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August 5, 2022 <br />City of Ramsey <br />7550 Sunwood Drive NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />Subject: PROPOSAL AND AGREEMENT FOR PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES <br />Ramsey Waterfront Pavilion <br />22-0152 <br />Dear Mark Riverblood: <br />We're excited about this opportunity to help you enhance the center of Ramsey with a waterfront <br />pavilion. Your pavilion and other recent development projects in the City, including your <br />amphitheater, new residences, educational facilities, transportation, and city services, can further <br />establish downtown Ramsey as a hub where the community can gather year-round. We envision <br />a pavilion that attracts residents and visitors of all generations to dine, shop, play, and enjoy live <br />music and other community events. <br />Cuningham is an excellent choice for your Project because we collaborate with you to bring the <br />personality of your community into your space by expanding facilities to better represent the <br />culture and spirit of Ramsey. We recognize that the City has beautiful recreational opportunities, <br />including the Rum and Mississippi rivers, regional, City and neighborhood parks, and many trails. <br />It would be a pleasure to create a space for you that plays off of your natural surroundings and <br />exceeds the expectations of your residents. <br />Many other municipalities in Minnesota and nationwide have trusted Cuningham to design public <br />spaces. Our recent experience on the Bde Maka Ska Refectory Rebuild closely matches the <br />needs of your Project. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board selected Cuningham over 18 <br />other firms to reimagine and rejuvenate their lakeside pavilion that was lost to a fire in 2019. The <br />new pavilion offers dining, performance, retail, and indoor and outdoor recreation spaces. It <br />reflects the community's needs by providing a place to showcase events that reveal the untold <br />stories of the site's cultural history, protect natural resources and the environment with <br />regeneratively conscious design and native plants, and give local businesses a space to gain <br />economic opportunities. Overall, it provides a place for people to connect with nature and one <br />another. <br />What is different about Cuningham is the diversity of experience we can bring to your pavilion. <br />Our team's previous experience goes well beyond public spaces to include award -winning <br />restaurants such as The Boathouse and Bar George at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World <br />Resort in Orlando, Florida, as well as acclaimed hotels, including the Pendry in West Hollywood <br />and Hotel Nia in Menlo Park, California. <br />It has been proven that good design adds value to a space. Our solutions go beyond the <br />architecture as we look for ways to enhance your value. We realize that you are a government <br />working to responsibly grow your community and provide quality services for residents, which can <br />be challenging. We have worked with some of the most complex organizations globally and found <br />paths to success. Our process seeks to align your residents with your vision. <br />741---\,-( <br />Gregory T. Houck, AIA <br />Principal I Director of New Work <br />E <br />0 <br />s <br />DI <br />0 <br />v <br />Cuningham <br />201 SE Main Street <br />Suite 325 <br />Minneapolis <br />Minnesota 55414 <br />Tel 612 379 3400 <br />Page 1 of 1 cuningham.com <br />