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City of Orono Request for Proposal — Professional Legal Services I. INTRODUCTION The City of Orono is requesting proposals for legal services from firms experienced in municipal law. Proposals shall include general municipal representation on civil matters. The City of Orono is a managed growth community of approximately 8,000 people located west of Minneapolis on Lake Minnetonka. Orono encompasses an area of 24 miles, 30% of which is Lake Minnetonka. Orono operates as a Statutory Plan A City with a City Administrator. The City is governed by a five member City Council which includes four members elected at large, and a Mayor elected at large. The City has a strong tax base, driven by high valued lakeshore homes and large lot residential development. The City is about 90% developed, and projects an ultimate population of about 9,500. The City has one small commercial district (Navarre) and shares a "downtown" commercial district with the City of Long Lake. The City has begun dealing with the redevelopment of existing commercial properties. II. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSERS A. All proposals, and completion of Exhibit A, must be sent as a PDF document via email to Dustin Rief, City Administrator drief(c�ci.orono.mn.us. Questions about the proposal and RFP process may also be directed to Mr. Rief. B. The City is requesting all proposals be submitted via email; thus, no paper copies of the proposal(s) need to be printed or mailed to the City. C. To ensure fairness and uniformity, firms submitting responses should contact only Mr. Rief with questions, concerns, or comments. D. All proposals must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2019. III. PROPOSAL CONTENT A. Title Page Show the RFP subject, the name of the firm, local address, telephone number, email, name of contact person and the date. B. Table of Contents Include a clear identification of the material by section and page number. 11Page