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The project will be coordinated and managed by Mr. Schertler. He will be responsible for all aspects of the process,work product and communication with the county. Mr. Schertler will ensure that the team works in tandem and accomplishes all of the tasks on time and on budget.Mr. Unmacht and Ms. Klumpp will focus on the governance,organizational design and cultural areas and facilitation as needed. Ms. Huot and Ms.Aho will focus on the financial capacity of Washington County and possible operational roles and responsibilities that Washington County may consider to undertake. Each of the primary team members is supported by staff within their respective group. The support personnel will be involved in the project to assist at various stages including interviewing,data collection,data analysis, logistics and general administrative responsibilities.These names will be provided to the project team at the beginning of the study. Furthermore,as the project moves forward,issues arise and needs develop that sometimes are unforeseen; in these instances,we have the resources and capacity,within the identified budget,to bring in experts with the skills and experience to support and augment the work to deliver the best product possible. Scope of Work Tasks Section A. Assessment: Springsted has been in contact with Adeel Ahmed at the University of Minnesota Extension Regional Center seeking their assistance in providing the community assessment. Mr.Ahmed's group provides community assessments that"profile"the local economy that will address the industry trends outlined in the first half of the Scope A. He has indicated that he needs a bit more clarity on the relationship between housing and jobs before he can address that issue. (An observation we share). Mr.Ahmed was unsure whether he could "joint venture"with Springsted on the Washington County RFP. We felt no need to enter into any exclusive agreements with Mr.Ahmed and in the spirit of the County's desire for the consultant to use readily available data and focus on the analysis and recommendations; it is Springsted's intention to retain Mr. Ahmed's service should we be awarded the contract. The Springsted team of professionals will be devoting our expertise to the available resources for current and future businesses such as loan funds,tax incentives,development and redevelopment programs. In addition,the Springsted team will be evaluating the current financial and organizational capacity of Washington County and its communities to engage in economic development. We propose that the Assessment Task will cost$11,500. Section B. Plan/Strategies: Task B and C will likely entail some overlap given the nature of using Listening Sessions to inform the creation of the Strategic Plan. Springsted has recent experience with assisting Anoka County in facilitating the creation of their own Economic Development Authority. Drawing on this experience,we anticipate that gathering together the best practices and facilitating and educating the stakeholders on the pros and cons of various models and completing a final report including analysis,recommendations and action plan will cost$30,000. Section C. Meetings and Presentations: As mentioned above, some of the meetings with the Economic Development Work Group and the Listening Sessions with stakeholders are priced in Section B. The reason for this is that our meeting preparation time may involve tasks outlined in Section B. Assuming we have two of our senior consultants at 10 meetings of two hours in length, and assuming approximately two hours of preparation for each meeting. Using our blended hourly rate of$190 we estimate that Task C to cost$15,200. Springsted Washington County,Minnesota. Proposal to Prepare an Economic Development Assessment for Washington County,Minnesota 11