RAUL V. BRAVO + ASSOCIATES, INC.

Purpose and Objectives - The changes that have occurred in our cities over the past several years have had a dramatic impact on the way people and goods move around. Given the condition of existing infrastructures, increasing environmental requirements, and diminishing sources of energy and capital, the challenge is to search for, develop, and apply transportation solutions that provide a valuable service, are realistic, feasible, and affordable.

Raul V Bravo + Associates, Inc. (RVB+A) is committed to assist public and private sector organizations to identify and reach these objectives.

RVB+A is dedicated to the planning, research, design and development of transportation systems. The firm was founded in 1979 and is well recognized in national and international circles.

RVB+A consists of a small group of 30+ full time transportation planners and engineers and a pool of approximately 50 associates, many of who are currently working on part time assignments. Our team serves industries and markets associated with passenger and freight transportation systems, including mass transit (heavy rail, light rail, automated people mover, bus, maglev) and mainline rail (commuter, inter-city, high speed, freight). Our expertise is in vehicles, systems, infrastructure and facilities.

RVB+A professionals cover a broad range of consulting services from project conception through operation and maintenance. Our mature team brings years of experience from transit agencies, railroads, suppliers, government, financial institutions, and trade groups, including backgrounds in planning, design, engineering, business, economics, and market development. We pride ourselves in developing common sense solutions. Our direct experience from all sides of the table allows us to find, develop and implement win-win solutions, realistic and affordable, for our clients and all parties involved.

The group, as a matter of policy, follows advanced Research and Development activities around the world in order to be well informed as to the most recent technologies, methods, and ideas in the transportation industry. This ensures implementation of proven, technical and economical solutions, in response to specific problems. Our staff is actively involved on industry committees and groups to explore new and better ways of resolving challenges in transportation today.

RVB+A has enjoyed consistent growth since 1979 and we continue to work on how to best serve our clients. In parallel to further expansion, we are focused on maintaining some of our key strengths which come with being lean such as agility, flexibility and responsiveness regarding our clients' needs.

Our head office is strategically located in the Washington, D.C. metro area and we have site offices wherever projects take us around the world. Our proximity to D.C. allows us to be involved in and keep abreast of government and regulatory issues.

We pride ourselves and are known for adding real value to any project we're involved in. Our status as a Certified DBE only enhances our value to clients.

While integrity, dependability and reliability are words used lightly and often understood as cliché in today's world, RVB+A has built a strong reputation in the industry based on these corporate values. We believe that these values have been a key factor in building and maintaining a strong network of relationships at all levels throughout the industry.

Lastly, we are proud of a long list of successful projects and strong references reflecting the broad range and professionalism of our company.