Attachment_E_-_Cost_Proposal_CDBG_Admin.doc

This is a Cost Proposal Format attachment for a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by a California city for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Administration Services in support of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's CDBG Program. The proposal format requires consultants to submit detailed cost estimates organized by five primary task categories: Reporting, Environment Review Record, Monitoring, Financial, and Other Services. For each task, proposers must itemize labor categories (such as Consultant or Senior Consultant positions), estimated hours, hourly rates, and extended rates, with a not-to-exceed total calculated for each task and a comprehensive not-to-exceed total for all tasks combined.

The cost proposal format establishes a structured pricing framework that aligns labor costs with defined scope deliverables across administrative functions. Proposers are expected to populate the template with specific hourly rates and hour estimates that correspond to their proposed scope of services, enabling the City to evaluate pricing competitively across submissions. The format does not specify contract duration, renewal options, funding amounts, or other financial terms within this attachment; however, it establishes that pricing will be presented on a task-by-task basis with clear ceilings to control project expenditures.