7--1- ART123092 Larry H. and Gail Miller Arts Center Stage 1 Final.pdf

Salt Lake County

Request for Qualifications

Multi-Step Bidding Process for General Contractors

For

Construction Services

For

Larry H. and Gail Miller Arts Center

Stage I

RFQ# ART123092

Date of Issue: September 24, 2025

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Section I Salt Lake County Proposal Requirements Introduction Register Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P) Scope of Work/Background Schedule Minimum Standards Written Agreement Required Contract and Proposal Information

Section II Procurement Process Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Documents Site Visit Last Day to Submit Questions Distribution of Response to Questions Submittal Requirements / Due Date and Times

Proposal Format Proposal Evaluation Criteria Selection Committee Short-Listing Interviews Selection and Announcement Projected Schedule for the Stage II RFQ Process

Section III Proposal Requirements Title/Cover Page Contractual Entity Information

Experience/References Identification of the Construction Project Team

Overall Project Approach/Management Plan

Section IV General Requirements

Exhibit A – Minimum Standards for Responsiveness Exhibit B – Graphic Package – Site plan, floor plans, elevations, renderings

ATTACHMENT A - Proposal Cover Summary ATTACHMENT B - Request for Protected Status ATTACHMENT C - Environmental Compliance Practices ATTACHMENT D - Instructions to Bidders, Construction Agreement, General Conditions ATTACHMENT E - 3.26 Apprenticeship Utilization Ordinance ATTACHMENT F - 3.27 Const Procurement Min Standards Ordinance

SECTION I

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

A. INTRODUCTION

Salt Lake County (County) is soliciting proposals from qualified general contractors to provide construction services to Salt Lake County for the new Larry H. and Gail Miller Arts Center (Miller Arts Center) Project. This solicitation is the first stage of a Two-Stage Bidding process. Stage I will involve the short-listing of general contractors based on the selection criteria outlined in this Request for Qualifications (RFQ). 2-5 general contractors (Contractors) who are selected to advance pursuant to this RFQ shall be allowed to submit bids for Stage II of the selection process. The Stage II award will subsequently be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.

B. REGISTER AT UTAH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PLACE

Contractors are encouraged to register through the county’s online solicitation system the Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P) powered by Bonfire at https://purchasing.utah.gov/for-vendors/. If the proposal needs to be modified or clarified, the County will issue a written amendment on U3P.

C. SCOPE OF WORK/BACKGROUND

The Miller Arts Center will function as a Regional Cultural Center. It will be located in the Daybreak Development at 5349 W. Lake Avenue, South Jordan City, UT.

The approximate 3.5-acre site is an undeveloped parcel in the new entertainment district of Daybreak and a short distance from the new ballpark. It sits at the corner of Grandville Avenue and Lake Avenue with the Trax line running along Grandville Avenue providing easy access for riders.

The building is approximately 89,400 gross square feet which will occupy a large portion of the site. Included in the building will be the following amenities: 800+ seat proscenium theatre, stage, (2) rehearsal/event rooms, lobbies, art gallery, classrooms, back of house support spaces, administration suite, dressing rooms, building support spaces, various plazas, onsite parking, staff parking, landscaping, technical support offices, patron service spaces, restrooms, second level patron support spaces, lounge spaces, storage, etc.

Contractor will be responsible for and/or participate in managing the construction, sub-contractors, safety, quality control, site access, LEED certification, closeout, and warranty of the project. They are required to work with the County’s architect and their consultants, County’s theatre consultants, and various third-party consultants such as envelope commissioner, systems commissioner, Geotech engineer, environmental engineer, materials inspection, permitting authority, county’s project manager, owner’s representative, etc.

D. SCHEDULE

It is anticipated that the bid documents will be distributed for Stage II bids October 23, 2025, and a Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the project is expected in January 2026. The Project must be completed 26 months from NTP. There will be a 1-year warranty period after Final Acceptance.

https://purchasing.utah.gov/for-vendors/

F. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR RESPONSIVENESS

The Contractor must submit the Minimum Standards for Responsiveness (“Minimum Standards”), attached hereto as Exhibit A with their Stage II bid documents and must answer affirmative to all the questions in the Minimum Standards, or their bid will be deemed non-responsive and non-responsible.

