The County of Marin is seeking proposals to operate and improve a Farmers' Market at the Marin County Civic Center campus. Below you will find links to all of the pertinent documents one needs to review in the RFP process. Submittals are due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Ocotober 16, 2008. Inquiries can be directed to David Speer or Jeff Wong at FacilitesPlanning@marincounty.org. Request for Proposal — Partner to Operate and Improve a Farmers' Market Attachments: Exhibit A: Letter from MCRP Co-Chairs Exhibit B: Measure A full text and depiction Exhibit C: Report to the Community Executive Summary Exhibit D: Statement of Financial Condition Exhibit E: County of Marin Living Wage Ordinance Contractor Notice Responses to specific questions: If the County does not perform infrastructure improvements, can the project go ahead without improvements? Is the County going to build infrastructure improvements? Has the selection committee been chosen yet? If so, who are they? In reference to RFP Section 8, p.19, what is the intension of the background check and who exactly is going to be checked? Please further define the checked entity. Please define the term “respondent”? Is it an executive director, architect, all of the above? Please further define. In RFP Section D, Item 4 Summary Organization Chart, p.22, please further define “capital financing and operational relationship.” In RFP D-6, there seems to be a conflict between section (a) which seems to limit County capital contribution and section (b) where a “final determination of responsibilities and costs” is to be included. This is confusing. Is there more room for negotiating? Are there any requirements in response to Davis Bacon Prevailing Wage regulations? Since this is a partnership with the County, is this a County or public project? There are different regulations for each in relation to ADA compliance, bidding, licensing/leaseholds, etc. In light of the FEMA Flood Zone maps exhibited in the RFP, what special constraints are there in relation to building in a flood zone? Have you ever seen a flood at the Marin Center? Useful links: Application for the National Historic Landmark County staff report Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Maps, Insurance, and Information Emergency Operation Facility Letter from MCRP Co-Chairs County of Marin Living Wage Ordinance Contractor Notice Marin Center Events and Performances Marin Center Progress Report & Implementation Strategies Marin Center Vision Plan Marin County Civic Center Master Design Guidelines North San Rafael Vision Plan Report to the Community Research Report for a Permanent Site for a Farmers’ Market SMART Sonoma Marin Rail Area Transit State of California Court Study Marin Center Progress Report and Implementation Strategies, December 2006 Concepts, Cost Estimates, and Policy Issues by Mack5 – December 12, 2007 Marin County General Information City of San Rafael information San Rafael Chamber of Commerce Current Events at the Marin Center Campus-wide Parking Demand and Traffic Study 2005 Directions to the Marin Center