EXH0187018468

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

RE: Proposal for Natural Resource Mitigation Plan Review for Sea-Tac Third Runway Mr.Erik Stockdale; Enclosed is our proposal to conduct the review of the Natural Resource Mitigation Plan Review for Sea-Tac Third Runway for the Washington State Department of Ecology. Based on the correspondence from your offices, I am submitting this proposal via electronic transfer, a hard-copy will follow in the mail to assure it reachesyour offices. Along with our proposal, I have submitted a cost estimate based on my assumptions of the estimation of hours necessary to complete the work. I realize that you've provided an estimate ors 18,000 to complete this work, and underother circumstances I might have modified my estimate of hours to conform within that cost limit. However, basedon my knowledge of the political intensity of this project, the level of scrutiny that it will engender,and the level of detailed analysis it will require, I have taken the liberty of using my best judgment to estimate the number of actual hours it may take to complete the tasks. To that estimate, I've then applied my hourly rate that I would normally charge for expert witness testimony and preparation. I feel strongly that this project requires that level of rigor in its review, analysis and preparedness. If you feel this approach to the cost is inappropriate and would like to discuss it prior to your decision making process, I would be happy to re-estimate my level of work based on further input from you. As a secondary…
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