5-Acknowledgements Preference.pdf

This is an Acknowledgements & Preference Application form for the Louisville Metro Government's Paving Design Services contract opportunity in Kentucky. The document serves as a certification mechanism for vendors responding to the Metro's request for Statements of Qualifications for municipal engineering services provided on an as-needed basis. The scope of requested services encompasses development plan review, comprehensive planning, estimating, design, field surveys, construction document preparation, right-of-way and easement acquisition, construction administration and inspection, public meeting participation, and public works project design. The qualified firm must be capable of providing supplementary services such as surveying, landscape architectural design, geotechnical analyses, construction management, and environmental reviews, or alternatively maintain the ability to coordinate with or recommend qualified subcontractors for such services.

The application includes two preference certifications available to vendors. The Minimum Wage Preference allows businesses that pay all full-time employees at least $10.10 per hour to receive preference consideration, with false certification subject to liability equal to 30 percent of the awarded contract value under Louisville Metro Code 37.56. The Local Vendor Preference is available to businesses meeting local vendor designation requirements outlined in the proposal, with false information regarding this preference resulting in a fine equal to 25 percent of the total contract value under Louisville Metro Code 37.03. Vendors must acknowledge receipt of any addenda issued for the procurement and indicate their intent to claim either or both preferences through checkbox selections on the form.