Agenda - Council - 10/29/1985 - Special

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City of Ramsey -6- 10/15/85 a two-part reporting format where the summary or presentation element may be separated from the background and detail of analysis. Committee members and others with sufficient interest or need will not be intimidated by the probable 50 to 100 page size of the total document. Furthermore, it is proposed to provide only reference data and copies of certificates and appraisals. To include this level of detail would add several hundred pages to the total report. Northwest Associated Consultants will produce the maps, graphs, and charts necessary to illustrate both the approach to analysis and the outcome of analysis for Part II. Judging from past experience, the total report will contain about ten maps and ten graphs or charts. Beyond this, the text will incorporate numerous tables and martrices. Key illustrations contained in the summary or presentation report will be reproduced as transparencies with color highlights added for use with an overhead projector. A set of slides will be made with similar color highlights on the originals. Additional transparencies or slides will present data, analysis, and conclusions in summary outline form. A total of 100 copies of the final report including summary or presentation format will be printed and delivered to the City. We have included another ten copies as a draft report for the Committee and Council to review prior to the final printing. We feel early communication is essential to the study process. The final report will incorporate research findings in summary format and present analysis as it relates to conclusions, tn other words, conclusions contained in the report will be clearly supported by presented data and reasoning. The summary or presentation report format will lean more toward conclusions with only limited reference to supporting data and analysis. We fully understand the significance of this study and the role it will play in future development of Ramsey. To that end, whatever the conclusions, they will be presented so that non-professionals can follow the analysis and, above all else, it will be defensible in light of close scrutiny. Part IV - Schedule Assuming we are notified of selection and authorized to proceed on or before October 25, we will be organized and have work under way around the first of November. By pressing ahead with work on Parts I and II simultaneously, we will deliver a preliminary draft of the final report for Committee review by December 1, 1985. After approval of the preliminary draft, we will proceed with correction, printing, and delivery within 20 days. Part V Price Quotes We, the undersigned, agree to complete the study as described in this proposal for the following fixed fees: A) Part I - Local Comparison B) Part IX - Metro Area-Wide Comparison C) 100 Copies of Final Report with Slides Total of Items A, B, and C $35,500 38,000 1~600 $75,100