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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS - ENGINEERING SERVICES <br /> Request for Proposals <br /> D, Experience with trail design construction and ISTEA project administration; <br /> E. Municipal record keeping; and <br /> F. Comprehensive Transportation Planning. <br /> FEES <br /> The City of Arden Hills has historically paid it's Consulting Engineer a _ retainer for ce am - <br /> engineering services, and a percentage of project costs, on an hourly basis f r all other expenses. <br /> The City prefers to continue paying for services in this manner. <br /> The retainer shall be for attendance at two (2) City Council meetings and one (1) Planning <br /> Commission meeting per month; attendance at monthly Parks and Recreation meetings as <br /> requested; review of private utility permits (i.e. cable, communications, natural gas, electric, <br /> etc.); furnishing up to one -hour of service per week to developerslapplicants who seek <br /> information prior to a formal application; review of assessment reapportionments; attendance at <br /> weekly City staff meetings; and answering telephone calls from the Council, Commission <br /> members, other City consultants, staff and the general public. <br /> Explain . t he hourly rate of personnel for all other billable services. This schedule shall list the <br /> hourly rate fo r each billable engineering service, and t hen list the multiplier appl ied if any. The <br /> intent is to show us the billable rate we would be subject to paying. <br /> Also, provide the percentage of project costs schedule used by your firm for major projects (i.e., <br /> those street reconstruction projects in excess of $100,000). <br /> INSURANCE <br /> The engineering firm shall provide proof of insurance that will protect the firm from claims <br /> under the Workers' Compensation Act and from claims from bodily injury, death or property <br /> damage which may arise from the performance of their services under an agreement. Limits of <br /> insurance shall be for a minimum of $1,000,000 per occurrence. <br /> TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT <br /> The term of the agreement shall be for a period of fourteen (14) months, from November 1, 1997 <br /> through December 31, 1998, with the term renewable on an annual basis thereafter. <br /> The City would require that a review of services performed to -date, and project results be <br /> completed every six (6) months with the results being used as the benchmark for consideration of <br /> renewal. <br /> BF /sls <br />