Please review Exhibit A to ensure the Minimum Standards can be met by the Contractor and the following major subcontractors (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Landscape, Civic, Stage Lighting and Theatrical Components) prior to submitting the Stage I proposal response. Exhibit A shall be submitted as part of the bid documents in Stage II. Any Contractor not answering affirmative to the questions will be considered non-responsive and non-responsible.

G. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REQUIRED

The selected Contractor must be willing to enter into a written agreement with Salt Lake County at the conclusion of the Stage II portion of the bidding process and upon notification of the proposed selection. The following documents will be included as part of the contract between the successful Contractor and the County:

Construction Agreement, General Conditions, Bidding Schedule, Salt Lake County Design and Construction Standards, Minimum Standards of Responsiveness, and all documents listed in opening paragraph of the Construction Agreement.

Modification of, or refusal to accept, these documents will result in the final bid being rejected. Contractors who are unwilling to accept the terms and conditions presented in this RFQ without deviation should not submit a proposal. County reserves the right to alter the construction agreement or the general terms and conditions, or any other provisions of the Construction Agreement, before and during Stage II. Contractors are on notice that County reserves the right to modify the Construction Agreement and General Conditions in Stage II.

H. CONTRACT AND PROPOSAL INFORMATION

By submitting a proposal to this RFQ, Contractor understands and agrees to the following:

A. RFQ Cancellation: This RFQ may be cancelled at any time prior to the execution of a written agreement if deemed in the best interests of the County. This includes cancellation of the RFQ after an award has been made, but prior to the execution of a written contract. Contractor is not entitled to recover any costs related to the preparation of the proposal due to cancellation of the RFQ or withdrawal of an award prior to the execution of a written agreement.

B. Firm Proposal: All proposals are to remain firm for up to sixty (60) days from the date of opening of the proposals. If the County desires to extend the two-month period, upon County’s request, the Contractor must provide written verification that the proposal is still valid to the County to remain under consideration during Stage II. All prices and quotes (in the Stage II Proposals) are to remain firm for sixty (60) days after the opening date, unless a different period is stated in the County's Stage II request for bids.

Any proposal that does not offer to remain firm for the required periods may be considered non-responsive. The County may ask the General Contractor to substitute a sub-contractor if they don’t meet the minimum standards for key sub-contractors. If the General Contractor submits a new sub-contractor for consideration that meets the minimum standards, the General Contractor will still be held to their bid price for sixty (60) days after the opening date.

C. Costs: Contractor bears all costs and expenses related to this RFQ including, but not limited to, preparation and delivery of the proposal, attending the pre-proposal conference, and attending the interview.

D. Licensing: All applicable federal, state, and local licenses must be acquired before the contract is entered into between County and the selected respondent. Licenses must be maintained throughout the entire contract period. Persons doing business as an Individual, Association, Partnership, Corporation, or otherwise shall be registered with the Utah State Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. NOTE: Forms and information on registration may be obtained by calling (801) 530-4849 or toll free at 877- 526-3994, or by accessing: www.commerce.utah.gov.

E. License Requirements: The General Contractor is to be licensed B100

General Building Contractor.

F. Changes or Modifications: County will make any changes or modification to the RFQ by written addendum. Contractor submitting a proposal based on any information other than that contained in County’s RFQ and any addenda, do so at their own risk.

G. Receiving Proposals: Contracts and Procurement will administer receipt and opening of all proposals. Proposals will be held, unopened, by Contracts and Procurement in the same condition as received if delivered prior to the date and closing time designated in the RFQ. After the closing time, only the identity of each Contractor will be made public. If only one proposal is received in response to County request, Contracts and Procurement, in coordination with the agency requesting the project, may recommend an award of a contract to the single Contractor if the conditions cited above are met. Alternatively, Contracts and Procurement may re-solicit for the purpose of obtaining additional proposals.

H. Modifying or Withdrawing Proposals: Contractor may modify or withdraw their proposal at any time prior to the closing time. Requests to modify a proposal before the closing time shall be made in writing to the County.

