Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/08/1999

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CITY OF RAMSEY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL MASTER TRAIL PLAN Introduction The City of Ramsey is seeking proposals for professional planning and engineering services to assist the City in preparing a Master Trail Plan. Ramsey is a third-ring suburb with an approximate population of 19,000. Enclosed with this Request for Proposal (RFP) is the current Park and Trail Plan map and the Parks section of the draft Comprehensive Plan. These two items provide a snapshot of the City's land use and trail user distribution. Sources of Information The City has its Park and Trail Plan in digitized form that can be reproduced or modified by Anoka County GIS Department. Also available are 1"/200' aerial photos of the City. The proposed Comprehensive Plan is expected to be approved within 30 days. (A draft copy is available for $35.00. Format of Proposal In order to review and evaluate the proposals, each shall be organized in the following manner: A. Statement of Qualifications and Experience Include a resume of the firm's expertise in master trail planning. This must include the names of individuals and their role in the plan as well as their phone and fax number. Include a brief resume of the firm's experience with natural resource protection and enhancement also including the names of persons who would also be working on the Master Trail Plan. B. Scope of Work Describe in detail the firm's perception of the Work to be performed including suggested refinements of the proposed Master Plan Table of Contents shown below. Introduction (to include): · Purpose ofMaster Plan · History of Ramsey's trails · Overview of existing Trail Plan · Overview of differing trail types · Vision of Ramsey's trails at community "build-out" · Comparison and relationship of Comprehensive Plan to Trail Plan and, in particular, greenways.