Research task (Business Planning & Research):
Please make a plan for my student group's end of year banquet, including a specific venue and a specific menu from a caterer. We need a nice venue near Berkeley, CA with a projector for slides. There are around 30 people attending. We also need to cater food that accommodates the following dietary restrictions: 2 egg allergies, 2 peanut allergies, 1 dairy + nuts + shellfish allergy, and 1 vegetarian. The total budget for the banquet is 2500 dollars, with a hard cap of 3000 dollars. Do not factor in transportation in the budget. 

Evaluation rubric:
criterion: The response proposes a real venue that is within 10 miles of Berkeley, CA.
weight: 5
axis: References & Citation Quality

criterion: The response proposes a real venue that has capacity of at least 30 guests and offers seatings and tables for banquet style dinner.
weight: 5
axis: Explicit Criteria

criterion: The response proposes a real venue that allows outside food and drink or supplies them in part of an all inclusive package.
weight: 5
axis: Explicit Criteria

criterion: The response proposes a real venue that provides a projector or built-in A/V equipment suitable for slide presentations.
weight: 4
axis: Explicit Criteria

criterion: The response proposes a real venue that is appropriate ambiance for an end-of-year celebration (e.g. professional garde, unique, memorable, historic).
weight: 2
axis: Implicit Criteria

criterion: The response provides the price of the venue which is within 10% margin of error from the actual price.
weight: 4
axis: Explicit Criteria

criterion: The response proposes a real caterer that services Berkeley, CA, and is eligible for the venue.
weight: 5
axis: References & Citation Quality

criterion: The response proposes a real caterer that supports dietary restrictions including: egg, peanut, dairy, nuts, and shellfish allergies and vegetarian.
weight: 4
axis: Explicit Criteria

criterion: The response proposes a real caterer that services a banquet-style menu (e.g. more elevated food, appetizer-main-dessert course style, more suitable for plated, not fast food)
weight: 3
axis: Implicit Criteria

criterion: The response provides an actual menu from the caterer and accurately indicates which dishes are egg-free, peanut-free, dairy-free, nut-free, shellfish-free, and vegetarian.
weight: 3
axis: Synthesis of Information

criterion: The response provides the breakdown of the price from the caterer (e.g. price per person, price for main, price for dessert, delivery fee) which is within 10% margin of error from the actual price.
weight: 3
axis: Explicit Criteria

criterion: The response's suggested amount of food catered is suitable for 30 people.
weight: 3
axis: Implicit Criteria

criterion: The response provides a final budget that has an accurate breakdown consisting of venue, catered food, service/gratuity, and other relevant miscellaneous fees (e.g. insurance, AV equipment, decorations, beverages, delivery, cleaning/disposables, contingency funds).
weight: 3
axis: Synthesis of Information

criterion: The response provides a final budget which includes any transportation costs.
weight: -4
axis: Explicit Criteria

criterion: The response provides a final post-tax and tip budget that is strictly less than $3000, and if the budget is more than $2500, the response acknowledges that it is over budget but under hard cap.
weight: 5
axis: Explicit Criteria

criterion: The response provides the final budget breakdown in a well structured format like a table for readability.
weight: 3
axis: Communication Quality

criterion: The response states relevant logistics (e.g. reservation time window, deposit, minimum charge, cancellation) for the venue and the caterer if applicable.
weight: 2
axis: Implicit Criteria

criterion: The response mentions days and hours the venue and the caterer operate respectively and recommends a window of time when both the venue and the caterer operate.
weight: 2
axis: Synthesis of Information

criterion: The response discusses action items which includes contacting the venue and the caterer for availability and confirming the price and logistics.
weight: 2
axis: Implicit Criteria

criterion: The response provides an alternative plan that does not align with any one of the provided requirements: venue near Berkeley, CA, with a project for slides that accommodates 30 people, caterer that supports dietary restrictions, and the total budget under $2500 with a hard cap of $3000.
weight: -3
axis: Instruction Following