I. Rejection of Proposals: Any proposal containing significant deviations from the specifications of the RFQ shall be considered non-responsive and may be rejected in whole or in part.

J. Protests: Pursuant to Salt Lake County Code of Ordinances § 3.20.150, a protest regarding the RFQ document shall be submitted in writing prior to the RFQ closing date. All other protests shall be submitted in writing within http://www.commerce.utah.gov/ five (5) business days after notification of the award is posted on U3P. A protestor may file only one (1) protest after the RFQ closing date. Protest letters shall specifically and completely state the facts that the protestor believes constitute error in the RFQ document or the award.

K. Free and Competitive Selection: Any agreement or collusion among prospective Contractor to fix a price or limit competition shall render the proposal void, and such conduct is unlawful and subject to criminal sanction. Contractor certifies that no one within its firm or company has either directly or indirectly restrained free and competitive selection, participated in any collusion, or otherwise taken any action unauthorized by County Purchasing Ordinances or applicable law.

L. Reasonable Accommodations: Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals may be provided upon receipt of a request with 5 working days’ notice. Please contact SLCo-Purchasing@slco.org. TTY users shall call 711.

M. Environmentally Responsible Procurement Practices: County has implemented environmentally responsible procurement practices (Attachment C).

SECTION II

PROCUREMENT PROCESS

Miller Family Arts Center

A. REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) DOCUMENTS

Available at: https://purchasing.utah.gov/for-vendors/

B. SITE VISIT

A site visit will not be held during the Stage 1 RFQ process. A mandatory site visit will be held during the Stage 2 bid for the approved Contractors. The contractor will be responsible to cover any associated scope/costs related to existing conditions readily discoverable on and around the site that may affect the project?

Contractors are encouraged to submit their questions in writing before the meeting through the county’s online solicitation system the Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P) powered by Bonfire. The meeting is for informational purposes only and is not binding. If the RFQ needs to be modified or clarified, the County will issue a written amendment on U3P.

B. LAST DAY TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND SUBSTITUTION REQUESTS

All questions regarding the RFQ shall be submitted through U3P no later than 1:00 PM October 8, 2025.

C. DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS

Responses to all questions received will be answered in U3P and made available to all registered vendors.

D. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS / DUE DATES AND TIMES

Proposals must be uploaded before 1:00 PM October 15, 2025, in Contracts and Procurement online solicitation system, the Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P) powered by Bonfire. No proposals will be accepted after the closing date and time.

E. PROPOSAL FORMAT

All proposals shall be formatted according to the following requirements.

1. Proposal Page Limit: 15 pages or less. Page size shall be 8 ½ x 11 (11 x

14 or 11 X 17 will not be accepted). The page count includes any page that has written or graphic information. Each page should be numbered.

Proposals in nonstandard formats cannot be evaluated without considerable analysis. Failure to follow the prescribed format may result in rejection of the proposal.

2. Page Numbering: the proposal shall contain page numbers.

3. Table of Contents: the proposals shall contain a table of contents with references to page numbers (not included in the page count).

4. Cover Summary for the Program Proposal (Attachment A): Submit the attached cover summary indicating the Contractors willingness and authorization to enter into an agreement with the County in reference to the attached sample. If you wish to alter any of the terms of the attached standard https://purchasing.utah.gov/for-vendors/ form agreement and/or the RFQ, the terms must be specifically identified in your proposal with reasonable alternatives presented (not included in the page count).

5. Contractor Request for Protected Information: If requesting protected record status complete Attachment B and upload a redacted program proposal.

• All documents submitted in response to this RFQ will be treated as public records in accordance with GRAMA unless a claim of business confidentiality is submitted. Refer to Section IV General Requirements C.

• Failure to provide a redacted copy, or otherwise comply with the requirements, waives your request for protected record.

F. PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

Proposals will be evaluated and ranked by a selection committee. Each member of the committee will be provided with a score sheet to complete the proposal evaluation utilizing a point system listed below. Committee Members individually score the proposals and rank them 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. according to their total score.

