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3. Maintaining Fair Competition <br />While the solicitation is limited to three firms, each was selected based on objective <br />criteria: relevant past experience, successful CMAR project delivery with aquatic <br />scope, and capacity to meet the project's aggressive timeline and budget constraints <br />(estimated at under $4 million total construction cost). All three firms will receive the <br />same RFP documents, evaluation criteria, and scoring methodology, consistent with <br />Minnesota Best Value procurement practices. <br />4. Statutory Compliance <br />The City will fully comply with the requirements of Minn. Stat. § 16C.28, including <br />clear identification of evaluation criteria in the RFP and the relative weight of price <br />versus other qualitative factors. The selection process will be documented and <br />defensible under audit. Additionally, Minn. Stat. § 471.345 permits municipalities to <br />use a competitive RFP process sans public advertising when professional or technical <br />expertise is required, provided that the selection process remains competitive and <br />transparent. <br />By inviting these three highly qualified CMAR firms, the City is balancing the need for <br />competitive procurement with the equally critical goals of project quality, timely delivery, <br />and cost containment— all of which align with Minnesota's procurement rules and the <br />public interest. <br />5 <br />