COST_PROPOSAL_Appendix_B.pdf

This is a Cost Proposal document (Appendix B) for RFP 4604.1 issued by Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland for a Consultant for School Consolidation and Closures Study for Elementary and Middle Schools and Countywide Elementary and Middle School Boundary Study. The proposal solicits qualified, professional independent consultants to facilitate data analysis identifying schools for potential consolidation and closure review, as well as to inform a countywide boundary study process at the elementary and middle school level. The scope of work is structured across six primary tasks: Task 1 involves project orientation and data collection; Task 2 requires active participation in a robust community engagement process for both study phases; Task 3 encompasses Phase 1 activities including developing criteria and metrics for consolidation and closure recommendations; Task 4 covers Phase 2 activities providing impartial analysis of boundary study options and facilitating the boundary study with MCPS leadership and staff; Task 5 requires coordination of Superintendent recommendations for both phases; and Task 6 involves support for the Board of Education study process for both phases.

The cost proposal template specifies that each task should be submitted as a lump sum amount with supporting hourly rate information by work classification. The hourly rate categories include Principal, Project Manager, Senior Planner, Planner, Developer, GIS Technician, Communications/Outreach Specialist, Administrative Support, and Other (with space for specification). The document explicitly notes that all hourly rates are all-inclusive of overhead, profit, administrative fees, direct and indirect costs, with no additional expenses or fees to be added beyond the stated hourly rate. Bidders are permitted to attach additional sheets if necessary to complete the cost proposal for all tasks.