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RFP 2019036 2017-18 CDBG Administration Services <br />Proposal Instructions <br />Proposers shall submit the following: <br />Information to Be Submitted: Submit one marked original, five (5) copies, and one (1) electronic copy of your <br />proposal in portable document format (pdf) on either cd or thumb drive. Submittals should be concise and <br />should demonstrate the proposer's ability to provide information in a succinct manner. Submittals must include <br />and are requested to be organized as follows: <br />a. Cover Letter. The proposer shall provide a cover letter with the following information: name, address, <br />telephone number, FAX number and e-mail address of the individual(s) with authority to negotiate and <br />contractually bind the consultant, if selected. Proposer shall also provide a comprehensive <br />organizational chart. <br />b. Proposal. The proposer shall describe how the requested services will be provided. Any specific <br />approach or methodology should be identified. Proposer shall provide proposed timeliness for the <br />specified services/deliverables. The proposal must include a statement of recent, current, and projected <br />workloads of the firm. Specific concerns regarding the scope of work called for in this request and <br />recommended potential solutions to these concerns should be identified. <br />c. Corporate experience and capacity. The proposer shall state the size of the firm, the size of the firm's <br />staff, the location of the office from which this service is to be performed and the number and nature of <br />the professional staff to be employed in the performance of this service on a full-time basis and the <br />number and nature of the staff to be so employed on a part-time basis. Proposals will only be <br />considered from those firms demonstrating historical expertise and experience in CDBG grant <br />administration. <br />d. Qualifications. The proposer shall submit comprehensive statements for qualifications and resumes of <br />all involved in the delivery of the offered services. In addition, the submittal shall include: <br />• identification of project manager and statement of amount of project director's time to be <br />devoted to the project; <br />• a statement as to the amount of time each staff member will spend on the project. <br />e. References. The proposer shall provide at least three (3) references for similar CDBG contracts. Include <br />the name of the organization, the length of the contract, a brief summary of the work, and the name <br />and telephone number of a responsible contact person. References should contain only those for similar <br />services. <br />f. Cost. The proposer shall state a fee for services, with an explanation of the basis for the fee. Fees must <br />be quoted as lump sum. A proposed payment schedule will be developed prior to contact award. The <br />administrative fees will be scored as 5% of the total for ranking of proposals as indicated in the <br />Evaluation Criteria section. Non-CDBG administration fees (if any) will be negotiated after ranking, in <br />compliance with the Florida Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act. <br />g. Sworn statement on Disclosure of Relationships as per Section 105.08 of the Indian River County Code. <br />h. Certification Regarding Prohibition Against Contracting with Scrutinized Companies <br />Method of Selection: The County shall convene the Selection Committee of which the responsibility shall be as <br />follows: <br />a. Independently review and evaluate each Submittal <br />1. Each committee member shall evaluate each firm by assigning a number of points for each <br />criterion, as established in the solicitation, and then totaling the number of points for all criteria. <br />Page 9 of 20 <br />