Architects’ project management process emphasizes client involvement, continuous coordination, cost and budgetary accuracy, and quality control. We are known for our participatory process and for our skills in leading projects to consensus. We have a great deal of experience working with a varied array of user groups, consultants, community groups and regulatory agencies and we have an extensive background in commercial facilities design. Our design and project management processes are tailored to address the specific requirements of your project(s). Considering the prioritization of need, we comprise systems and controls to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Design Approach:

Through open discussions and visioning sessions with you, EV&A is inspired to design creative, innovative, and efficient spaces based on the assessments and needs of the facilities. It is this collaborative atmosphere that marks EV&A’s values. Our design staff is experienced in facilitating these discussions and in applying active listening skills to ensure understanding of your vision.

The key to effective communication is a clear understanding of your expectations.

EV&A’s design products, detailed drawings and specifications are developed to communicate solutions. As solutions are discussed and refined, they become the record of a unique design process. Direct communication with consultants and the contractor allow for effective cost and schedule compliance.

• The decision-making process is crucial. The EV&A and Opportunity Village team will work together closely to convey essential information and make necessary decisions quickly in order for the work to progress in a timely manner.

• Review time significantly impacts project schedule. It is important to involve all governmental reviewing and oversight agencies early in the design process – to explain the project and to gain their commitment.

• Proactive scheduling minimizes delays. At project initiation, a mutually developed key decision and procedure schedule must be defined and committed to by everyone.

• Flexibility is essential. You and the EV&A team should remain flexible yet proactive in order to handle out-of-sequence issues and problems as they arise.

Our Project Management Approach

For your project, our design and project management processes are tailored to address your specific requirements, and are comprised of systems and controls to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Project Manager’s Note

“The crux of this process is timing: Time Management, Coordination, and Meeting Schedules.”

• With a relatively short design and documents preparation period, clearly defined roles and responsibilities are imperative. Together, we have chosen a trusted team of professionals we can count on to deliver.

• We use digital communications for submittals and exchange of information such as Architects Supplemental Information (ASI), Request for Information (RFI), pay application review and other means of communication.

• Meetings that end with everyone knowing what to do saves time. E-mails can waste time. Ask twice act once, an adaptation of measure twice, cut once, to move swiftly and surely through the schedule.

Planning | EV&A will endeavor to fully understand the project’s goals and objectives as well as your vision and expectations. Team collaboration is promoted as project scope is identified. Project protocols, business management procedures (such as handling changes in scope, invoices and payments) and a detailed schedule with major milestones will be established.

Communication | Resulting from open discussions and visioning sessions with you, EV&A’s team will design creative, innovative and efficient spaces. It is this collaborative atmosphere that marks our corporate values. The design staff is experienced in facilitating these discussions and applying active listening skills to ensure understanding of your needs and vision. Key to effective communication is a clear understanding of your expectations. Our design products, sketches and detailed drawings are developed to communicate solutions. As solutions are discussed and refined they become the record of a unique

• Principal oversight of each project.

• Ongoing professional development.

• ‘Lessons learned’ quality improvement evaluation.

• Accurate details in documents and records.

• Standardized work processes.

• Collaborative design and design verification.

• Identification and coordination of consultant services and procurement.

• Field observation and coordinated construction services.

• Ongoing project manager assessment of budget and schedule.

• Independent assessment of project goals by quality assurance manager.

Our Approach

design process. Direct communication with consultants and the contractor allow for effective cost and schedule compliance

A Successful Completion is Aided by a Successful Beginning

EV&A guarantees our performance will meet the standard of care and will provide comprehensive efforts and responsive service to you. We are committed to the successful completion of your projects and will work as advocates for you to meet the goals and requirements of your work.

Quality Control

Quality is a formal and important aspect of every project at EV&A Architects. EV&A uses a 10-point criteria plan that addresses: management control program, personnel training and qualifications, quality improvement, documents and records, work processes, design, procurement, observation and construction services, management assessment and independent assessment. The objective is to convey the methodology, documents, processes and quality assurance criteria that will be used by all employees. The goal is to meet or exceed your expectations.

