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12 May 2023

ASSET BASED COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC

PLANNING

Development of a 2024 - 2029 holistic asset based community economic development strategic plan that incorporates sustainable tourism and economic diversification for Grand County, Utah.

12 May 2023

Open 4/14/2023 6:00 PM MDT Type Request for Proposal Close 5/12/2023 5:00 PM MDT Number GRCO202322475 Currency US Dollar

Sealed Until 5/15/2023 1:00 PM MDT

Contacts August Granath agranath@grandcountyutah.net

Phone +1 435-260-1340

Commodity Codes Commodity Code Description

93142 Urban development including: urban development planning, urban land administration, urban investment programming, urban building standards, urban community services, and land use planners

86101 Tourism including tourism related training

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GRAND COUNTY REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFP)

FOR

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, AND ASSET

BASED COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC

PLANNING

Proposals are due by:

5:00pm on May 12, 2023

SEND ONE (1) SEALED COPY OF THE PROPOSAL TO:

Gabriel Woytek

Grand County Clerk/Auditor 125 E Center Street Moab, UT 84532

Phone: 435-259-1322 Email: gwoytek@grandcountyutah.net

OR, SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY VIA UTAH’S PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PLACE

SEND TECHNICAL INQUIRIES TO:

August Granath Director, Grand County Economic Development Department

84 N 100 E Moab, UT 84532

Phone: 435-259-1370 Email: agranath@grandcountyutah.net

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL RESPONDENTS: Grand County reserves the right to: disqualify incomplete solicitations, waive minor defects as it deems applicable in the written solicitations, request additional information from any respondent, change or modify the scope of the project at any time without penalty, negotiate terms with one or more of the respondents, reject any or all proposals without penalty, and take any steps necessary to act in the County’s best interest. The County also reserves the unilateral right to order, in writing, changes in the work within the scope of the contract and changes in the time of performance of the contract that do not alter the scope of the contract work. Proposals will not be considered for award if received by Grand County after the official closing date and time.

Description

I. Summary of Request

The Grand County Economic Development Department (EDD) seeks proposals from firms able to support the development of a 2024 - 2029 holistic asset based community economic development strategic plan that incorporates sustainable tourism, economic diversification, and drives actionable programs to support all local businesses, workforce, and residents.

II. Background

Grand County is located in rural southeastern Utah with a population of ~10,000. Moab is the County seat with approximately 6,000 residents and is considered the “base camp” for visitors seeking to explore Arches & Canyonlands National Parks, Dead Horse Point State Park, the Colorado and Green Rivers, and a vast array of other public lands and trail systems. Visitors enjoy a variety of outdoor recreation adventures including mountain biking, climbing, canyoneering, rafting, and off-highway vehicle trail rides.

Today, Grand County, Moab City, and its residents face challenges familiar to many small “gateway” communities. First permanently settled by non-indigenous people in the 1870s, a predominantly ranching-based economy gave way to an extractive industry-driven economic boom in the 1950s. This period of growth was fueled by the federal government's demand for a domestic source of uranium which the Moab area had in abundance.

When the uranium industry crashed in the 1980s, the community experienced a crippling economic downturn and turned to the tourism industry as an economic development driver. The area now welcomes millions of visitors a year and tourism employs the majority of the workforce. However, the rapid growth of the tourism industry has put tremendous pressure on the public lands that support it, the affordability of housing, and the opportunity for an equitable quality of life for local residents.

Grand County is going through an inflection point in its history and has shifted its policies to react to these changes. As a result, there has been much discussion about the resources available to drive economic development policy in our community.

In Utah, the Transient Room Tax (TRT) is a sales tax on short-term lodging which can be used to “establish and promote” and “mitigate the impacts” of tourism, recreation, film production, and convention activities. The statute that governs TRT also requires that each County maintain an advisory body made up of Tourism industry stakeholders that recommend prioritized expenditures of the TRT to the County Commission. In Grand County, this board is called the Moab Area Travel Council Advisory Board (TCAB).

