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SECTION 3 – REQUIREMENTS FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

Respondents are requested to submit (as a part of Submittal 1) Qualifications presenting Respondent’s qualifications and understanding of the work to be performed. Respondents must address all requirements of, and provide specific information requested for each evaluation criteria. Qualifications must be concise but thorough and detailed to allow proper evaluation of Respondent’s capabilities to provide the required services.

General Information (all information must be completed):

Provide the following information for Respondent:

Legal name of the company as registered with the State of Texas:

Address of the office proposed to provide services:

Number of years in business:

Type of operation (individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, etc.):

Number of employees by skill group:

Annual revenue totals for the past ten (10) years:

Describe the Respondent’s financial stability in general and confirm willingness to provide financial statements if requested:

Is Respondent currently for sale or involved in any transaction to expand or to become acquired by another business entity? If yes, please explain the impact both in organizational and directional terms. Yes No

Provide any details of all past or pending litigation or claims filed against Respondent that would affect performance under a contract with the Owner:

Is Respondent currently in default on any loan agreement or financing agreement with any bank, financial institution, or other entity? If yes, specify date(s), details, circumstances, and prospects for resolution. Yes No

Does any relationship exist by relative, business associate, capital funding agreement, or any other such kinship between any member of the Respondent or any sub-consultant, to any Owner employee, officer or member of the University of Texas System Board of Regents? If so, please explain.

Provide a claims history under professional malpractice insurance for the past five (5) years for the Respondent and any team members proposed to provide professional services:

3.1 CRITERIA ONE: RESPONDENT’S STATEMENT OF INTEREST, AVAILABILITY TO UNDERTAKE THE SERVICES, ABILITY TO APPROPRIATELY PROVIDE STAFF AND OTHER RESOURCES TO THE PROJECT, AND PROJECT PLAN DEMONSTRATING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCOPE (20 POINTS)

3.1.1 Provide a statement of interest for the services including a narrative describing the qualifications as they pertain to this particular solicitation for the Respondent and sub-consultants, if any.

3.1.2 Provide a statement on the availability and commitment of the Respondent and its principal(s) and the assigned professionals to undertake the services proposed in this solicitation.

3.1.3 Provide a brief history of the Respondent and each subconsultant, if any, proposed to undertake the services described in this solicitation.

3.1.4 Provide a graphic representation of the Respondent’s proposed team, identifying members of the Prime Firm and any subconsultants proposed for this solicitation.

3.2 CRITERIA TWO: PROJECT TEAM’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE RELEVANT SERVICES (50 POINTS)

3.2.1 The Respondent’s ability to provide services relevant to this solicitation will be evaluated on the basis of the experience of those individuals proposed for the project team, including subconsultants, regardless of the firm with whom the individual was associated when the submitted experience was conducted. Current capabilities of the team will be evaluated on the basis of the experience and capacity (current workload and availability) of the individuals assigned. State of Texas registration of key team involved in project will be required wherever applicable.

a. Identification of the single point of contact for the Professional Services team.

b. Identification of key personnel to be assigned to the project, including the percentage of time each team member is proposed to work on the project, their role in the project and their commitment to remain on the project through conclusion.

c. Identification of subconsultants, as appropriate, including their proposed role on the project team.

d. Organizational chart illustrating reporting lines and names and titles for proposed key participants and each of the proposed subconsultants.

e. Resumes for each key individual proposed for the project team and each sub-consultant, and definition of that person's role in each stage of the project. Include each individual’s experience with similar projects, the number of years with the firm, and city of residence.

f. No substitutions of any team members or subconsultants may be made without prior approval by the University. Specific individuals for the prime and sub-consultant firms, if any, proposed by Respondent are expected to be assigned to the project, should the Respondent be selected.

3.2.2 Describe the basis for the selection of proposed subconsultants included in the team proposed for this project (if any) and the role each will play.

3.2.3 Describe the Respondent’s methodology for working with subconsultants and integrating them into the process.

3.3 CRITERIA THREE: RESPONDENT’S PERFORMANCE ON PAST REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS (15 POINTS)

3.3.1 List a maximum of three (3) projects for which the Respondent has provided services within the past five years that are most related to this solicitation. List the projects in order of priority, with the most relevant project listed first. Provide the following information for each project listed:

· Project name and location.

· Project description.

· Project owner, including complete contact information.

· Description of Respondent’s contracted responsibility for the project (prime professional, joint venture, or consultant).

· Describe the professional services the Respondent provided for the project.

· Describe how the project is similar and why the services provided are most relevant to the project described in this solicitation.

· Describe novel approaches by the Respondent in orchestrating the study/survey and/or providing deliverables which are most relevant to the project described in this solicitation.

· Representative of the Respondent responsible for coordinating the portion of the work most relevant to the project described in this solicitation.

· References for each project listed, identifying the following:

· The Owner’s representative who served as the day-to-day liaison during the phase of the project most relevant to the project described in this solicitation, including a contact phone number.

· Length of business relationship with the project Owner.

References shall be considered relevant based on the specific project participation and experience of the Respondent. The Owner may contact references during any part of this process. The Owner reserves the right to contact any other references at any time during the RFQ process.

For each reference project, identify which proposed team member that worked on the project and their role.

3.3.2 For each member of the team proposed for researching and writing the Historic Context Study, provide an example of a Historic Context Study the team member produced and an example of the survey work the proposed team member produced. Examples must be for projects completed within the last five years.

3.4 CRITERIA FOUR: RESPONDENT’S PROPOSED PROJECT PLAN AND SCHEDULE (15 POINTS)

3.4.1 Provide proposed project plan, detailing approach to the project described in this solicitation.

3.4.2 Provide proposed timeline for completion of project, detailing the start and end dates for each task.