The following point system is utilized:

Excellent (5): If the proposal offer exceeds expectations, with an excellent probability of success in achieving all requirements of the RFQ and is very innovative; a score of “5” is given.

Good (4): If the proposal offers a very good probability of success, achieves all requirements of the RFQ in a reasonable fashion; a score of “4” is given.

Acceptable (3): If the proposal offers a reasonable probability of success, but some of the requirements may not be met; a score of “3” is given.

Poor (1 or 2): If the proposal falls short of expectations and has a low probability of success; a score of “1 or 2” is given.

Unacceptable (0): If the approach completely fails the requirements; a score of “0” is given.

A select number of Contractors may, if it is in the best interest of the County, be invited for an interview. The County reserves the right to request a best and final offer process. A notification will then be presented to the Mayor or Designee for those Contractors selected to advance to the Stage II.

Debriefing meetings with the selection committee members will not be allowed, however, a Contractor may discuss the RFQ process with the chair/facilitator of the committee at any time. A Contractor may request any public documents from the process, including the winning proposal and committee score sheets after a Stage II award has been finalized.

Evaluation criteria with assigned weighting criteria are as follows:

10% Responsiveness to the Request for Qualifications. (1) Completeness and conformity of the proposal to RFQ requirements; (2) The Contractor’s demonstrated ability to perform the required services; (3) The Contractor’s indication of its understanding of the purpose and scope of the proposed services as evidenced by the quality of the proposal submitted. Additional criteria from Section III of this RFQ is incorporated.

30% Experience/References. The Contractor’s background and related experience in constructing similar projects of comparable size and scope within the last five (5) to seven (7) years including the Contractor’s experience with each of the following: performing art buildings, art galleries, educational spaces, tight site construction including utilities, concrete, irrigation and landscaping. Provide updated reference contact information.

The County may contact some or all your clients listed in the references.

Additional criteria from Section III of this RFQ are incorporated.

30% Project Construction Team. This area of evaluation will consider the individual qualifications and work experience of the proposed individual project team members. This category includes the technical qualifications and work experience of the key personnel assigned to the project and experience of the team and sub-contractors working on previous projects of similar type, size, complexity, and scope to achieve the project objectives.

Also under consideration will be the Contractor’s proven capability to work effectively with the County based upon references provided and other resources such as the County’s experiences with Contractor and Contractor’s experience with other governmental agencies. Additional criteria from Section III of this RFQ is incorporated.

30% Project Approach / Management Plan / Schedule. The management plan submitted with the response form will be evaluated to measure the Contractor’s understanding of the project scope, construction phasing, schedule, budget, changes to the work, sub-contractor management, volatile markets, tariffs, and other key project issues. The overall approach the Contractor takes for each task of the project; the shown methodology and philosophy and how it will be applied to this project. The proposed timeline for the main tasks of this project will be given careful evaluation.

Additional criteria from Section III of this RFQ is incorporated.

G. SELECTION COMMITTEE

The Selection Committee will evaluate and score each proposal and Contractor.

Committee members may include individuals from Arts & Culture, Facilities, Engineering Consultants, and others deemed appropriate by Salt Lake County.

H. SHORT-LISTING

The Selection Committee will select 2-5 of the highest scoring Contractors who will be short-listed and allowed the opportunity to proceed to Stage II proposals.

During Stage II, only the short-listed Contractors will be invited to bid on the project described in this document. The final Contractor selection will be based upon criteria provided in the Stage II documents. Individual Contractors or alliances between two or more Contractors are allowed in this process. However, the County will contract with only one legal entity. Contractors must be licensed by the

State of Utah and comply with and require all of its subcontractors to comply with the license laws as required by the State of Utah.

I. INTERVIEWS

If, at the discretion of the County, interviews are held, the Contractor’s ability to communicate its understanding of the project, along with its ability to communicate with the various entities involved in the project will be evaluated. Contractors will be further evaluated upon their methods, qualifications, team, schedule and any other matter deemed material by any member of the selection committee.

