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<br />Project Understanding and Approach
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<br />We recognize the efforts by the city of Ramsey to provide interesting, diverse, and environmentally
<br />responsible community parks within Ramsey Town Center. More specifically, we recognize the city's strong
<br />commitment to develop these initial recreation elements proposed for this East Meandering Commons
<br />Park project and take advantage of available funding for implementation. We understand that the outcome
<br />of this project will result in the implementation of only the second recreational facility within Town Center,
<br />and we look forward to this opportunity to work with the city to see this park become a successful, integral
<br />part of com~unity life.
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<br />We understand that responsibilities for design are divided between the selected consultant and city of
<br />Ramsey staff. Generally, the city will be providing engineering design of the storm sewer system and
<br />amphitheater, which includes steps and walls, pavements, grading and drainage, railings, ramps, and other
<br />accessible features. The consultant is to provide design of land~caping, lighting, irrigation, a pedestrian
<br />bridge, amphitheater 'pond wall' retaining wall, sidewalks, and trails. Because of the current budget
<br />established for the pedestrian bridge, it is assumed this structure will be a prefabricated steel truss bridge
<br />and that our design work will primarily include abutment design and coordination with a fabricator.
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<br />Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. and Close Landscape Architects have joined together to bring a
<br />wealth of local, related park design experience and direct Town Center project history to this project. We
<br />know that as part of the initial master planning process for Town Center, a team of landscape architects,
<br />engineers, architects, ecologists, and other professionals defined a comprehensive green framework that
<br />included a variety of parks, trail corridors, and public open space throughout the Town Center.
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<br />Team members from both Kimley-Hom and Close were key participants on that team, providing design
<br />direction, project management and a thoughtful process that engaged city staff, various commissions, and
<br />other stakeholders along the way. Our day-to-day participation in this early discussion and subsequent
<br />detailed design work gives us a unique perspective on project history, context, desired uses and amenities,
<br />technical requirements, and the city's desire to create a signature centerpiece and community gathering
<br />space at this location. With this history, it also allows our team to efficiently move beyond project
<br />familiarization to effectively begin the community input and design phases of the project. We know that
<br />funding, schedule, sustainable design, and community input are key to the success of this project, and our
<br />team has significant project experience in each.
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<br />Brief biographies of our key team members follow the Firm Background and their full resumes are located
<br />in the appendix of this proposal highlight their experiences.
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<br />Process
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<br />We understand that construction documents were prepared in 2006 for the park components required
<br />within this project. Early in the design process, a primary task will include the validation or confirmation of
<br />the existing design's appropriateness, size, location, and feasibility-are the assumptions from 2006 still
<br />valid, does the plan include the correct facilities, are they adequately sized, can they be maintained
<br />sufficiently, will they be used-all good questions that need to be asked.
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<br />Our team also has a strong reputation for project management including thorough tracking and
<br />communication of administrative responsibilities including budget, schedule, work progress, meeting
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