Additionally, the State provides between $200,000 to $800,000 annually via the Rural County Grant program. This program is focused on traditional economic development activities such as workforce development, business development, and infrastructure development but heavily relies on the insight of a separately mandated advisory body that oversees its expenditure. In Grand County, this body is called the Economic Development Advisory Board (EDAB).

In the last several years, Grand County has sought flexibility to use TRT revenues to support non-tourism economic development in order to diversify the local economy and foster a more sustainable, livable, and resilient economy and community that is less reliant on the tourism industry. Tourism industry stakeholders, despite broad consensus that economic diversification is necessary, have consistently expressed concerns that actions that decrease resources to programs that grow the local tourism economy will “kill the goose that lays the golden egg” for Moab. This divide has complicated efforts to both define a holistic vision for the future of Moab’s economy and chart a path forward that includes both tourism and non-tourism drivers of economic activity.

As a result, the EDD, in conjunction with the input and advice of the TCAB and EDAB, has identified the need to contract with an outside entity that has facilitation and subject matter expertise. The goal of this contract is to support the EDD in the management of a strategic planning process that will map the resources available locally, identify gaps, and propose a pragmatic and positive way forward that takes a variety of stakeholder perspectives into account and works toward a holistic vision for economic development.

The EDD has decided on a five-year planning horizon (2024-2029) to create and maintain successful programs, establish objective impact evaluation of those programs, and facilitate stakeholder buy-in. Our hope is that a strategic planning process that focuses on finding common values, compromise, and priority alignment will allow our department to aggressively pursue resources, fund politically durable programs, and make real progress.

The EDD’s priority is to leverage local knowledge, assets, and solutions via community roundtable conversations with hands-on support from TCAB, EDAB, and EDD staff. Our primary need from a consultant is to act as a neutral facilitator who will be able to provide working capacity to manage the planning process with a view towards community empowerment rather than top-down delivery, ensure conversation takeaways are captured, and that the sum total of the process results in a well-thought-out synthesis of all inputs that can be used to drive policy decisions going forward.

This planning process is one of several implementation strategies contained within Grand County’s Comprehensive General Plan 2030. Outcomes of the strategic planning process will revise the “Healthy Economy” section of the General Plan and will work in concert with other elements of the General Plan, such as Social, Environmental, and Housing. Lastly, a highly engaged citizenry, the opening of a new state-of-the-art building for the Utah State University (USU) Moab campus, and Moab City’s Moab Tomorrow Together visioning exercise combine to provide tremendous momentum for this planning process.

III. Guiding questions that Grand County seeks to address through a planning effort:

1. How do we create a holistic vision, a set of priorities, and a suite of programs that drive economic opportunities to support all of our local businesses, workforce, and residents?

2. How do we manage and sustain a thriving tourism ecosystem that drives economic benefit to our local community while managing real environmental, equity, and community quality of life impacts?

3. How do we add resiliency and diversity to our economy so that it is stronger as a whole, provides more year-round, full-time, benefitted job opportunities that are less reliant on the visitation curve, and is more likely to withstand economic shocks?

4. How can we work together as a group of individuals with different perspectives to facilitate a collaborative and mutually respectful process in order to develop a representative strategic plan that garners robust and broad-based community support?

IV. Scope of Work

1. Initial Objective Assessment of Grand County’s Economy and the Economic Development Department’s (EDD) Strategy

a. Evaluate existing economic activity:

i. Identify and describe the components of the local economy that primarily rely on transient guest visitation (ie. Tourism Industry), and evaluate the costs and benefits that this industry provides to the local community; and,

1. Describe the current local tourism market with a focus on visitation patterns (ie.

indicators of economic activity, key origin markets, average length of stay, average spend per trip, transportation preferences, temporal and geographical visitation distribution), product mix (experiences and amenities that drive visitors to come to Moab), and key pain points experienced by visitors, residents, and business owners.

