03_Addendum_1_25FQ9.pdf

ADDENDUM

April 25, 2025

ADDENDUM #1

25FQ9, Floor Finish and Floor Stripper

DUE DATE: Prior to and no later than 2:00 P.M., April 29, 2025 at https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/fcps.

This addendum is being issued to provide additions, corrections, clarifications and answers to certain questions raised referencing the original proposal package and any resultant contract for the above bid.

The signature section for the Certification of Compliance Form was inadvertently left off.

Thank you for your interest in bidding with Frederick County Public Schools.

Sincerely, Roy McHaffa

Roy McHaffa, CPP, CPDW

Purchasing Agent

RM/hr cc: RFP File

Bill Meekins CPPB, CPPO, NIGP-CPP, CSBO, CPCP, Purchasing Manager

Kim Miskell, CSBO, Assistant Purchasing Manager

Roy McHaffa, CPP, CPDW, Purchasing Agent

David Guzman, Purchasing Agent

Purchasing Office

191 South East Street

Frederick, Maryland 21701

240-586-7508 phone 240-586-7501 fax https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/fcps

FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE

1. All Contractors, subcontractors or vendors must abide by FCPS Board policies and regulations while working on FCPS property.

2. Maryland Law requires that any person who enters into a contract with a county board of education may not knowingly employ an individual to work at a school (or FCPS facility) if the individual is a registered sex offender. Please reference §11-113 of the Criminal Procedure Article of Maryland Code for penalty.

3. Be advised that individuals who are registered sex offenders are not eligible to work on any FCPS project.

The Contractor must initially check the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services' MARYLAND SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY and search for the name of any employee to be assigned to work on this project. This applies to subcontractors and material/equipment suppliers as well.

4. In the event that a registered sex offender is discovered to be working on a FCPS project, whether through employment by the prime Contractor, subcontractor or vendor, the site superintendent will immediately remove the individual from the premises and permanently terminate his work assignment. FCPS may terminate this contract as a result if the Contractor is unable to demonstrate he has exercised care and diligence in the past in checking the Maryland registry.

5. Effective July 1, 2015, amendments to §6-113 of the Education Article of the Maryland Code further require that a contractor or subcontractor or vendor for a local school system may not knowingly assign an employee to work on school premises with direct, unsupervised, and uncontrolled access to children, if the employee has been convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime involving:

a. A sexual offense in the third or fourth degree under §3-307 or §3-308 of the Criminal Law Article of the Maryland Code.

b. Child sexual abuse under §3-602 of the Criminal Law Article of the Maryland Code or any other

State; or

c. A crime of violence as defined in §14-101 of the Criminal Law Article of the Maryland Code or any other State

6. With the passing of Maryland Law MD. Code, Educ. 6-113.2, employers of all contracted staff must obtain background information relating to child sexual abuse or sexual misconduct. This means that all contracted staff having direct contact with students must meet all of the FCPS and Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requirements before doing business with FCPS. See: Maryland State Department of Education Website; House Bill 486 Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention; MSDE Guidelines For MD. Code, Educ. 6113.2; and Employment History Review Form for Child Abuse and Sexual Misconduct for additional information.

In addition, there has been no change to the current FCPS requirement, that all contracted staff who have contact with students are required to be fingerprinted in order to obtain a criminal background check.

Fingerprints and background check are still an enforced FCPS requirement.

7. Under recent amendments to §5-561 of the Family Law Article of the Maryland Code, each contractor, subcontractor, or vendor shall certify by signing this affidavit that any individuals in its work-force including sub-contractors, have undergone a criminal background check, including fingerprinting, if the individuals will work in a FCPS school facility in circumstances where they have direct, unsupervised, and uncontrolled access to children.

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/index.aspx http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/index.aspx http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/DEE/ChildSexualAbuse/MSDEMemoHouseBill486Signed06.20.19%20.pdf http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/DEE/ChildSexualAbuse/MSDEGuidanceHouseBill486.pdf http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/DEE/ChildSexualAbuse/MSDEGuidanceHouseBill486.pdf http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/DEE/ChildSexualAbuse/EmploymentHistoryReviewFormChildSexualAbuseSexualMisconduct.docx http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/DEE/ChildSexualAbuse/EmploymentHistoryReviewFormChildSexualAbuseSexualMisconduct.docx

By my signature below, I affirm under penalties of perjury that the contents of this Certification of Compliance are true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

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Print name and title of signatory________________________________________________________________________________

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