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T 0 0 CARRFOUR wpportm housing January 3, 2013 Re: Letter of Reference for Link Construction Group To whom it may concern: This letter shall serve as a reference for Link Construction Group (Link). Link was selected as the most qualified bidder amongst a total of nine bidders for a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract on the Parkmew Gardens Project. They provided an unmatched level of quality throughout the bid process as well as distinguishing themselves during the final presentations. It was immediately evident that Link had a qualified and dedicated staff as all staff members presented were all long term Link employees. Once selected, Link's preconstmction Team remained engaged and lransitioned well to the operational Team, while always maintaining themselves available for inquires.. An example of this was prior to the actual project start, while finalizing value engineering and scopes, Nick Fuoco (roject Manager) absorbed all utility relocation activities and coordinated permitting with our architect and expediters. This ensured that these activities were completed prior to ® our required commencement date. This also became evident as the purchasing process began and the detailed scope reviews and analyses were transferred into a successful project start-up. Link's Team involved the following personnel from preconstruction to operations: Willie Fernandez - President; Orlando Ceballos - Preconslruction Manager, Luis Reyes - Estimator; Mike Quesada - Operations Manager; Nick Fuoco - Project Manager; Angel Arguelles - Project Superintendent; Nicholson Pierre - Superintendent This Team, proved demonstrated complete commitment from the on -site staff to as much involvement as needed from the executive level staff. This is great relief for a developer as the more attention provided by all to the challenges that may arise, the quicker and more feasible solutions may be formulated. Link proved to be a well balanced firm with experienced on -site leadership and executive level management that have daily involvement in the project. Another very important facet of this project was the relationship Link maintained with the subcontractors and those they developed with the participating municipalities. The subcontractors and the inspectors became part of our Team and this allowed for expeditious resolution to many of the time sensitive issues that were presented to the Team. Link exceeded the Section 3 Goals outlined in the Federal Funding Regulations by achieving 100% of Section3 new hires in lieu of 30 %. Another key goal was their outreach to the local Section3 subcontractor community for contract opportunities as well as motivating subcontractor to obtain their Seclion 3 status. The Affordable Housing market has is not only administratively intensive but also very time sensitive. Link was able to complete the project over two months ahead of schedule and our Placed in Service Date while providing a quality product of which we can all be proud. Page 1 of 2 RFQ No. 13 -08 -01 Gateway Park Pedestrian Access Improvements I Ste 1 rhk