Agenda - Council - 10/29/1985 - Special

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City of Ramsey -7- 10/15/85 Hourly Charge Rates: Principals $50.00 Appraiser 75.00 Hydrologist 50.00 Computer Analyst 35.00 Secretarial 10.00 Mileage .25/mile Contract Maximum Obviously, there are number of unknowns at this time relative to generating necessary information. The above amounts are intended to be the maximum amount the City would be charged for such a study. Where the study can be completed in less than our originally budgeted time, those savings will be passed on to the City. The Consultant will charge for the actual time provided and expenses incurred. In addi,tion, we agree to make oral and slide presentations within the next few years in the Metro Area for a fixed fee of $250 per each presentation. Further, the following is a list of who will make presentations: James T. Christensen Daniel H. Wilson Scope of Services Alternative RFP Based on our previous experience in such matters, we would like to suggest an alternative way of addressing the study problem. Your overall goal, as we understand it, is to document in a verifiable way, the impact the Landfill has on area real estate values. In addition, you seek to quantify the additional cost the presence' of the Landfill has on City utility system extension and well placement. We are confident that the impact, whether significant or insignificant can be determined without going through all the steps outlined in your RFP. We are specifically suggesting that the work outlined in Part II, requiring several appraisals in several communities be deferred. This suggestion is based upon two factors. First, the work performed in Part I should be sufficient to establish your case. Second, the results of Part II would be highly susceptible to questions concerning location differences. Even if we choose more comparable communities, it would be very difficult to isolate the degree of difference attributable to the Landfill and that attributable to a host of other locationa) differences. From the City's standpoint, this will also substantially reduce the cost of the study. Alternative Cost The total cost of our services would be $37,100, under our suggested alternative scope of services. All the terms and conditions above apply with the deletion of the Part [I requirements.