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Mr. Thomas Passaic April 24, 2008 Page 2 Budget Status and Request for Augment Subsequent to submittal of our proposed scope of work, schedule, and budget to the city the proposed project's path through the city's entitlement process began to evolve, which is the basis of our request for a scope and budget augment. Among the issues that have combined to necessitate the request are: . The need to conduct multiple site visits (1 was projected) for the original purpose of collecting site for our use (1 conducted), as well as to facilitate the project's understanding by members of the Historic Resources Advisory Committee and city staff (2 were conducted); . The format for and depth of analysis of the Initial Study expanded significantly from the city's then practiced convention; . On-going delays in obtaining critical and accurate project information from the applicant; . The number of in-person and telephone conference calls with city staff and the applicant exceeded the original projection of 3 such meetings or conference calls; . Review of the applicant commissioned Cultural Resources Evaluation for the proposed project far exceeded original projections, including review of at least three iterations of the evaluation (where one had been expected) and attendance at 2 meetings of the Historic Resources Advisory Committee (where one had been expected); and . Extensive interaction with the members of the public. Impact Sciences' projected budget to complete Tasks 1 and 2 was $28,494. Because the added efforts outlined above significantly expanded our original scope of work we reallocated budgets from Tasks 3 through 5 to cover the additional work efforts. At this juncture we have exceeded the original budget to complete delivery of the Administrative Draft IS to the city due to factors beyond our immediate control, as outlined above. As such, we will require an augment to our original budget estimate to prepare the IS!MND based on pending comments from city staff on the topics of aesthetics and hydrology and water quality, to prepare responses to comments and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and to manage the project through the city's entitlement process. Our current estimate for that is $12,460, based on the following: