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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’m writing an RFP (Request for Proposal) that will be
used to select a private company to process and sell our urban timber (mostly
American elm). It will be great to have all this great wood salvaged from the
landfill. The idea is that the company that receives the award will not
necessarily have to bid the best price on the wood or even any price on the
wood at all – they will primarily be judged on the conciseness and
feasibility of their product idea and marketing plan. We will be open to all
kinds of products - from hog fuel to furniture and anything in between. Has anyone
ever heard of this kind of arrangement happening in another city? Does anyone
have a copy of a similar RFP that I could use as a template or know where I
might find one or who I might ask?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Century Gothic";color:purple;font-style:italic'>Karen Asmundson<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Winnipeg</st1:place></st1:City> Urban Forestry
Branch</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:"Century Gothic";color:purple;font-style:italic'>(204) 986-4248<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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