The Town of St. Joseph announces the following Requests For Proposal (RFP):

- Assessment of Real Estate and Personal Property in the Town of St. Joseph

This Request For Proposal (RFP) for Assessment of Real Estate and Personal Property in the Town of St. Joseph shall be available to contractors on March 28, 2012, at the Town of St. Joseph (Town) Town Hall or electronically by contacting the Town Clerk/Treasurer by phone at 715-549-6235 or by email at email@townofstjoseph.com.

This is not a competitive bidding process. The Town reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to decide whether to enter into a contract for Assessment of Real Estate and Personal Property and with whom as the Town Board determines is in the best interest of the Town.

The Town of St. Joseph is located in St. Croix County just east of the Minnesota metropolitan areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The Town has a mix of housing and agricultural land containing approximately 2625 parcels, 1425 households, 125 businesses and an assessed valuation of $445,844,300 which is 102% of the valuation. A map of the Town is provided as Attachment A of the RFP packet.

The Town is seeking proposals in 4 separate areas and will make future decisions on the totality of proposals received, however, the current assessor emphasizes that a field audit (Walk Around Revaluation) is likely the most appropriate revaluation at this time. The Town is seeking a replacement for the current, retiring assessor who has been the Town’s assessor for 27 years. Most of the Town records are computerized but not in a format that Department of Revenue is requiring. The current assessor is prepared to transfer the electronic files and the entire paper documentation of the Town’s property to the newly named assessor.

Any questions regarding the RFP shall be submitted in writing or via email to the Town Clerk/Treasurer and to First Supervisor, Kevin Adkins, no later than April 17, 2012. Mr. Adkins may be reached by phone at 612-719-4637 or by email at kpa54016@gmail. A response to the question(s) will be issued to all known responders within 2 business days. The closing date for responses to the RFP shall be May 3, 2012, at 10 a.m. Two copies of the signed proposals shall be filed with the Town Clerk/Treasurer by that date. All proposals will be opened on May 3, 2012, at 10 a.m. at the Town Hall. The proposals will be considered by the Town Board and the proposal demonstrating the best practices as required by the Town may be announced at the May 10, 2012, Town Board meeting at 7 p.m.

1st Supervisor

Kevin Adkins - 530
Tom Spaniol - 615

3rd Supervisor

Brian Gullickson - 649
Dan Thompson - 422

Monday through Thursday from 9am to 1pm.