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Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br />Once the plant materials arrive and are ready to be planted, we will need to coordinate this work. <br />I anticipate the installation of the plant material will be done by a combination of residents, <br />seasonal employees, and public works employees. <br /> <br />Proposals for this work were solicited from multiple vendors (Attachment E) including Ramsey <br />Conservation District, greenhouse and plant supply vendors, and an engineering firm. Vendors <br />not used previously were chosen from a list provided by the Minnesota DNR of Native plant <br />nurseries that listed rain garden design as a service. We received 2 proposals, neither of which <br />were from greenhouse or plant material supply vendors. Responses to the RFP are included in <br />Attachments F thru K. Table 1 below shows the vendors contacted and their response. <br /> <br /> <br />Table 1 - 2016 Rain Garden Planting RFP Response <br /> No Company Phone Reply <br />1 Cedar Hill Natives 651-252-7598 <br />not interested in <br />providing a quote <br />2 Minnesota Native Landscapes 763-295-0010 no response <br />3 Native plant nursery 763-780-9717 <br />not interested in <br />providing a quote <br />4 Naturalshore technologies 612-703-7581 no response <br />5 Outback nursery 651-438-2771 <br />not interested in <br />providing a quote <br />6 Prairie restoration <br />763-389-4342 <br />612-708-9874 <br />not interested in <br />providing a quote <br />7 Applewood Nursery 651-462-5554 no response <br />8 Ramsey Conservation District 651-266-7270 $ 9,800.00 <br />9 Elfering and associates 763-780-0450 $ 8,900.00 <br /> <br /> <br />The cost for the design, plant materials and related costs would be funded by the Surface Water <br />Management enterprise fund. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />Attachment A: Solicitation letter sent to residents interested in rain gardens (April 10, 2015) <br />Attachment B: Typical design and planting options included with April 10, 2015 letter <br />Attachment C: Specific rain garden location map by address <br />Attachment D: layout of 2 larger rain gardens along city trails <br />Attachment E: Request for proposals (RFP) <br />Attachment F: Response to RFP from Cedar Hill Natives <br />Attachment G: Response to RFP from Native Plant Nursery <br />Attachment H: Response to RFP from Out Back Nursery <br />Attachment I: Response to RFP from Prairie Restoration <br />Attachment J: Response to RFP from Ramsey Conservation District <br />Attachment K: Response to RFP from Elfering and Associates <br />