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Fiscal Year 2022 Metro Local Partnership Program Appendix A Proposal Packet Requirements Criteria Used in Project Selection The following Criteria will be used for scoring projects and assisting in section by the selection committee. These are, from more important to less important: 1. Local and Regional Priorities 2. Mobility and Access Improvements 3. Safety 4. Infrastructure Condition 5. Project Readiness The following numbered items need to be included in the submittal package. Please submit an electronic version of the package or a link on a website to an electronic version. Portable Document Format (.pdf) is preferred. (If the pdf is 20 MB in size or smaller it can be emailed to us. If you provide a link, confirm that we can access it through the State's firewall.) The Municipal Agreement Program — Planning and Programming Guide (Red Book) provides useful information regarding the Local Partnership process and submittal requirements. It is posted on the Metro State Aid website, Cooperative Agreement page: ittp://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/stateaid/cooperat.html. 1. Request letter from the local agency describing the project and requesting funding from the Local Partnership Program. The request letter should include: o Contact information, name, title, email, phone and address for both the person submitting the application and, if different, the person available to answer any questions about the project o Reasons for the project o A summary of total proposed costs and requested amount of MnDOT funding. (Include all projects planned for the immediate area, including if there are Federal funds that were obtained.) o A written narrative the benefits to the Trunk Highway and local roadway systems. o A brief narrative or overview of how you expect traffic will be handled. (Detour, constructed under traffic, minor impacts and use of Field Manual, etc.) o Whether there is an opportunity to advance the work, if it is possible to leverage local and/or private funding, and other information as applicable This letter will be used as a project summary and quick reference during the actual selection process. 2. A geometric layout or concept sketch of the proposed project. Include only the concept that is being used. There is no need for multiple concept sketches. The more detailed and complete the layout or sketch is, the easier it will be for the review committee to understand the proposed project and related benefits when it comes to ranking proposals. A MnDOT staff approved Layout may be required as part of the project development depending on the type and complexity of project. Layout guidance can be found at A-1