Organizationally, EV&A is committed to following the nationally recognized Baldrige Quality Program criteria. Every project has a specific quality control plan developed by the project manager to meet a particular project’s requirements. The firm’s quality control manager reviews the quality control plan to verify that proper review procedures, timing and qualified reviewers are addressed by the plan. Once approved by management, the quality control plan is attached to the work order opening paperwork for approval by a principal. The project quality control plan must identify (at a minimum):

• What is to be accomplished.

• When specific quality control actions/checks must occur.

• Who is responsible for the quality control actions/checks.

• A budget for the quality control actions/checks.

• Follow-up audits at each stage of completion.

EV&A 10-Point Quality Control Plan

Jonelle puts great emphasis on providing her clients with expertise in programming, systems, mill work design, construction documents for interior spaces, furniture and fi

installation to ensure successful completion and quality of a project.

project experience reflected in this document, though some provided while under the name of JMA, provided by the same team that has worked alongside one another for years. This synergy is apparent individuals have choose to continue their relationships. This includes the consultants that we have It is the goal of the entire team to share a journey of design and creation that results in a positive and concludes with the creation of a professional medical facility that offers a healing and calming environment

Team Availability

The chart below represents EV&A’s available staff given our current workload. With approximately 2,000 available man hours per month, we are able to perform the work of a given project as required to meet project completion requirements. As the current projects are completed as indicated we will have more than enough staff available for this project.

Healthcare Studio concentrates on assisted living, hospitals, diagnostic buildings, skilled nursing, imaging laboratories, and mental health facilities. This studio provides coordination of all required design services move-in. The Healthcare Studio listens and interacts with the owner to reveal new perspectives and original well as creative ways of improving business operations. Along with our knowledge of code issues, we relationship with municipal departments, ensuring rapid project permitting, construction and licensure.

above represents EV&A’s available staff given our current workload. With approximatly 5,000 available able to perform the work of a given project as required to meet project completion requirements. completed we will have more staff available for new projects.

The vast majority of EV&A’s projects are currently wrapping up Construction Documentation or are in Contract Administration, allowing our teams to get started on this project in November as projected. The following Key staff are listed below with their current Major assignments and respective phases:

I. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

The foregoing is a statement of facts.

A. Vance, FAIA, NCARB | Founder & CEO

References

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Client References

Rob Elsner | Director Montevista Hospital | SBH

5900 West Rochelle Ave.

Las Vegas, NV 89103

719-338-1151

relsner@strategicbh.com

Robert Maricich | Chairman & CEO International Market Center

240 Peachtree Street NW | Suite 2200 Atlanta, Georgia 30308

404.220.2300

rmaricich@imcenters.com

Mark L. Pace | Principal The Gardner Company

201 South Main Street | Suite 2000

Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

801.456.4140

marklpace@gardnercompany.net

80

percent of our clients are repeat customers

Monty Bowen | Director of Engineering UMC Hospital

1800 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89102

702.383.2301

monty.bowen@umcsn.com

Heather Engle | CEO Las Vegas Rescue Mission 480 W Bonanza Rd Las Vegas, NV 89106-3227

702-932-8174

heather@vegasrescue.org

Christina Vela | CEO St. Jude’s Ranch for Children 200 Wilson Circle Boulder City, NV 89005

702-294-7111

cvela@stjudesranch.org

Why Us

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Why Choose EV&A

Design Philosophy

EV&A uses a variety of visualization software to develop design concepts that enable our clients to virtually experience the built environment - incorporating texture, light and volume to articulate space.

By utilizing BIM methodologies, we have data driven communication between all team members. With Building Information Modeling, quicker, more informed decisions result in better buildings.

We believe design and architecture is about more than creating spaces, it’s about creating experiences that evoke emotion and inspire people. Our team is comprised of experts who are determined to create spaces that are not only functional, but also beautiful and memorable. EV&A works closely with your team to ensure your vision comes to life and leaves a lasting impression on those impacted by it. Our passion for design turns dreams into reality.

Project Visualization & Communication

EV&A uses a variety of visualization and BIM software to develop design concepts that enable our clients to virtually experience the built environment. We have an in-house team of experts that can help communicate your vision in a way that helps us all make informed decisions along the way.