As a minimum, the following Contractor’s Individuals will be required to be present at the interview:

1. A Principal of the firm or an official who can bind the firm contractually

2. The Project Manager(s)

3. The Project Superintendent(s)

J. SELECTION AND ANNOUNCEMENT

At the conclusion of the selection committee’s Stage I RFQ deliberations, the committee will decide on top selected Contractors to advance to Stage II of the procurement process. The successful Contractors will be notified. Non-selected Contractors will be notified in writing at the conclusion of the procurement process.

K. PROJECTED SCHEDULE FOR THE RFQ PROCESS

The County reserves the right to modify this schedule at their discretion.

September 24, 2025 Stage I RFQ Advertised October 8, 2025 Last day to submit questions October 15, 2025 Stage I Proposals Due October 22, 2025 Evaluation of proposals October 22, 2025 Short-list Selection announced October 23, 2025 Anticipated date for Stage II Bid issuance November 19, 2025 Anticipated Stage II Bid Date December 15, 2025 Contract Fully Executed January 2026 Anticipated NTP 26 months Project Duration

L. ACCEPTANCE OF EVALUATION METHODOLOGY

By submitting a response to this RFQ, each Contractor accepts the Salt Lake County evaluation process for selection of services as outlined in this document, and in doing so, acknowledges and accepts the determination of which proposal is “most advantageous to the county” will entail subjective judgements not measurable by quantifiable data by members of the Selection Committee during this review process.

SECTION III

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

A. TITLE / COVER PAGE

A title / cover page will be required at the front of all copies of the submittal. This page must be signed by an authorized individual for the company.

1. Title of the Project:

2. Contractor’s Name:

3. Statement of willingness to enter into an agreement with the County

4. Name and Title of Authorized Signature

5. Authorized Signature

B. CONTRACTUAL ENTITY INFORMATION

1. Contractor’s Legal Name:

2. Name and Title of Firms Principal / Contact Person:

3. Address, Telephone number, Fax number and E-mail address:

4. Legal Status Description of the Contracting Firm:

5. A statement that the firm is licensed and authorized to do business in the

State of Utah:

6. Years in business under current name / license:

7. A statement that the firm maintains a permanent office in the State of Utah:

8. A statement of the firms bonding capacity: (Bonds or proof of insurance do not need to be included with your proposal for Stage 1. A Bid Bond will be required during Stage II.)

9. List licensed categories of work that your firm will self-perform:

10. Claims and Suits to which the firm has been a party, either as plaintiff/complainant or defendant/respondent within the last five years:

Please answer the following questions.

a. Has your organization ever failed to complete any work awarded to it?

b. Has your surety/bonding company ever participated in completing a project for your company?

c. Are there any judgments, claims or suits pending or outstanding against your organization or its officers?

d. Has your organization filed any lawsuits with regard to construction contracts within the last five years?

e. Within the past five years, has any officer or principal of your organization ever been an officer or principal of another organization when it failed to complete a construction contract?

If the answer to any of the questions above is yes, you shall provide the following information:

a. Project Title

b. Project contract type

c. A description of the project

d. The project budget

e. Date completed

f. Name of owner or Contact person(s)

g. Telephone or E-mail address for each contact person

C. EXPERIENCE/REFERENCES

The Contractor shall have completed at least one (1) project of similar scope and complexity within the last five (5) years to seven (7) years preceding the RFQ date.

The projects shall be in excess of $40,000,000. Provide a list of additional similar projects completed in the last five (5) years to seven (7) years which are similar in scope, size, and complexity. At a minimum, information for each project shall include:

1. Project Title

2. Original and final contract amount

3. A brief description of the project

4. Name of owner or contact person(s)

5. Telephone or E-mail address for each contact person

6. Names of Project Manager and Superintendent with list of responsibilities for the project

7. Names of subcontractors on the project, i.e., pool construction, excavation, concrete, landscape, irrigation, electrical, plumbing, etc.

8. Indicate which of your proposed team members participated in each project

D. IDENTIFICATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TEAM

Identify the Construction Project Team. Provide an Organizational Chart that identifies the primary role and time commitments for the key individuals assigned to the project, for the following:

1. Principal-in-Charge who will over-see the project

2. Project Manager(s)

a. The Contractor’s project manager shall have at least ten (10) years experience as project manager on projects of similar scope and complexity as this project and shall, within ten (10) years preceding the bid date, have been project manager on at least one facility that includes requirements comparable to this project.

