TCWUG is not an entity in business terms, so it cannot respond legally. No Park & Rec Board person that did a basic check would be likely to respond because TCWUG, being a non-entity, cannot take any responsibility in the community. > -----Original Message----- > From: tcwug-list-bounces at tcwug.org > [mailto:tcwug-list-bounces at tcwug.org]On Behalf Of Leif Pihl > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 2:12 PM > To: tcwug-list at tcwug.org > Subject: [TCWUG] 7th Question: Minneapolis Park & Rec'n Board's RFP > (deadline, etc.) > > > TCWUG-ers: > > As a part of composing the earlier six messages, and learning about > the Loring Park project, I thought: Hey, why don't I propose this as > a larger project to the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board? > > So, I called them up, and found out that one of the Commissioners, > the VP in fact, has already proposed this, a "RFP" has gone out, and > two or three proposals have come in. > "Netsurf.cc" and "Airwrx" have already put forward proposals, and > "Nortel" is expected to before today's deadline. > > > Unfortunately, so far as I know, > * NOBODY at the MP&RB thought to consult with the TCWUG, and/or send > us the RFP. > <and> > * TODAY (Friday Jan 16th, 2004 at 4:00 pm) is the deadline for > submitting a proposal. > > > Hmmmmm... > > Sounds too late to me for us to get involved, at least on the DOING > end of things. > > > _BUT_ I understand that it MAY not be too late for us to get involved > on the evaluation end of things. LETS SPEAK UP!!! I suggest > inviting to our February 10th meeting: > - Commissioner John Erwin <erwin001 at umn.edu> of the MP&RB, > - Mr. Bill Beck <Bill.Beck at ci.minneapolis.mn.us> of the City of > Minneapolis' IT Department > and possibly > - Mr. Don Siggelkow <dsiggelkow at minneapolisparks.org>, Staff person > for the MP&RB who is dealing with the RFP in question. > > - In my own case, I am represented by Commisioner Marie Hauzer > <Marieh at visi.com> of the 3rd District, so I'd like to personally > invite her as well. > > >>> WHAT DO YOU SAY??? Should we invite these people to the meeting > >>>so that we can exchange views, information, questions, etc... in > >>>BOTH directions? > > > leif at pihl.us _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list at tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list