<div dir="ltr">Hello Planners, <div><br></div><div>I am actively looking for example "Standard contracts" that are specifically for contracting with professional service providers (professional planning service providers, landscape designers, technical service- sustainability services, artists). Some communities have one standard contract including ours. We have now heard from consultants that the on size fits all approach to contracting services is an active deterrent from professionals responding to our non-construction related RFP's. We are actively trying to propose something that is reasonable to our solicitor and procurement office for consideration.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your help!</div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121);font-size:large">Erin Schaeffer</span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="color:gray"><font face="times new roman, serif">City of Beverly</font></span></i><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-family:"Cataneo BT",serif;color:gray">Economic Development Planner</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-family:"Cataneo BT",serif;color:gray">978-605-2356</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-family:"Cataneo BT",serif;color:gray"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">eschaeffer<a href="mailto:dwynne@beverlyma.gov" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">@beverlyma.gov</a></span></span></i><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-family:"Cataneo BT",serif;color:gray"><br></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><img width="96" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zbNZxJsCyRWCG_v5XeP40k0SIejMtV9bI88rBH3TX-dU18gZid40bLszI892YhAXUNWjpWybI"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:"Cataneo BT",serif;color:gray">--</span></i><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><span style="font-family:"Cataneo BT",serif;color:gray">When responding, please be aware that the Massachusetts Secretary of State has determined that most email is public record and therefore cannot be kept confidential. </span></i></p></div></div></div></div></div>