ii. Identify and describe additional existing sectors of the local economy that do not primarily rely on transient guest visitation, and evaluate the costs and benefits that these industries provide to the local community; and,

b. Identify economic opportunities:

i. Assess the opportunities to strengthen the existing tourism industry, increase its sustainability, and increase the benefit this industry provides to the local community with a focus on changes to existing visitation patterns (ie. indicators of economic activity, key origin markets, average length of stay, average spend per trip, transportation preferences, temporal and geographical visitation distribution), and product mix (experiences and amenities that drive visitors to come to Moab); and,

ii. Identify businesses or industries that are well-suited for attraction to or expansion from within the Grand County context with express concern for the preservation of surrounding natural resources, equity, and quality of life concerns voiced by county residents; and,

iii. Complete a commercial and industrial real estate analysis within Grand County that identifies zones and/or parcels ripe for industrial, commercial, and/or mixed-use development.

c. Evaluate community assets, infrastructure, and additional context that pose opportunities or risks to the development of the local economy and workforce, including but not limited to:

i. Demographics

ii. Housing

iii. Workforce

iv. Educational Institutions

v. Commercial and Industrial Real Estate Stock

vi. Local Regulations (Licensing, Permitting, Zoning etc.)

vii. Transportation

viii. Utilities

ix. Healthcare

x. Childcare

xi. Natural Amenities and Constraints (ie. Public Land, Water Availability, etc.)

xii. Other Quality of Life considerations

d. Inventory existing vision, mission, strategies and objectives of the EDD.

2. Community, Stakeholder, and Decision Maker Engagement

a. The selected firm must propose a plan to solicit general public input, key stakeholder input, and decision maker input in order to inform the outcomes of the strategic plan. However, there will be flexibility in the final scope of work to ensure that budget allocation is optimized to balance the need for comprehensive input with the risk of overspending on this part of the plan. The public engagement plan should include, but is not be limited to:

i. Community forums that allow for the introduction of the concept of the plan, clarification, and presentation of the plan’s recommendations; and,

ii. Subject matter-specific roundtables with relevant stakeholders in order to map community assets, gaps, and solutions to key economic development challenges including the following illustrative list:

1. Inspirational and Educational Marketing / Advertising / Media

2. Special Events

3. Air Service

4. Tourism Product Mix

5. Branding

6. Travel Trade / Sales

7. Responsible Recreation / Visitor Education

8. Tourism Economy Impacts on Equity, and Quality of Life

9. Film, Commercials, and other Media Industry

10. Remote Work

11. Workforce Development

12. Technical Business Assistance

13. Low Cost, Targeted, Business Start-Up or Expansion Capital

14. Affordable Commercial/Industrial Space Development

15. Clearing Planning and Zoning Impediments to Development

16. Baseline Economic Infrastructure Needs (Housing, Childcare, etc.)

iii. Interviews or focus groups with key stakeholders, including representatives from the following entities:

1. Grand County Government

2. Moab City Government

3. Moab Area Chamber of Commerce

4. Grand Water & Sewer Services Agency

5. Thompson Springs

6. Castle Valley

7. Cisco

8. Grand County School District

9. Business Community

10. Local Non-Profits

11. Organizations that focus on meeting the social needs of the community and groups that work on issues of environmental sustainability

12. USU Moab

13. Moab Regional Hospital

14. Local Developers & Real Estate Industry

15. Utilities

iv. Presentations to the County Commission and City Council to introduce the concept of the plan, solicit input, receive clarification, present the plan’s recommendations, and solicit final approval.

v. Please outline any strategy pertaining to the development of a project specific website or survey tools and describe who will manage the contents of that website or survey process.

