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<br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />Issuance of this RFP does not compel the City to award a contract. The City reserves the <br />right to reject any or all of the proposals wholly or in part and to waive any technicalities, <br />informalities, or irregularities in any proposal at its sole option and discretion. The City <br />reserves the right to request clarification or additional information. The City reserves the <br />right to award a contract, re-solicit proposals, or temporarily or permanently abandon the <br />procurement. <br /> <br />D. Evaluation Criteria <br />Proposals will be independently evaluated by the Selection Committee. The following <br />criteria will be used to determine which proposal best meets the need of the City: <br /> <br />• Conciseness, clarity, and organization of the proposal <br /> <br />• Relevance and suitability of the project approach <br /> <br />• Qualifications and expertise of the key personnel to be assigned to the project <br /> <br />• Experience of firm, other sub-consultants, and project team with comprehensive plans <br />and comprehensive plan updates <br /> <br />• Working knowledge and recent experience with the Metropolitan Council <br /> <br />• Demonstrated ability to perform the comprehensive plan update in a timely and cost <br />effective manner <br /> <br />• Demonstrated familiarity with relevant development, social, and economic issues <br />impacting communities such as Arden Hills <br />• Project costs <br /> <br />• Ability to work as a team with the City Council, Commissions, Committees, staff, <br />and other City consultants <br /> <br />• Ability to interact positively and effectively with the general public <br /> <br />• Innovation and creativity <br /> <br />VI. Contract Terms and Conditions <br /> <br />A. Upon selection of a consultant firm(s), an Agreement or Contract of Services shall be <br />entered into by the City and the consultant(s). It is expected that the contract will provide <br />for compensation for actual work completed on a not to exceed basis with the following <br />conditions: <br />