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Request for Proposals Rivers Edge Commons Park Expansion Phase One Page 2 of 7 -------------------------- Project Overview The intent of this request is to obtain the services of a design firm,hereinafter referred to as the "Consultant" to perform consultant services for the City of Elk River,Minnesota, hereinafter referred to as the "City." Services of a multi-disciplinary team with park design,landscaping,and construction plan experience in both active and passive park components is required to assist staff preparing plans for the elements outlined in this proposal. Anticipated disciplines should include Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering and Structural Engineering. The city is seeking proposals for a Consultant to fully design and administer the construction of expanding our Rivers Edge Commons Park. Said improvements are shown in the attached Concept Plan that was approved by the City Council on April 20,2015. Section 2 Project Description The Consultant services to be performed are for engineering and landscape design services for the following: 1. Park design and site plan for the expansion of Rivers Edge Commons Park Phase One. 2. Plans, specifications and construction documents for the Rivers Edge Commons Park Phase One. 3. Bid review, construction management and project inspection for Rivers Edge Commons Park Phase One. Rivers Edge Commons Park Description Rivers Edge Commons Park is located at 679 Main Street in downtown Elk River. The current park is 0.63 acres on the bank of the Mississippi River. This park embraces the river making it a focal point of downtown that facilities interaction and fosters community pride. It is home to the annual Riverfront Concert Series and is used on a regular basis for special events,weddings,and receptions. The park's plaza located on the street level is a community gathering place that includes a fountain water feature popular for younger children to splash during the summer months. Rivers Edge Commons Park was designed and constructed during the summer of 2006. The park was dedicated with a grand opening ceremony during the spring of 2007 and the first concert series started in the summer of 2007. The concerts, especially during the summers of 2013 and 2014 have seen crowds growing to over 1,500 people. In early 2015, staff and City Council discussed the need to expand the seating into the lower part of the adjacent alley and restore the failing retaining walls for the city's downtown parking lots. This is Phase One of the concept plan. It is stated on page 63 of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan "Evolve the Riverfront Concert Series at River's Edge Commons Park to a higher profile community event that becomes a greater economic benefit for the community." The overall concept of the park approved by City Council would make the park a stronger focal point regionally attracting people downtown and to the Mississippi River. Initiative 4 of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan is to Connect to the Rivers. It states "As opportunities arise, extend a connection from Bailey Point Nature Preserve to Rivers Edge Commons Park to Babcock Park." C:\Users\rgardner\Desktop\Park RFP\FINAL RFP Rivers Edge Commons Park Phase One.doc