3. Implementation Plan for the Grand County Economic Development Department (EDD)

a. Define objectives and recommend related strategies for Grand County’s Economic Development for 2024-2029 based on the initial objective assessment, review of existing plans and planning processes, and the outcomes of the public engagement process.

i. Support EDD staff in the development of a vision statement for Grand County’s approach to Economic Development with a focus on where we want to drive our economy in the next 10 years.

ii. Support EDD staff in the development of a mission statement, prioritization of strategies, and definition of objectives for the EDD with a focus on 2024-2029.

b. Analyze the EDD’s use and definition of the term “economic diversification”, proposing potential changes to the use and definition of the term with reference to industry best practices and community input. The current EDD definition of economic diversification is:

“Grand County Economic Development defines economic diversification as economic development that supports a sustainable, livable, and resilient Grand County:

i. Sustainable, in that we actively protect our public lands and preserve our community's natural resources;

ii. Livable, in that we support the creation of year-round, high-paying jobs in a community that offers a high quality of life and economic mobility; and,

iii. Resilient, in that we foster a diverse mix of industries that can withstand an array of economic shocks.”

c. Develop a strategy to facilitate ongoing community communication, receive community input, and foster and maintain a sense of transparency and accountability within the community.

d. Create an implementation matrix with recommended prioritization of the County’s economic development efforts and resources (human and financial) for the next five years and measurable annual objectives including implementation guidelines and schedule. The Matrix should recommend strategies, resources (human and financial) and timeframes specific to each strategy/objective.

e. Revise the “Chapter Eleven: Healthy Economy” section of the Grand County General Plan in accordance with the outcomes of the strategic planning process.

f. Identify funding and other resources as necessary for any strategies/objectives.

4. Additional Stipulations

a. Prioritize recommendations that leverage existing local expertise and minimize the displacement of current residents.

b. Prioritize recommendations that ensure the sustainable use and preservation of Grand County’s public lands and limit any negative environmental and community impacts with particular attention paid to the effects of climate change including aridification, flooding, uncertain water availability, and rising temperatures.

c. Prioritize equitable outcomes:

i. Ensure that all residents will be able to participate in and benefit from sustainable economic growth; and,

ii. Ensure meaningful participation with historically marginalized communities by engaging with local organizations serving these communities; and,

iii. Conduct outreach in Spanish and other languages spoken locally so that all residents can participate in and benefit from EDD and county programs.

V. Reference Materials

1. Proposals should refer to existing plans and processes in place. The below materials can be accessed via the following link which will initiate the download of a ZIP folder:

https://grandcountyutah.net/DocumentCenter/View/16280/GRAND-COUNTY-UT-RFQ-Ref-Mats

a. Moab City

i. Moab “Tomorrow Together” Community Visioning Project

ii. Moab-Spanish Valley Regional Transportation 2050 Plan

b. Grand County

i. Grand County General Plan 2030

ii. 2020 Economic Diversification Action Plan

iii. 2018 Grand County Economic Development Plan (DRAFT)

iv. 2018 Grand County Community Reinvestment Agency - Project Area Plan

v. “After the Pile” - 2018 Community Vision Update for Future Use of the Moab Uranium

Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project Site

c. Moab Area Housing Task Force

i. 2017 Moab Area Affordable Housing Plan

d. Southeast Utah Association of Local Governments (SEUALG)

i. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2018-2023

e. State of Utah

i. Utah Economic Vision 2030

ii. Utah Office of Tourism and Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute - Resident Opinions on

Tourism: Local Area Survey Results (Moab Area Section)

f. Utah State University

i. 2021 Transforming Communities Initiative (TCI) Re-envisioning Study: Moab Community Report https://grandcountyutah.net/DocumentCenter/View/16280/GRAND-COUNTY-UT-RFQ-Ref-Mats

ii. 2012 Future Moab Campus 30 Year Campus Master Plan

g. Economic Development Corporation of Utah

i. Community Assessment - Grand County

VI. EDD’s Role in the Planning Process

1. The EDD and its partners are willing to conduct and assist the consultant on several fronts of the project.

The organizations and associated agencies can provide human resources, data collection, and research.

Other assistance may include but is not limited to stakeholder outreach, facilitating information collection, follow-up on any assigned work, etc. The consultant may propose work that could be completed by EDD so that budgeted dollars are focused on the highest value components of the scope of work including insights, best practices, “big-picture” organization, and final deliverables.

