The envelope shall be clearly marked on the exterior denoting the name of the firm submitting the proposal and the name of the particular professional services contract for which the proposal is offered. Consultant will review the design plans, inspect the planter boxes, inspect the shade sails, and provide a solution to rework the design which will make the planter boxes and shade sails more stable during high winds and storms. During the review process, the consultants will work with staff of Planning, Building & Development. This project will include on-site meetings in East Lansing to inspect planter boxes and shade sails and Zoom or Teams meetings as needed. The subject line should clearly delineate that the message is a proposal submission and include the project name and name of the firm submitting the proposal. All proposals must be submitted following the proposal format supplied by the City of East Lansing Downtown Development Authority (DDA) in this document and shall be subject to all requirements of this document. The DDA may consider as irregular any proposal in which there is an alteration of or departure from the format stated in the RFP Documents, and at its option may reject the same. The City of East Lansing, by policy, has several special directives and preferences for contractors. These include: small, minority, and women owned businesses, prevailing wage, local purchasing preference, green fleet purchasing provision, directives on environmental impacts and contractors providing other eligible individual benefits. There are some exceptions for these policy directives, therefore each firm shall include in its proposal: if the firm is a small, minority or woman owned business, if any craftsman, mechanics or laborers employed receive at least the prevailing wages and fringe benefits of the Building Trades Department for classes as determined by US Department of Labor for the Ingham County area, if the firm is a registered local or regional vendor, if the firm provides benefits to its employees, and if benefits are offered to other eligible individuals (i.e. domestic partners). Each firm shall include in its proposal, in the format requested thereof, the cost of performing the work. The prices set forth in the proposal submitted by each firm shall remain in effect for the duration stated for each phase of the project. Each firm shall include in their proposal a listing of each principal and the names of any proposed subcontractor and the name and address of each office which may be involved in the project. Before executing any subcontract, the successful firm shall submit the name and principals of any proposed subcontractor for prior approval.