Attachment_C_-_FOL-DCAM26CSRFP0011_Hendley_ES.pdf

[Offeror's Letterhead]

[Insert Date]

District of Columbia Department of General Services

3924 Minnesota Avenue NE, 5th Floor

Washington, DC 20019

Attention: Dr. Jacque McDonald

Associate Director and Chief Procurement Officer

Reference: Request for Proposal (“RFP”) - DCAM-26-CS-RFP-0011 Design-Build Services for Hendley Elementary School Modernization

Dear Dr. McDonald:

On behalf of [INSERT NAME OF VENDOR] (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 Hendley Elementary School Modernization project (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 Offeror's Proposal is as follows:

A. Design Fee (including Construction Administration): The Design Fee consists of the following elements:

Concept Design: $______________

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 $______________

Sub Total Design Fee $_______________

B. Design-Build Fee: $

C. Permit Allowance: $800,000.00

D. Public Art Allowance: $500,000.00

E. Utility Allowance $400,000.00

F. Exploratory/Existing Building and Site

Investigation Allowance $300,000.00

G. Lump Sum General Conditions Cost: $

H. Bonds and Insurance for the Desing Fee, Design Build Fee and Lump Sum General Conditions Cost, and Allowances

(Final amount will be based solely on actual costs) $___________

TOTAL (Design Fee, Design-Build Fee, Allowances, Lump Sum General Condition Cost, and Bonds and Insurance): $____________

The Offeror acknowledges and understands that 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.

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 proposal 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. The Offeror acknowledges and affirms that, pursuant to 27 DCMR § § 4704, 1624.1 and the requirements set forth in the RFP, the Offeror has not taken or included any exclusions, exceptions, qualifications, conditions, or clarifications in its proposal. The Offeror further acknowledges that the Department may deem a proposal non-responsive, and may reject the proposal in its entirety, if it fails to conform to all material requirements of the solicitation.

7. This proposal 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: _____________________________