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QtRTEL ARCHITECTS THE FOCUS OF OERTEL We have kept this proposal brief but included some background information as you may be unfamiliar with our firm. This type of consulting work is what we do every day, all year, and this has been the case for close to twenty years for the firm and over twenty six years for me personally. We know this stuff. Although we do work throughout the State, Oertel Architects has worked on many projects in your area. We have been working with the city of Anoka on a similar study for the public works and utilities department. We did the design of the Otsego public works facility, as well as several small shops and studies for both Wright County and Hennepin County (NW locations). Whether utilities, highway departments, municipal maintenance operations, or other public works functions, our approach is very similar. While all agencies and departments differ, there are a great many commonalities. The bottom line, as we see it, is first to determine the actual need. On rare occasions, we will find that there is not so much of a need for a new facility as much as simply using the existing building in a more efficient manner, providing upgrades as necessary. In performing the initial determination, we need to examine operations, site conditions, the fleet, the area of service to the community, the expected service levels, and multiple other items. Once we have gathered and analyzed all the information, we enter the data into a proprietary program which we have developed. This program is based on dozens and dozens of similar facilities throughout the State. With this program, we can determine minimum/optimum site area, building area, storm requirements and so on. In a rare case, we may not go much farther. If a client wants to use a specific site and allow for expansion, we have been able to tell the client, without much time and expense, that their site is simply not big enough to meet long term needs. We also itemize ideal and minimal space and equipment requirements for the near mid and long term. This then is used as a counterpoint to the current operation, the space available, the equipment on hand, and related items. This is all a basis for the planning. In your case, we would strongly advise considering several options and we've based our fee on this. At the onset, we never quite know if it is more effective or more costly to work with the existing buildings or simply start over with a new building. The options we would prepare would cover a broad baseline. We would point out the pluses and minuses to each and allow you to determine which option best meets your goals. El 125 River