While designing the built environment is certainly a big part of what we love to do, we equally love to contribute to the value proposition of your capital campaign efforts. These contributions include not only images, videos, and virtual reality representations of our designs, but we are able reach beyond the traditional design tools to provide an immersive understanding of the project.

History with Non-Profits

Throughout our long history in the valley, the staff of EV&A Architects have consistantly held the shared value of “doing well and then doing good.” Giving back to society through community involvement has always been a hallmark of our mission to be our clients “Trusted Advisor.”

As architects, we are increasingly aware of humanitarian, environmental and social needs, which impact vulnerable populations everywhere. Architecture professionals are trained to possess special skills, which, when applied sensitively, have the potential to be pragmatic and are useful partners in charitable project teams. Architects are trained coordinators, and this skill is so precious when dealing with the moving parts in the world of humanitarian design. We are also known for our ability to envision and look at problems from very unique perspectives. Therefore there is a very special role that we as architects can fill in understanding the complexities of projects like yours. We believe architects have a role to facilitate and participate in meaningful public conversation, both to understand the requirements and aspirations of the local community and translate these into spatial and visual ideas.

Recognition

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Recognition

EV&A uses a variety of visualization software to develop design concepts that enable our clients to virtually experience the built environment - incorporating texture, light and volume to articulate space.

By utilizing BIM methodologies, we have data driven communication between all team members. With Building Information Modeling, quicker, more informed decisions result in better buildings.

2023

Honor Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Credit One Bank Phase II

2022

ULI Placemaking Award

UNLV Harry Reid Research & Technology Park

NAIOP Industry Awards

NAIOP Architecture Firm of the Year

Nevada Business Magazine

“Others First” Philantrophy Award

NAIOP Honor Award for TI

Summer House

2021

Honor Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

The Expo at World Market Center

ENR Honor Award

The Expo at World Market Center

Honor Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Black Fire Innovation

2020

Honor Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

UNLV Tech Park Office Building

Honor Award for Interiors

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Howard Hughes Exec. Offices

Honor Award for Interiors

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

UMC Emergency Department

Merit Award for Interiors

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Aristocrat Technologies

Merit Award for Interiors

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

JRS Hospitality

2019

Honor Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Two Summerlin Office Building

Honor Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Aristocrat Corporate Offices

2018

Firm of the Year

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Top Ten Design Firms

ENR - Southwest

2017

Honor Award for Architecture

ENR - Southwest

Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino

Best Hospitality Project

Honor Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

ENT Surgery Center

Best Healthcare Project

Honor Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

So. Nevada Recycling Center

Best Industrial Project

Merit Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino

Merit Award for Interiors

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Alterra Corporate Offices

2016

Honor Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Thatcher Company of Nevada

Honor Award for Architecture

ENR - Southwest

So. Nevada Recycling Center

Best Energy/Industrial Project

2015

Merit Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Sammy’s Restaurant

Best Redevelopment Project

2014

Honor Award for Architecture

American Public Works Assoc.

Symphony Park Bridge

Best Places to Work

Southern Nevada Human Resources Association

2013

Honor Award for Architecture

Southeast Contractor

Magnolia Bluffs Casino

Project of the Year

2010

Honor Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Freeman Headquarters

Best Industrial Project

Merit Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Freeman Headquarters

Best Three-Story Office

Honor Award for Architecture

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

Freeman Headquarters

Best of Show

2006

Honor Award for Architecture

Southwest Contractor

World Market Center

Best Steel Project

Honor Award for Interiors

NAIOP Spotlight Awards

World Market Center

Mr. Erik Swendseid Vice President

EV&A Architects

1160 N. Town Center Drive

Ste 170

Las Vegas Nv 89144

702 - 523 - 8542

Dear Erik,

I was very pleased when I got your note about a disability housing campus, as I have spent 24 years of my life studying invisible disabilities by interviewing some of the world’s top research experts to understand the perceptual and cognitive aspects of these many disabilities, including aging, dementia, autism, mental illness, ADHD, PTSD, sensory processing disorder, blindness, and deafness. In this process, I have had national support from groups focused on aging and dementia, autism, mental illness, SPD, blindness, and deafness, who are very encouraged by or work.

