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11 <br />SECTION II SCOPE <br />Requirement 2. <br />Describe your organizational approach with respect to the expectations in Section III. <br />What methodology will be utilized and what analysis will be performed? <br />General Methodology <br />We believe that the most appropriate methodology is to work closely with clients and <br />maintain open, on-going communication. As such we include planned, scheduled <br />communication points within the project to discuss project status, obtain input from key <br />policy makers and administrators, and report on preliminary findings and observations. <br />A written status report is prepared every two weeks and includes the activities from those <br />two weeks as well as a cumulative charting of the project. The report is written up on Friday <br />and delivered by email to the client on the following Monday. <br />In addition to the formal status reporting process, we believe on-going communication is <br />essential to an effective consulting engagement, Therefore, we encourage clients to contact <br />us with any questions, concerns, or information relating to the project as those may anise. <br />We are reachable by telephone and e-mail and being located in Raleigh, can easily be in <br />Hillsborough if necessary <br />Project Liaison <br />We are used to working closely with a client advisory team Often times a single individual is <br />assigned to be the key liaison for the project but we are comfortable in working with one <br />individual or a team. We believe any such team should be no more than five to be effective <br />but we have worked with clients where the team was larger. <br />We have worked with many city and county managers over the years, as well as with the <br />CEOs of major corporations and the owners of medium size businesses. <br />Specific Methodology <br />We will apply the experience that our consultants have fain providing consulting to <br />emergency services clients over the last 30 years, During that time we have developed a <br />methodology that is adapted from both the private and public sectors. That has included <br />combining our economic and financial analysis expertise and our strategic planning expertise. <br />We perform an alternative analysis: impacts on the county with regards to NFPA standards <br />and guidelines, ISO grading criteria, OSHA regulations, and ADA requirements,