VII. Submission Requirements

Proposal should cover a 8-month period starting in July 2023 and concluding no later than February 2024. Proposal should not exceed 20 pages (excluding appendices) or $150,000 in expenses. It should specify how each element of the Scope of Work will be approached and completed and should incorporate the following:

1. Firm Background and Narrative

a. Provide the firm’s name, address, and contact person; and

b. Describe the firm’s understanding of the scope of work to be performed and why the firm is uniquely qualified to perform that work. Include any relevant history or credentials of staff with a specific focus on the following:

i. Management and facilitation of strategic planning projects.

ii. Expertise and ability to perform community outreach and stakeholder engagement.

iii. Expertise and ability to advise on sustainable tourism strategy, specifically with a focus on visitor education, marketing, destination management and development as typically implemented by Destination Marketing and Management Organization (DMO) or Convention and Visitor Bureau (CVB) organizations.

iv. Expertise and ability to advise on economic development strategy including SWOT analysis, workforce development, commercial/industrial real estate development, business retention and expansion, and entrepreneurial development specifically as typically implemented by Economic Development Organizations (EDOs).

2. Sample of Work

a. Share three examples of past work that demonstrates the capabilities of the firm to perform the work. Provide links to full deliverables.

3. Three client references

4. Outline of project approach, strategy for carrying out the scope of work and methodology

5. Detail the time to be spent on the project

6. Identify any possible adjustments to the scope of work that would ensure a high value product

7. Propose work that could be completed by EDD so that budgeted dollars are focused on the highest value work components of the scope of work

8. Timetable of meetings for both external stakeholder engagement and internal coordination meetings with EDD staff. Indicate whether meetings are to be in-person or virtual and include a per trip cost to assist the scoring committee to evaluate the value of increasing or decreasing in person engagement during the contracting phase.

9. Schedule of fees for the various services to be performed

10. Any other information deemed appropriate for this project

VIII. Process and Next Steps

2. Proposed Timeline:

a. RFP issued by: April 14, 2023

b. Deadline for Proposals: May 12, 2023

c. Proposal Review: February May 15 - 19, 2023

d. Proposal Clarification and Interviews: May 22 - 25, 2023

e. Selection Committee Decision and Internal Award Announcement: May 26, 2023

f. Grand County Commission Consideration of Contract, Potential Approval, and earliest possible contract start date: June 6, 2023

IX. Signature Page

1. Public Records Law Form (attached) must be signed by a principal of the business who is authorized to execute the contract. Please include this signed form in the proposal.

Selection Criteria

The following criteria will be used when evaluating the proposals.

1. Understanding of Scope of Work and Objectives (15 points)

a. Proposal covers all requirements of the RFP (5 points)

b. Proposal addresses overall project scope (5 points)

c. Proposal clearly demonstrates understanding of Grand County’s needs and objectives (5 points)

2. Project Approach, Strategy and Methodology (20 points)

a. Proposal demonstrates effective approach and strategy (10 points)

b. Proposal demonstrates effective methodology (10 points)

3. Firm’s Relevant Prior Experience (30 points)

a. Success in similar prior projects (10 points)

b. Relevant experience with tourism related issues (5 points)

c. Relevant experience with economic development issues (5 points)

d. Relevant experience in natural amenity rich “gateway” communities similar to Moab in the last five - ten years (10 points)

4. Quality of Consultant Staffing (25 points)

a. Project management qualifications and experience (5 points)

b. Tourism related qualifications and experience (5 points)

c. Economic development related qualifications and experience (5 points)

d. Strategic planning experience (5 points)

e. Stakeholder engagement and facilitation experience (5 points)

5. Pricing of Proposal (10 points)

a. Thoroughness of financial information (5 points)

b. Total cost relative to expected deliverables (5 points) Selection Committee

1. Grand County Commission Administration Representative

2. Grand County Economic Development Director

3. Grand County Commission Representative

4. Grand County Economic Development Advisory Board Chair, or designee

5. Moab Area Travel Council Advisory Board Chair, or designee

Proposals will be considered by a selection committee. After proposal opening, further discussions may be conducted, and revisions of the proposals allowed. There is no express or implied obligation for Grand County to reimburse respondents for any expenses incurred in preparing proposals in response to this request. It is anticipated that the final award of the contracts will be made in the next available duly noticed Commission Meeting.

