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WIDSETH <br /> SMITH <br /> December 30,2014 NOLTING <br /> Brainerd/Baxter <br /> 7804 Industrial Park Road <br /> PO Box 2720 <br /> The Honorable Mayor and City Council Baxter,MN 56425-2720 <br /> City of Pequot Lakes 218.829.5117 0 <br /> 4638 County Road 11 218.829.2517 <br /> Brainerd@wsn.us.com <br /> Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 <br /> W idsethS m ith Noiti ng.com <br /> RE:Engineering Services for 2015 <br /> Dear Mayor and Members of the Council: <br /> Widseth Smith Nolting would like to thank you for the opportunity to provide the City of Pequot Lakes <br /> with engineering services for well over 20 years—and specifically this last year. <br /> We believe we have been responsive to the City's needs and have provided the City with sound <br /> professional service at a good value. <br /> We respectfully request reappointment as the City's Engineer in 2015. <br /> We know there are other consultants in the area,but we believe the following factors help make WSN the <br /> best choice to benefit the Council and its citizens. <br /> ➢ No Charge for Attendance of Council Meetings <br /> We will continue to attend your monthly City Council meetings at no charge. We made it to all of <br /> your regular meetings in 2014. This helps us understand the background of the issues you are <br /> facing and we can be more focused in our response to the City. <br /> We are also planning on attending your January 27,2015 special Council meeting—at no charge— <br /> to assist if needed on Capital Improvement Plan discussions. <br /> ➢ No Charge for Answering Miscellaneous Questions <br /> We will assist with general questions,emails,and phone calls from City Council Members and <br /> staff. We need to be aware of your concerns to be able to provide appropriate solutions to the <br /> City's needs. <br /> We believe these above non-billed services for our time and engineering knowledge(while you do <br /> not see a bill for them,they were about$10,000 this last year) is added value that we need to <br /> provide to you as your City Engineer. <br /> ➢ Assignment of Two Engineers With Their Knowledge,Experience,and Familiarity <br /> We do not just assign one Engineer to serve the City.Tim Houle(primary)and Mike Rude <br /> (secondary)have been specifically assigned to Pequot Lakes;we keep each other copied on issues. <br /> In case one of us is not available,the other can assist the City. <br /> Engineering Architecture Surveying I Environmental <br />