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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 22,2011 Page 32 Chief O'Neill advised that there was a"hard stop"to the contract after Phase I, al- lowing the City to rebid if for any reason at that point they were unhappy with services of Bossardt to-date. City Attorney Bartholdi concurred with Chief O'Neill, that the City could termi- nate the contract at that point for any reason. Councilmember Pust asked that City Attorney Bartholdi verify the specifics of the contract to ensure that option. Councilmember McGehee asked that City Manager Malinen, in future agenda packets, include additional information on the firms, as indicated by the additional information request prior to tonight's meeting by Mayor Roe; and the differences in the two (2) firms that scored highest. Councilmember McGehee questioned the criteria considered, in the interview section, of those items as not clearly measur- able; and opined that there was a need to have additional people on the interview team that could provide more expertise from a mechanical or building inspection standpoint, and having some familiarity with such a large-scale project such as this. Chief O'Neill advised that the evaluation team was originally opened up for par- ticipation to any City employee having an interest or time to participate; and with the exception of Police Chief Mathwig, no one had come forward to serve as part of the team. Chief O'Neill clarified that the purpose of seeking a construction manager was based on the lack of expertise, with the exception of the expertise of Fire Marshal John Loftus and Hugh Thibodaux, a retired electrical engineer for the U of MN, both of whom had been of invaluable assistance to-date on the eval- uation team. Councilmember McGehee, in her review of the top two (2) firms: Bossardt and Krauss Anderson, opined that each firm's credentials, rating with the Better Busi- ness Bureau (BBB), their community involvement, and other criteria should have weighted in the best value process as well. Councilmember McGehee compared the 100 year history of Kraus Anderson with the 27 year history of Bossardt. She stated that Bossardt was not listed with the Better Business Bureau and that Kraus Anderson had been a member since 1973 and had an A+ rating. She also noted that while they were both local companies, Kraus Anderson donates 2% of pretax profits to Keystone (a community support group) and actively supports Hearts and Hammers and Walk for Hope. She also noted the difference in the Phase I fees with Krause Anderson the lower bid by $14,000.00. Given her personal research, Councilmember McGehee questioned if Bossardt was the firm that should be awarded the contract, rather than Krauss Anderson. Chief O'Neill opined that the criteria suggested by Councilmember McGehee was not part of the evaluation criteria used; and as far as using anyone other than the