Additional Terms and Conditions

See Form I and Schedule A, attached hereto.

Submittal Instructions Firms may submit proposals in one of the following ways:

Mail o Send one (1) sealed copy of the proposal to the Grand County Clerk/Auditor’s office, 125 E Center Street Moab, UT 84532, no later than 5:00 p.m. May 12, 2023. The sealed envelope must be labeled with the submitter’s contact information and labeled “ED Strategic Plan Proposal – FIRM NAME”. Please replace FIRM NAME with the name of the firm submitting the proposal.

Proposals will not be reviewed until after the submission deadline.

E-Submission o Proposals may also be submitted via electronic submission to the Utah Public Procurement Place.

Technical inquiries may be sent to August Granath agranath@grandcountyutah.net.

FORM I

Public Records Law

THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED WITH YOUR PROPOSAL

Upon selection of the award, submittals become “public records” and shall be subject to public disclosure consistent with the Governmental Records Management Act. Those who submit must invoke the exemptions to disclosure provided by law in the response to the solicitation, and must identify the data or other materials to be protected, and must state the reasons why such exclusion from public disclosure is necessary.

If you submit information exempt from public disclosure, you must identify with specificity which page(s)/paragraph(s) of your proposal package is (are) exempt from the Governmental Records Management Act and identify the specific exemption section that applies to each. The protected information must be submitted to the County in a separate envelope marked accordingly. By submitting an offer in response to this solicitation, you specifically agree to defend and indemnify Grand County, County Commission, and its officers, employees and agents, and hold them harmless from any claim or liability and defend any action brought against them for their refusal to disclose copyrighted material, trade secrets or other proprietary information to any person making a request therefore.

Company Name: _______________________________________________________ Authorized representative (printed): ________________________________________ Authorized representative (signature): ______________________________________ Date: ______________________________

SCHEDULE A

Requirements/Standards Governing RFP

SCOPE: The following terms and conditions, included in this section shall govern the submission of proposals.

Any conflict with the terms and conditions contained in this section shall be controlled by the stricter term or condition. The County reserves the right to reject any proposals, which takes exception to the terms or conditions in this document.

COMPLETING PROPOSALS: Proposals must be submitted with the required forms herein and all forms must be completed in accordance with the instructions. Any and all corrections and/or erasures must be initialed and dated by the respondent. Each proposal must be manually signed in ink by an authorized respondent and all required information must be provided. Each respondent may submit only one (1) proposal. The contents of the mailto:agranath@grandcountyutah.net proposal submitted by the successful respondent will become part of any contract awarded as a result of this request.

ADDENDUM: All changes in connection with this request for proposals will be issued by the County’s in the form of a written addendum. Signed acknowledgment of receipt of each addendum should be submitted with the proposal’s response.

TAX EXEMPT: Grand County is exempt from federal and state taxes. DO NOT include taxes in the proposal.

LATE PROPOSALS AND MODIFICATIONS OR WITHDRAWALS: Proposals received after the date and time indicated on the cover sheet shall not be considered and shall be returned (unopened if sealed) if the respondent is identified on the proposal envelope. Proposals may be withdrawn or modified in writing prior to the proposal submission deadline. Proposals that are resubmitted or modified must be sealed and submitted to the County prior to the proposal submission deadline. After proposal opening no changes in proposal prices or other provisions of proposals prejudicial to the interest of the County or fair competition shall be permitted.

NEGOTIATION: The County reserves the right to negotiate each proposal, to the extent permissible under Utah’s Procurement Code.

