03/13/2018 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

General Instructions Cone of Silence. Potential respondents and their agents shall not communicate in any way with the Board of Commissioners, County Administrator or any County staff other than Purchasing personnel in reference or relation to this solicitation. This restriction shall be effective from the time of solicitation advertisement until the Board of County Commissioners meets to authorize ranking and/or award. Such communication may result in disqualification. Sealed Submittals and Envelope Markings: All responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope or box. The outside of the envelope shall be clearly marked with the Consultant's Name and Return Address, Proposal #, Title, Date of opening, and Time of Opening. Opening Location: Responses must be received by the Purchasing Division at 1800 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960, on or before the closing hour and date listed in the Request for Proposals. SOQs received after the stated time and date will not be accepted or considered. Submission: Submit one marked original and five (5) copies of your SOQ plus one (1) thumb drive or CD containing a full PDF of your SOQ. Taxes: Indian River County is exempt from any taxes imposed by State and / or Federal Government. Exemption Certificates, if required, are to be furnished by the successful Consultant and will be filled out by the County. Indemnification: The Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the County and its commissioners, officers, employees and agents, from any and all losses, damages, expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) and other liabilities of any type whatsoever, arising out of or relating to any negligence, intentional tort, breach of contract, or breach of applicable law by the consultants, or its employees, agents, subconsultants, or other persons or entities performing work under the contract. Public Access: The Consultant shall comply with Florida's Public Records Law in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Specifically, the Consultant shall keep and maintain public records that ordinarily and necessarily would be required by the County in order to perform the service. The Consultant shall provide the public with access to public records on the same terms and conditions that the County would provide the records at a cost that does not exceed the costs provided in Chapter 119 or as otherwise provided bylaw. The Consultant shall ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law. The Consultant shall meet all requirements for retaining public records and transfer, at no cost, to the County, all public records in possession of the Consultant upon termination of the contract and destroy any duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements. All records stored electronically must be provided to the County in a format that is compatible with the information technology systems of the County. Public Entity Crimes: Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 287.133(2)(a), all Consultants are hereby notified that a person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid, proposal, or reply on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity (defined as the State of Florida, any of its departments or agencies, or any political subdivision); may not submit a bid, proposal, or reply on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work; may not submit bids, proposals, or replies on leases of real property to a public entity; may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity; and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Page 6 of 11 21