3. Project Superintendent(s)

a. The Contractor’s superintendent shall have at least ten (10) years experience as superintendent on projects of similar scope and complexity as this project and shall, within ten (10) years preceding the bid date, have been superintendent on at least one facility that includes requirements comparable to this project.

4. Scheduler(s)

5. Estimator(s)

6. Quality Control(s)

7. Other staff directly related to the project

8. Identify where this team has worked together on previous projects.

By listing the individuals in the proposal, the firm is making a commitment that they are the personnel who will be assigned to the project. The County must approve any changes to the personnel indicated. The County reserves the right to request a substitution.

E. OVERALL PROJECT APPROACH / MANAGEMENT PLAN

Approach / Management Plan:

A statement of approach and management plan, specific to the various phases of work for this project similar in size and scope shall be submitted as a condition of the proposal. Identify the Overall Project/Management Approach. The plan should include the Contractor’s recommendations for site management, including site access, safety and security; project staffing; project scheduling, including pre-construction activities, a schedule of the work and transition / occupancy items;

warranty coverage; project reporting / meetings / records; and project budget estimating; changes to the work, LEED certification, and overall management of the construction project.

Show how you implement these efforts, their purpose, use and benefit to your philosophy and the project as a whole. Describe how these methods differentiate you company from the rest of the field. Include your communication and working strategies with the Architect and the County.

Subcontractor Selection & Management:

Indicate your plan to qualify and select subcontractors. Discuss how you’ll coordinate the individual trade components for the major subcontractors (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil, Landscape, Stage Lighting and Theatrical Components, etc.). Provide your plan to manage how subcontractors will communicate between various trades. How you manage these tasks and how subcontractors communicate between various trades will be critical to the evaluation of the management plan.

Schedule Management:

The identified construction period is extremely critical to the success of the construction project. In your approach, provide evidence and detail about the plan to ensure the timeline is met, how you will maintain efficiency, tracking of schedule, dealing with weather, timely decision, timely notifications, lead time of equipment, sub-contractor issues, LEED certification, volatile markets, etc. Describe what makes your company standout from the competition in terms of meeting and/or exceeding schedule expectations. Describe your goals, purposes and desire in taking on this project.

Quality Control/Quality Assurance:

Describe your firm’s approach to maintaining quality. Identify practices and tools used. Identify individuals within your team who are responsible for maintaining quality. Provide examples where your approach was effective.

Safety Program:

Describe your firm’s safety program and how you will implement it on our project.

Provide your firm’s EMR. If there is more than one firm for your team provide an EMR for each firm on your team. Demonstrate knowledge and experience in complying with OSHA and NFPA requirements for safety during construction.

Describe methods to be used to ensure an OSHA certified team member will maintain a presence at the work site whenever work is being done. Describe methods to be used to ensure all workers have received the required minimum 10-hour OSHA training.

Sustainability:

The County has an interest in measures used by its consultants to ensure sustainable operations with minimal adverse impact on the environment. Please state whether your firm has a formal sustainability program or policy and, if so, please attach a copy to your proposal (not included in the page count).

SECTION IV

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A. County’s Right to Select The County reserves the right to advance 2- 5 Contractors to Stage II of the procurement process to the Contractors, who in the judgment of the Selection Committee present the proposals that best accomplishes the County’s desired results. Selection will be made on the basis of combined score of the evaluation factors identified in Section II, Procurement Process.

If for any reason, the County is unsuccessful in negotiating a final contract with the selected Contractor, the County may elect to negotiate with another of the Contractors or withdraw the solicitation and re-advertise at a future time.

B. Eligibility Requirements

The Contractor must comply, at all times during the solicitation and contracting period, with all applicable Federal, State, County and City anti-discrimination laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. Any violations of this provision shall be considered a violation of a material provision of the solicitation process or contract and shall be grounds for disqualification, cancellations, termination or suspension.

C. Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA)

County is a governmental entity subject to the Utah Government Records Access and Management Act (“GRAMA”), Utah Code Ann. §§ 63G-2-101 to -901. As a result, County is required to disclose certain information and materials to the public, upon request. Generally, any document submitted to County is considered a “public record” under GRAMA. Any person who provides to County a record that the person believes merits protection under subsection 63G-2-305(1) or (2) must submit with their proposal all of the following: (1) a written claim of business confidentiality, (2) a concise statement of reasons supporting the claim of business confidentiality, and (3) a separate copy of the proposal with the information requested to be protected redacted. Failure to comply with any of the three requirements for a claim of business confidentiality waives the request for protected record. Generally, GRAMA only protects against the disclosure of trade secrets or commercial information that could reasonably be expected to result in unfair competitive injury. For your convenience, County has provided a Business Confidentiality Request Form which is attached to this RFQ as Attachment B. All documents submitted in response to this RFQ will be treated as public records in accordance with GRAMA, unless a claim of business confidentiality has been properly made and approved by County.

All proposed costs/pricing/fees submitted to the county are public records.

An entire proposal cannot be identified as “PROTECTED,” “CONFIDENTIAL,” or “PROPRIETARY” and may be considered non-responsive if marked as such.

D. NOTICE TO RETIREES OF UTAH RETIREMENT SYSTEM (“URS”)

County is a URS “participating employer.” Entering into an agreement with County may affect a URS retiree’s retirement benefits including, but not limited to, cancellation of the retiree’s “retirement allowance” due to “reemployment” with a “participating employer” pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 49-11-504 to -505. In addition, Contractor is required to immediately notify County if a retiree of URS is the Contractor; or an owner, operator, or principal of the Contractor. Contractor shall refer the URS retiree to the URS Retirement Department at 801-366-7770 or 800-695-4877 for all questions about post-retirement employment regulations.

E. Employee Status Verification System Contractor shall register and participate in the Status Verification System before entering into a contract with County as required by Utah Code Ann. § 63G-12-

302. The Status Verification System is an electronic system operated by the federal government, through which an authorized official of a state agency or a political subdivision of the state may inquire by exercise of authority delegated pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373 to verify the citizenship or immigration status of an individual within the jurisdiction of the agency or political subdivision. Contractor is individually responsible for verifying the employment status of only new employees who work under Contractor’s supervision or direction and not those who work for another Contractor or subcontractor, except each Contractor or subcontractor who works under or for another Contractor shall certify to the main Contractor by affidavit that the Contractor or subcontractor has verified, through the Status Verification System, the employment status of each new employee of the respective Contractor or subcontractor. The Contractor shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Utah Code Ann. § 63G-12-302. Contractor’s failure to so comply may result in the immediate termination of its contract with County.

F. Ethical Standards

Contractor represents that it has not: (a) provided an illegal gift to any County officer or employee, or former County officer or employee, or to any relative or business entity of a County officer or employee, or relative or business entity of a former County officer or employee; (b) retained any person to solicit or secure this contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage or contingent fee, other than bona fide employees of bona fide commercial agencies established for the purpose of securing business; (c) breached any of the ethical standards set forth in State statute or Salt Lake County Code of Ordinances § 2.07; or (d) knowingly influenced, and hereby promises that it will not knowingly influence, any County officer or employee or former County officer or employee to breach any of the ethical standards set forth in State statute or Salt Lake County ordinances.

G. Campaign Contributions

The Salt Lake County campaign finance disclosure ordinance limits campaign contributions by Contractor to County candidates. Salt Lake County Code of Ordinances § 2.72A. Contractor acknowledges and understands those limitations on campaign contributions mean that any person, business, corporation or other entity that enters into a contract or is engaged in a contract with County is prohibited from making campaign contributions in excess of $100 to County candidates during the term of the contract and during a single election cycle as defined in the ordinance. Contractor further acknowledges that violation of those provisions governing campaign contributions may result in criminal sanctions as well as termination of this Agreement.

H. Insurance

Insurance will be required in the types and amounts as provided in the general conditions. County reserves the right to modify the amounts and types of insurance required in Stage II.

B. Eligibility Requirements