TIME LIMIT TO EXECUTE CONTRACT: The respondent must successfully execute a contract within the specified time after the County’s notification to enter into contract. If the respondent fails to execute a contract within the required time, award to that respondent may be withdrawn and award made to the next highest rated respondent.

CODES AND REGULATIONS: All deliverables and work within the scope of this request shall be completed by the respondent in conformance with all applicable codes and regulations.

ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS: Successful respondent shall not assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of any contractual rights derived from this quotation request or its right, title or interest in or to the same, or any part thereof, without the previous written consent of Grand County.

COLLUSIVE PROPOSALS: The respondent certifies, by submission of a proposal, that their proposal is made without any previous understanding, agreement or connection with any person, firm or corporation making a proposal for the same products or services with prior knowledge of competitive prices, and is in all respects fair, without outside control, collusion, fraud or otherwise illegal action. Any evidence of collusion among respondents and prospective respondents acting to illegally restrain freedom of competition by agreement to offer a fixed price, or otherwise, will render the proposals of such respondent void.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The award hereunder is subject to provisions of Utah State Statutes and Grand County ordinances and policies. All respondents must disclose with their proposal the name of any officer, director, or agent who is also an employee of Grand County, Utah. Further, all respondents must disclose the name of any Grand County employee who owns, directly or indirectly, any interest in the respondent’s firm or any of its branches.

No person involved in making the award decisions may have personal investments in any business entity that will create a substantial conflict between their private interests and their public duties. Any person involved in making procurement decisions is guilty of a felony if the person asks, receives, or offers to receive any emolument, gratuity, contribution, loan, or reward, or any promise thereof, either for the person’s own use or the use of benefit of any other person or organization from any person or organization interested in selling to the County.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY: Grand County or any of its agencies will not hold harmless or indemnify any respondent for any liability whatsoever.

HOLD HARMLESS: The respondent agrees to protect, defend, indemnify, and hold the Grand County, and its officers, council members, commissions, employees and agents free and harmless from and against any and all losses, penalties, damages, settlements, costs, charges, professional fees or other expenses or liabilities of every kind and character resulting from the error, omission, or negligent act of the respondent, its agents, employees or representatives, in the performance of the respondent duties under any agreement resulting from award of this proposal. The respondent further shall agree to investigate, handle, respond to, provide defenses for and defend any such claims, etc., even if such claim in groundless, false or fraudulent.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CLAUSE: No respondent on this proposal request shall in any way, directly or indirectly, discriminate against any person because of age, race, color, handicap, sex, national origin, or religious creed.

PUBLIC RECORD: Grand County is governed by the Governmental Record Management Act (except from exemptions allowed by state law). Information or data pertinent to the respondent’s proposal and of a confidential nature must be bound and placed in a separate sealed envelope and included with each copy of the respondent's proposal. Grand County requests that a minimum amount of confidential material be used by the respondent in preparing responses to the proposal. Materials consisting merely of general descriptive information will not be considered confidential under any circumstances.

INCURRED EXPENSES: This proposal does not commit Grand County to make an award, nor shall the County be responsible for any cost or expenses which may be incurred by any respondent in preparing and submitting any offer, or expenses incurred by any respondent prior to the execution of a purchase order or contract agreement.

NO WAIVER OF FUTURE RIGHTS: No provision in this document or in the respondent’s proposal shall be construed, expressly or by implication, as a waiver by Grand County of any existent or future right and/or remedy available by law in the event of any claim or default or breach of contract.

RFP DISCLAIMER. Grand County reserves the right to disqualify incomplete proposals, waive minor defects, as it deems applicable, in the written proposals, to request additional information from any respondent, change or modify the scope of the project at any time, without any penalty, negotiate terms with one or more of the respondents, reject any or all proposals, without a penalty, and take any steps necessary to act in the County’s best interest. The County also reserves the unilateral right to order, in writing, changes in the work within the scope of the contract and changes in the time of performance of the contract that do not alter the scope of the contract work.

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