Preparing to Submit an Organized, Effective Proposal

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Preparing to Submit an Organized, Effective
Proposal
Jennifer Wolf, Executive Director 209 W. 8th
Street Cozad, NE 69130 308-784-3902
jwdad_at_cozadtel.net
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Be Prepared

• Boy Scouts Be Prepared by having disciplined
  yourself to be obedient to every order, and also
  by having thought out beforehand any situation
  that might occur, so that you know the right
  thing to do at the right moment, and are willing
  to do it.

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How to Become Prepared
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Keep Supplies on Hand

• Notebooks
• Tabs
• Card Stock
• Maps
• Marketing Materials
• Spine
• Packing Materials/Fed Ex/UPS Supplies

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Feedback from Site Consultants on actual proposals

• Provide Descriptions of Zoning (C-2,
  I-1,etcthese definitions vary from location to
  location
• Good Use of Overlay Maps to Depict Location of
  Utilities. It is clear and easy to understand.
• Liked the tables for demographic and labor force
  characteristics
• Be sure to include Table of Contents
• Good Testimonial from other plant managers
• Include more collateral materials to sell
  community assets
• Good idea to mention alternate site (have all
  information ready for a back-up in case of site
  visit)
• Thanks for noting sources on information provided
• Dont assume we know how TIF works, be more
  specific when using it as an incentive.

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General Proposal Guidelines ____Cover ____Cover
Letter ____Contact Team ____Table of
Contents ____Executive Summary ____Site/Building _
___Labor ____Incentives ____Community Information
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COVER

• Location, (Including State)
• Map
• Date
• Name of Project
• Submitted By
• Submitted to

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Generic Cover Have a Generic Cover Created to
Pull together a proposal in a short amount of time
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• Cover Letter
• After the cover and before the first tab section,
  provide a signed cover letter addressing your
  communitys interest in attracting the company.
• Stationary On Your Computer
• Signature scanned in
• Sample Letters Already Written

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Contact Team
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Table Of Contents
Organize your proposal in the same order as the
RFP request
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Executive Summary In 2 pages or less, provide a
summary of why the prospect should select your
community. Use a combination of short
paragraphs and bullet points.
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• SITE and/or Building
• Have an accurate and current site/building flyer
  and maps for each site and building in your
  inventory. Flyer should include
• Site Information
• Site Name
• Address (include town and county)
• Owners Name and contact information
• Size in acres, description of land form,
  configuration
• Asking price, terms of sale or lease
• Zoning (including definition of zoning class)
• Current and Previous Use
• Topography (Have USGS topo maps for sites)
• Phase 1 Environmental
• Purchase Option (if you do not own it)
• Permission to enter site/building

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MEDIAN WAGE INFORMATION Dawson County Wage Rates
Per Hour
Source Nebraska Workforce Development,
Occupational Employment Statistics Program,
Fourth Quarter 2005. Percent of Manufacturing
Labor Force Unionized ............ 0 Number of
Work Stoppages in Past 5 Years
............ 0
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• WORKER TRAINING GRANTS
• Dawson Area Development has had a ten-year
  history of providing worker-training grants every
  year for Dawson County employers at no cost to
  those businesses.
• To date Dawson County has received over 205,000
  in training funds, and approximately 575
  employees have attended various classes.

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IV. Community Information

• Lexington was named Nebraskas Showcase Community
  in 2005. It only makes sense to start or expand
  a business in a community that is thriving.
• Lexington has a steadily growing population.
• Lexington has a growing multicultural population.
• We have a community that both businesses and
  employees are proud to call home.

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THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING OUR PROPOSAL ANY
QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL 308-784-3902 OR EMAIL
jwdad_at_cozadtel.net