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Final Ranking Consultant Services 1. Voltedge, Inc. (dba Ady Voltedge) 2. Strategic Planning Group, Inc. 3, DCG Corplan Consulting LLC The Selection Committee's ranked order was unanimous (see attachment 1). In other words, each committee member had the same ranking, as shown in the table above. The Board is now to consider the Committee's ranking and recommendation. ANALYSIS As required by the RFP,each consultant's proposal provided a project cost breakdown by task. The RFP also requested that each consultant propose modifications to the scope of activities based on the firm's experience,knowledge,and creativity to address the expectations outlined in the RFP scope of activities. For reference, a copy of the RFP scope of activities is attached to this agenda item as Attachment 2. Both the cost breakdown by task and the consultant's suggestions for changes to the scope were requested so that the County could consider the cost of each task and then work with the selected consultant to remove or add tasks based on the County's needs and budget. Phase I of the ..� project scope covered development and completion of the economic positioning plan while Phase I1 of the scope covered marketing and branding products based on the completed economic positioning plan. In ranking the firms, the consultant selection committee felt that Ady Voltedge provided the most focused and appropriate proposal, expressed the best understanding of the requested economic positioning objectives and deliverables,and has the required experience and expertise to successfully complete the economic positioning plan. As proposed,the Ady Voltedge scope of activities for Phase I is for$80,000,which is approximately 6%higher than the $75,000 budget set by the Board last November. The Ady Voltedge proposed scope of activities, included as Attachment 3 to this agenda item, modified the Phase I scope of activities by partially combining the RFP's Task 1 Community Leaders Summit and Task 2 Quantitative and Qualitative "Place" Perception Survey, by modifying Task 3 Competitive Positioning Assessment, and adding a Sites and Building Assessment to substitute for a portion of the RFP's originally proposed work effort devoted to the qualitative perception survey. Community Development and Chamber staff favor that substitution. The proposal also excludes as unnecessary the RFP's proposed final step involving a revised final report and follow-up presentation to the Board. Not included in the $80,000 base price are optional Phase I tasks that the consultant suggests the County may or may not wish to consider. Those optional tasks include a broader community survey ($10,000),a Gap analysis of current economic development programs and initiatives($6,500),a new full-blown target industry/cluster analysis($16,000),long-term goal setting($9,000),and a follow- 3 126