7-Bid Incentive Request Form.pdf
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- Franklin County, Columbus City, Ohio
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This is a Bid Discount/Proposal Incentive Request Form issued by the City of Columbus, Ohio, Department of Technology for use in response to the Building and Zoning Services Fee Study and Cost Recovery Consultation Services solicitation. The form must be submitted with bids and proposals no later than the bid or proposal due date. The Department of Building and Zoning Services seeks a qualified consultant to conduct a comprehensive review of the department's fee structure and business environment and develop a fee model aligned with departmental goals. The department operates seven interconnected sections—Building, Code Enforcement, Zoning, Site Engineering, Customer Service, License, and Weights and Measures—with 278 budgeted full-time equivalents in 2026. The City anticipates nearly $40 million in revenue to the Development Services Fund with an additional $4.5 million support from the General Fund. All submitted questions will receive answers by 3:00 PM on Friday, April 10, 2026.
The City of Columbus offers bid discounts and proposal incentive points to eligible Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certified contractors. Prime contractors certified with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion receive a 5 percentage point proposal incentive for professional service contracts, where ethnicity and gender are evaluation criteria. For construction and goods and services contracts awarded on low bid, eligible MBE and WBE prime contractors or joint ventures receive a 5 percent bid discount, capped at $50,000 per bid. The discount applies only to bid evaluation; the original bid amount serves as the contract award basis. Eligible bidders must submit a copy of current MBE/WBE certification approval letters with their proposals and complete the affidavit certifying that provided information is true and complete.
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Bid Discount /Proposal Incentive Request Form
This Bid Discount/Proposal Incentive Request Form must be included with the bid and proposal and submitted no later than the bid or proposal due date. Please complete the sections that apply.
The Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) Programs provide a bid discount and proposal incentive points to eligible businesses seeking to bid on City of Columbus contracts as prime contractors/prime consultants. To be eligible for either the bid discount or the proposal incentive credits, the prime contractor must be certified with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the necessary work classification at the time the submittal is due.
The Proposal Incentive points apply to professional service solicitations/contracts. For these contracts, the prime contractor’s ethnicity and gender are part of the evaluation criteria. A prime contractor that is a minority-owned or a woman-owned business certified with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the relevant field of work is assigned 5 percentage points during the evaluation process. The Proposal Incentive points are used in scoring the proposals and ranking the submittals.
The Bid Discount applies to construction and goods and services contracts when the award is based on low bid, and the prime contractor is a minority or woman-owned business or a minority or woman-owned joint venture certified with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the relevant work classification. The Bid Discount is 5% for construction and goods and services bids, not to exceed $50,000 on a single bid. The Bid Discount allows an original bid amount to be discounted by 5% for purposes of evaluating and determining the lowest responsive bid. The original bid amount is the basis for the contract award. For example, a $100,000 bid with a 5% Bid Discount is evaluated at $95,000. However, $100,000 would be paid if the bidder eligible for the discount was the successful bidder.
For additional information about the Minority and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise Program, please visit the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s website.
(Please Attach Copy of Current MBE/WBE Certification Approval Letter)
CERTIFICATION OF AFFIDAVIT
The information provided is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I further understand and agree that this certification shall become a part of my contract with the Columbus of Columbus Bid Name: Bid Number: Bid Opening Date:
Contracting Department: Bid/Project Manager Name (as listed in bid documents):
Certified Prime Contractor/Consultant Authorized Signature & Date:
X
Printed name of the authorized signatory:
X
Business Name:
Office of Diversity and Inclusion Staff Authorized Signature Only
Office of Diversity and Inclusion Official Authorized Designee Signature:
X
Date:
Approved Not Approved
| Bid Name: |
| Bid Number: |
| Contracting Department: Department of Technology |
| BidProject Manager Name as listed in bid documents: |
| Printed name: |
| Business Name: |
| Date_es_:date: |
| Signature9_es_:signer:signature: |
| Signature11_es_:signer:signature: |
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