I’ve also had decades of experience in dealing with mental illness in my own family and with relatives, and I am the guardian of my older brother, who has lived for 55 years with Schizophrenia because of a service-related brain injury and is a 100% dependent veteran.

INTRODUCTION

As the only multi-sensory design research lab worldwide consulting in architecture, we already have spent 54 years dealing with the sensory disciplines of acoustics, AV, daylighting, lighting, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, occupancy research and forensics. We have designed buildings across the U.S. in most of the states, and we have worked with most bu ilding types, from offices to industrial buildings, schools, higher education, health care, hospitality, religious architecture, major civic projects, performance halls, many city halls, clubs, restaurants, etc.

In addition, I have written over 200 articles on our fields for national and international publications, and we have had visits from most of the major broadcast networks around the world, including CBS, NBC, ABC, BBC, CBC, as well as many German, French, English, Dutch, Scandinavian and Asian firms And we have hosted about 300 national and international conferences at the Lab since 1990, when we bought our newest building, a 15,000 sq. ft. office and research lab. The initial history of our building was as Minnesota’s first major recording studio, when Sound 80 became our client five years after they opened and the year the because the world’s first digital recording studio, with artists like Prince, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, LIPPS (Funkytown), the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and many others. This history helped us put our HQ on the National Historic Register two years ago for its recording history.

OPPORTUNITY VILLAGE

Your project is like our most important projects, as it is focused on helping those who need help and yet many of their disabilities are invisible and not clear to most people who meet them. For 54 years, all our work has been focused on the user, and we have argued vert hard that this should be our only mission in design. So, we are user-centric, and we have a depth of skills in each area of human perception as well as user cognition. And we were first firm I’m aware of who identified that in any building, at least half of the occupants have invisible disabilities, not counting those with physical disabilities. We were also the first to point out that if you design for these disabilities and produce peaceful and simple buildings, the neuro-typicals (normals) will also love them.

So, it has been our mission for over a decade to design all our projects in a more sensitive vein so that they are all suitable from the disability population as well as the half of able bodied, non-disabled users.

PROCESS

We have a long history of showing our clients that buildings that are very high performance in human terms can be built in the same budget as buildings that are not. They simply require much more knowledgeable design. In our work, and in each discipline, we design, computer model, measure products and insure that out buildings will provide “perceptual comfort’ for the user. We also optionally measure the user group to understand how the spaces emotionally impact the user via POP (perceptual occupant programming) juries of users, as we know that what is called aesthetics is a user judgement and can be measured in predictive ways via the user As we move through a project, we use the same phases as the architect, and our schedules are the same also. So, we add no extra time to the budget unless the project team decides to slow down design for other reasons.

We also have a specialty in multi-housing acoustics, as most multi-housing in the U.S. gets caught up in acoustic litigation, as we know well having worked with many design teams when they run into acoustic problems.

SCOPE BUDGET

We believe that your project can be accomplished in a normal budget range, if we can structure two budgets, and occupancy quality budget and an ‘everything else’ budget. And when you run into budget problems the project management agrees to cut from the everything else budget, as the only real focus is the resident and other users. You have five design projects potentially in this program, and they are:

Main Building – G

Residential Units - A-D

Clubhouse - E

Park & Pavilion – F

Therapeutic Landscape – Site

Our typical consulting involvement in schematics, design development and contract documents would probably be in the range of $250k – $350k for a comprehensive involvement in all 5 projects, and much of that may be recovered by expert design rather than vendor-based design and engineering, the more common approach today. This is an effort of love for our disabled friends. It has so far cost us over $3MM to develop these standards, and we will probably never recover the expense, much less make it profitable. (We are in the process of recruiting 4-6 universities to work with them on developing a design curriculum that will be the first in the world to teach Invisible Disability Design and Human Perception,)

If the client wants a narrower scope, this can also be done.

Most clients do not know about vendor design, but most major projects allow salesmen from product companies to do their system design (acoustics, lighting, daylighting, HVAC, etc.), on the theory that designers want a certified sustainable, energy efficient building, and the vendors can get them their quickly. Yet none of the sustainable programs, from LEED to Well Building to Green Globes, have any real benchmarks for performance; all their benchmarks are for compliant design to meet the LEED or other standards. I have hosted meetings and discussions with the leaders of each of the sustainability programs and offered to help them make each program into a performance and perceptual comfort program. They tell me their sponsors would not allow it, because they don’t want to be responsible for performance results.

