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<br />F 0 S T E RREAL ESTATE <br />ADVISORY SERVICES llC <br /> <br />Thlfty years af Cammemal Real Estate Experience <br /> <br />November 2, 2009 <br /> <br />Sent by Email <br /> <br />Ms. Heidi Nelson <br />Deputy City Administrator/Director of Community Development <br />City of Ramsey <br />7550 Sunwood Drive NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> <br />Re: Request for Qualifications for Development Management Services <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Nelson: <br /> <br />Foster Real Estate Advisory Services, LLC and RLK Inc. is pleased to present this response <br />to the City's Request for Qualifications for Development Management Services. We feel this <br />team is uniquely qualified to assist the City move forward in the development of Ramsey <br />Town Center. Our understanding of current market conditions, relationships with the <br />development and brokerage community, extensive experience in private project development <br />and working with governmental entities, and collaborative approach to project management <br />will provide the City with the best advice and project management capabilities. <br /> <br />Our Response to Request for Qualifications is as follows: <br /> <br />1.a. Description of our experience in providing development management services. <br /> <br />Foster Real Estate Advisory Services, LLC: <br />Michele Foster has served as a project developer and executive for both Opus Northwest, <br />LLC and CSM Corporation. Ms. Foster has over 30 years of experience in land and business <br />park development and sales as well as developing commercial real estate and mixed-use <br />development projects primarily in the Twin Cities market area. She has developed over five <br />million square feet of office, industrial, and retail space for both single users and for multi- <br />tenant occupancy with responsibilities including land acquisition and sales, market analysis, <br />and project feasibility. In addition, Ms. Foster has been responsible for the development of <br />major business parks in Minnetonka, Plymouth, Savage and Eagan. Throughout her long <br />career, she has created long term, productive relationships with governmental entities on all <br />aspects of project development including land use, zoning, design, and project finance, and <br />she is regularly sought out on public policy issues related to real estate development. Ms. <br />Foster is well known and respected in the real estate development and brokerage <br />communities, and she is a licensed real estate broker. <br /> <br />1229 West Minnehaha Parkway. Minneapolis. MN 55419 [ <br />612-418-0961. 612-825-0123 (fax) Thirty Years of Commercial Real Estate Experience <br /> <br />michele@fosterreas.com <br />