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Proposed Scope of Work The primary intent of this scope of work is to estimate the economic and fiscal impacts attributable to the Century Center, the Morris Theater for Performing Arts, and the Palais Royale, in a manner that is consistent with your anticipated budget for this study. As a result, we will provide a preliminary set of impact analyses for the facilities in a consistent format, utilizing all actual past data that is available. We will also provide analyses of similar markets that have a similar collection of public assets, and comment on implications related to operations and management. Our analysis will also include a benchmarking analysis of the Century Center in relation to other similar convention centers. These will also be prepared in a manner that will assist the work of the group of community stakeholders, and would inform later tasks to help guide the planning for an improved downtown South Bend. We also provide a menu of options regarding other potential services. The following describes our proposed scope of work, based on our understanding of your needs and our conversations with you. Task 1 — Project Kickoff In this task, we will meet with client representatives and will begin to identify, accumulate, and analyze relevant information. Soon after selection, we will meet with client representatives and others in South Bend to complete the following tasks, among others: • Final agreement on scope of work, timing, and other matters, • Meetings with stakeholders, such as client representatives, facility management and staff, public officials, and others, • Data collection and identification of appropriate contacts, and • Tours of the relevant facilities, downtown South Bend, and the surrounding area. Task 2 — Economic and Fiscal Impact Analyses of Facility Operations The intent of the economic and fiscal impact analyses will be to measure various impacts attributable to the presence and operations of the Century Center, Morris Theater for Performing Arts, and the Palais Royale. These impacts will be quantified at the City level, and all three facilities will be analyzed and documented separately in our report. As much as possible, assumptions will be based on actual historical information from facility operations (such as events, attendance, attendee days, revenues and expenses, ticket sales by location, and others), including past studies completed for the facilities, and supplemented, as needed, from our experience with similar facilities in other markets as well as data from groups such as Destination Marketing Association International, the Convention Industry Council, Americans for the Arts, and local and state tourism departments.