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

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Include a list with phone numbers ef prior trail plan clients who received the above grants. Evaluation Criteria The finn's proposal will be ranked by City staff and recommended for City Council approval by applying the following criteria: The ability of the firm to meet or exceed the goals and objectives of the City of Ramsey. The firm's success rate and experience in receiving trail construction grants for its clients. The firm's experience with using greenways and trail corridors in natural resource protection. The firm's experience in consensus building at public meetings with City officials and residents involving trails. The firm's ability to expedite the tasks tentatively entitled Development Concepts, Individual Trail Corridor Descriptions, and especially, Individual Trail Corridor Cost Estimates and Funding Proposals. RFP Terms There is no expressed or implied obligation for the City of Ramsey to reimburse responding firms for any expenses incurred in preparing proposals in response to this request. To be considered, ten (10) copies (or one reproducible copy) of a proposal must be delivered to Mark Boos, Parks/Utilities Supervisor at Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, MN 55303 by 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 1999. During the evaluation process, the City of Ramsey reserves the right to request additional information or clarification, or allow corrections of errors or omission. At the discretion of the City of Ramsey, finns submitting proposals may be requested to make oral presentations as part of the evaluation process, tt is anticipated the selection of a firm will be completed by April 28, 1999. A contract will be executed between both parties following selection. The City of Ramsey reserves the right to retain all proposals submitted and to use any ideas in a proposal regardless of whether the proposal is selected. Submission of a proposal indicates acceptance by the firm of the conditions contained in this request for proposals, unless clearly and specifically noted in the proposal submitted and confirmed in the contract between the City of Ramsey and the firm selected. Questions may be addressed to Mark Boos, Parks/Utilities Supervisor, at (612) 427-8254 or (612) 427-t410. G:\users\City Shared File\CORRESPkBoos\Documenis\RFP Master Trail Plan.doc 04/02/99