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I <br /> CITY OF SANTA ANA <br /> the right to negotiate compensation and/or payment schedule prior to award of any <br /> resulting agreement. When applicable, if providing hourly rate sheets, Proposer shall not <br /> include rate ranges or averages. <br /> The City shall not provide reimbursement for travel-related expenses, mileage, parking, <br /> lodging, meals, incidental fees, insurance,freight/shipping and handling/delivery, and any <br /> other business expenses, supplies and materials related to providing services as <br /> specified herein. Additional costs will not be considered and will not be reimbursed by the <br /> City, therefore, such costs must be absorbed in Proposer's cost proposal fee structure. <br /> Any language related to travel reimbursement shall be stricken from the document by the <br /> City and if not stricken, shall be deemed invalid. <br /> Proposals shall be valid for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days following <br /> Proposal deadline. The cost for developing the Proposal is the sole responsibility of the <br /> Proposer. All Proposals submitted become property of the City. <br /> Pricing shall remain firm for the entire initial Agreement term. Thereafter, any proposed <br /> pricing adjustment for follow-on renewal periods shall be submitted to the City <br /> Representative in writing at least ninety (90) days prior to the new Agreement term. The <br /> City reserves the right to accept, reject, or negotiate any proposed pricing adjustment not <br /> to exceed the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI) data as follows: <br /> Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA; All Urban Consumers; Not Seasonally Adjusted; <br /> annualized change comparing the most recent month's reported data to the same month <br /> of the prior year. (This information may be found on the U.S. Department of Labor's <br /> website at www.bls.gov.) <br /> H. PROTEST PROCEDURES <br /> Only respondents who have actually submitted a proposal may file a "protest"to an RFP <br /> with the City's Purchasing Department. In order for a Proposer's protest to be considered <br /> valid, the protest must: <br /> 1. Be filed in writing before 5:00 p.m. of the 5th business day following the posting of RFP <br /> Results/Notice of Intent to Award on the City's online bidding system; <br /> 2. Clearly identify the specific irregularity or accusation; <br /> 3. Clearly identify the specific City staff determination or recommendation being protested; <br /> 4. Specify, in detail, the grounds of the protest and the facts supporting the protest; and <br /> 5. Include all relevant, supporting documentation with the protest at time of filing. <br /> If the protest does not comply with each of these requirements, it will be rejected as invalid. If <br /> the protest is valid, the City's Purchasing Manager, or other designated City staff member, <br /> shall review the basis of the protest and all relevant information. The decision from the <br /> Purchasing Manager, or her/her designee, is final and no further appeals will be considered. <br /> 8 <br /> MEDIAN AND RIGHT OF WAY LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE- RFP#25-058 <br />