Attachment_B_-_Form_of_Offer_Letter.pdf

Attachment B

[Offeror's Letterhead]

[Insert Date]

District of Columbia Department of General Services 3924 Minnesota Avenue, NE, 5th Floor Washington, DC 20019

Attention: Suzi Tabot

Contracting Officer

Reference: Request for Proposals (“RFP”) - DCAM-26-CS-RFP-0006 Design-Build Services for the New River Terrace Recreation Center

Dear Ms. Tabot:

On behalf of [INSERT NAME OF OFFEROR] (the “Offeror”), I am pleased to submit this proposal in response to the Department of General Services (the “Department” or “DGS”) RFP to provide Design-Build Services for the New River Terrace Recreation Center (the “Project”). The Offeror has reviewed the RFP and the attachments thereto, any addenda thereto, and the proposed Form of Contract (collectively, the “Proposal Documents”) and has conducted such due diligence and analysis as the Offeror, in its sole judgment, has deemed necessary in order to submit the Offeror's proposal in response to the RFP. The Offeror’s proposal, Design Fee (including construction administration), Design-Build Fee, and the Lump Sum General Conditions Cost (as defined in Section 2.11.1 of the RFP) are based on the Proposal Documents as issued and assume no material alteration of the terms of the Proposal Documents (collectively, the proposal, Design Fee, the Design-Build Fee, and the Lump Sum General Conditions Cost are referred to as the “Offeror’s Proposal”).

The price evaluation shall be based exclusively on the Base Bid (CLIN A, B, C, D, and E).

The Offeror’s Proposal is as follows:

A. Design Fee: The Design Fee consists of the following elements:

Concept Design: $ Concept Design Cost Estimate Services $ Schematic Design: $ Schematic Design Cost Estimate Services: $ Design Development: $ Design Development Cost Estimate Services: $ Furniture Selection and Coordination $_____________ Permit Set: $ _ Construction Documents: $ _

Bidding and Construction Administration Services: $ _

Total Design Fee: $

B. Design-Build Fee: $

C. Allowances:

Permit Allowance: $250,000.00 Public Art Allowance: $100,000.00 Utility Allowance: $75,000.00____ Public Space Improvement Allowance $100,000.00 Owner Allowance $1,000,000.00

D. Lump Sum General Condition Cost: $

E. Bonds and Insurance costs for the Design Fee, Design Build Fee And Lump Sum General Condition Cost (Final amount will be based solely on actual costs) $___________

Base Bid Total (including paragraphs A, B, C, D, and E) $

F. Add Alternate No. 001 Rooftop Gathering Space

Total Design Fee $

Design-Build Fee: $

Lump Sum General Condition Cost: $

Total Add Alternate No. 001 $

The Offeror acknowledges and understands that the Design-Build Fee and the Lump Sum General Conditions Cost are firm, fixed prices, and, other than as permitted in the Form of Contract, will not be subject to further adjustment.

In addition, the Offeror hereby represents that, based on its current rating with its surety, the indicated cost of a payment and performance bond is [INSERT PERCENTAGE].

The Offeror's Proposal is based on and subject to the following conditions:

1. The Offeror agrees to hold its proposal open for a period of at least one hundred and twenty

(120) days after the date of the proposal.

2. Assuming the Offeror is selected by the Department the Offeror agrees to enter into a contract with the Department on the terms and conditions described in the Proposal Documents within ten (10) days of the notice of the award. In the event the Offeror fails to do so, the Department shall have the right to levy upon the Offeror's bid bond.

3. Both the Offeror and the undersigned represent and warrant that the undersigned has the full legal authority to submit this bid form and bind the Offeror to the terms of the Offeror's Proposal. The Offeror further represents and warrants that no further action or approval must be obtained by the Offeror in order to authorize the terms of the Offeror's Proposal. In addition to any other remedies that the Department may have at law or in equity, the Department shall have the right to levy upon Offeror’s Bid Bond in the event of a breach of this paragraph 3.

4. The Offeror and its principal team members hereby represent and warrant that they have not: (i) colluded with any other group or person that is submitting a proposal in response to the RFP in order to fix or set prices; (ii) acted in such a manner so as to discourage any other group or person from submitting a proposal in response to the RFP; or (iii) otherwise engaged in conduct that would violate applicable anti-trust law.

5. The Offeror hereby certifies that neither it nor any of its team members have entered into any agreement (written or oral) that would prohibit any contractor, subcontractor, or sub-consultant that is certified by the District of Columbia Office of the Department of Small and Local Business Enterprises as a Local, Small, Resident Owned or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (collectively, “LSDBE Certified Companies”) from participating in the work if another company is awarded the contract.

6. This bid form and the Offeror's Proposal are being submitted on behalf of [INSERT FULL

LEGAL NAME, TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, AND STATE OF FORMATION FOR THE

OFFEROR].

Sincerely, By: _____________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: _____________________________