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2 <br /> • Serving as a communication tool that helps educate and engage the community <br /> • Defining a clear vision for the future of the County <br /> • Using data and trend analysis to inform the plan, especially demographic changes and <br /> trends both locally and regionally <br /> • Defining performance measures that can be tracked over time to ensure priorities are met <br /> The scope was also derived from a review of plans from other jurisdictions in North Carolina such <br /> as Cabarrus County, Catawba County, Iredell County, Gaston County, Buncombe County, <br /> Brunswick County, Wake County, and Durham County, as well as Fairfax County, Virginia. Of <br /> those plans, four best reflected the goals of the Board: <br /> Buncombe County https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/commissioners/strategic- <br /> plan/default.aspx <br /> Durham County https://www.dcomanagingforresuIts.org/about-us/about-the-strategic-plan <br /> Gaston County https://www._ aq stongov.com/970/FY21-23-Gaston-County-Strategic-Plan <br /> Fairfax County, VA https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/strategicplan/ <br /> The Board's discussion on the scope of the plan will be used to refine the draft approach and <br /> project elements. <br /> Scoring Criteria <br /> The RFP includes the criteria that will be used to score the written proposals. The proposed <br /> scoring criteria is a customized version of the standard criteria used to score other proposals <br /> submitted to the County for other services. <br /> Criteria Maximum <br /> Point Value <br /> 1.Vendor experience as it relates to the scope of services of the RFP. 15 <br /> 2.Technical approach to the project and proposed tasks and timeline to complete work 25 <br /> 3. Project organization as it relates to executing the scope of services 25 <br /> 4.Vendor has the appropriate staffing and capacity to perform project 15 <br /> 5.Total cost of proposed services(Section 4.2) 20 <br /> Total 100 <br /> The Board's discussion will be used to refine the criteria if needed and potentially revise the point <br /> values. <br /> Timeline for Review and Selection <br /> If the Board authorizes the release of the RFP at the September 20 meeting, proposals would be <br /> due in late October. The selection process would be conducted in mid-November through early <br /> December. Contract negotiations would then take place during the month of December, and a <br /> contract could be ready for Board approval in January. Once the project commences, the planning <br /> process would occur over the next nine (9) to twelve (12) months. <br />