And when we are called in as experts in litigation over failure due to vendor design, the engineers are put in the uncomfortable position of defending a design they did not complete, and this is essentially impossible.

RELEVANT PROJECTS AND BACKGROUND

Orfield Labs introduced our dementia standards at an ARC design research conference at our lab in 2012. In 2013, we introduced our autism standards at a similar ARC conference. Our other efforts are being introduced as Universal Design, and they include dementia and autism.

The two projects noted here are the first two major projects completed:

Dementia – Western Home Communities, Cedar Falls, IA Autism – Fraser Clinic, Woodbury, MN

WESTERN HOME COMMUNITIES

This project has gone through 3 phases so far, and it is a large non-profit campus with six 20+ person cottages using a Household Care model that represents about 10% of the leading-edge campuses in the U.S. using social-familial, non-institutional care models. After retaining Orfield Labs for a comprehensive consulting process and a measurement evaluation on an existing building, the first two cottages were opened about 9 years ago and causes a lot of excitement after our design hypothesis was proven correct. The elders with dementia reverted, and many who had not talked, started to talk. Many who weren’t socially active became so, and many who did not eat well, started to eat much better.

PBS Next Avenue Channel sent a writer to visit Iowa to do an investigation, and he came back with a very positive article about this amazing project.

The project was then submitted to the International Dementia Conference in England, along with two of my journal articles about the research, and in 2015, it won the world’s top award from dementia design research and application. The PBS article, the academic articles from Seniors Housing and Care Journal and an article from Facility Management Journal are submitted with this letter.

FRASER CLINIC

Fraser Clinic is one of six mental health clinics of the Fraser Organization in Minnesota, the largest autism and mental health provider in Minnesota and one of the largest in the country. Their project for a new clinic was in process when I invited the CEO, Diane Cross, to join me for lunch to hear about the world’s first multisensory standards for autism design. Ms. Cross was very interested in developing a next step facility that could lead the world in showing what can be done for hypersensitive ASD clients.

Over a two-hour lunch and tour, she was so impressed that she decided to stop the project and proceed under the sensory and cognitive consulting of Orfield Labs. The architect was told to follow our design lead and full consulting package on the exterior and interior of the building, so as with Western Homes, we consulted and designed on acoustics, AV, daylighting, lighting, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality. We also assisted in the design of a new façade that was far more subtle and far less threatening to the young clients. During this time, we hosted a visit from Dr.

Temple Grandin for half a day. She came in with Stephen Edelson, PhD, the director of the Autism Research Institute of San Diego, Ca. And we assisted Dr. Grandin with a long discussion about what she should recommend about design to organizations and architects who approached her for advice. Steve also requested an article for his newsletter, so I wrote a short piece on autism design issues. Attached to this proposal is that ARI article, one from Facility Management Institute, one from the St. Paul Pioneer Press newspaper, as well as an article from Common Edge, a leading website on the future of user-based architecture. I have also included a picture of Temple and Steve, as well as one of the British award

PUBLIC PRESENCE OF PROJECT

If you do complete this as a comprehensive scientific invisible disability design, it will likely be the first housing and disability project of its kind anywhere, and it will achieve a lot of attention for doing what many teams claim to do but have no scientific background to accomplish The broadcast and written press are always asking us about leading edge projects to cover, and when we work with them, we insist on developing the story, so that it is factually and conceptually correct.

Our work is the only quantitatively defined multi-sensory standards program worldwide. (Our dementia standards and first project were submitted to the International Dementia Conference in England in 2015, and for the first time in history, and an American design firm, Orfield Labs, was awarded the top international research prize for our research program and our resulting project.

If your client is considering your team and our firm, I would want to have the design team participate in an immersion visit to the lab, so that they can see what a real multi-sensory lab does, and they con experience demonstrations of disabilities and how we deal with them. 70% of those who visit conclude their decision while at our Lab.

Sincerely

Steven J. Orfield Orfield Laboratories, Inc.

2709 East 25th Street

Minneapolis, MN 55406

612-220-7150 (C)