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City of

Long Beach Request for Proposals RFP - HR-23-358

Professional Executive Recruitment Services

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Overview

Summary

The City of Long Beach is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide comprehensive executive recruitment services. The City is looking for a vendor or vendors who can identify and source qualified candidates, screen/evaluate candidates, negotiate candidate offers if requested, and provide support to the City throughout the recruitment process.

Key Dates

Release Date: March 13, 2024

Questions Due to the City: 11:00 AM, March 27, 2024

Proposals Due: 11:00 AM (PST), April 24, 2024

The City reserves the right to modify these dates at any time, with appropriate notice to prospective Contractors.

Proposal Information

Instructions for what to include in your proposal and how to submit it are detailed in Section 4.

Proposals must be submitted electronically via

LongBeachBuys.com.

Official Contact

William Reyes rfppurchasing@longbeach.gov

All communication with the City related to this RFP must be directed to the contact listed above.

mailto:rfppurchasing@longbeach.gov

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Contents

1 The Opportunity

1.1 Project Summary

1.2 Background

1.3 Goals

1.4 Award Terms

2 Scope of Work

2.1 Description of Services

2.2 Performance Metrics & Contract Management

2.2.1 Performance Metrics

2.2.2 Contract Management

2.2.3 Contract Payment

3 How We Choose

3.1 Minimum Qualifications

3.2 Evaluation Criteria

4 Proposal Instructions & Content

4.1 Timelines & Instructions

4.2 Proposal Content

4.3 Narrative Proposal Template

5 Terms & Conditions

5.1 Acronyms/Definitions

5.2 Solicitation Terms & Conditions

5.3 Contract Terms & Conditions

5.4 Additional Requirements

5.5 Protest Procedures

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1 The Opportunity

1.1 Project Summary

The City of Long Beach is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide comprehensive executive recruitment services. The City is looking for a vendor or group of vendors who can identify and source qualified candidates, screen and evaluate candidates, negotiate candidate offer letters if requested, and provide support to the City throughout the recruitment process.

1.2 Background

The recruitment services are intended to provide departments with end-to-end support in the recruitment process, from sourcing qualified candidates to negotiating and managing contracts. They are not intended to be permanent or long term.

1.3 Goals

The goal of the RFP and contract is to have the vendor(s) provide services that meet the

City's needs for executive recruitment. By providing these services, the vendor(s) can assist in finding the most qualified candidates for executive positions and ensure that the recruitment process is conducted in a timely, efficient, and equitable manner.

1.4 Award Terms

This contract will be for a period of 12 months with four (4) one year renewal options at the discretion of the City. The contract term will not exceed five (5) years.

2 Scope of Work

2.1 Description of Services

The City of Long Beach is looking for an executive recruitment firm to help us find a diverse pool of qualified candidates for executive level and/or management positions. We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community, and we believe that an executive recruitment firm with a proven track record of success in equitable, diverse, high level recruitment will be an asset to our city management.

The scope of the desired professional services will include identifying and attracting top-level candidates, performing the screening and preliminary interviewing of candidates, negotiating compensation (if necessary) and developing and implementing marketing and outreach strategies.

The vendor(s) will use its network of contacts and resources to identify and attract qualified candidates for open positions in the City. This may include using online job boards, networking with industry professionals, or headhunting passive candidates.

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The vendor(s) will screen and interview candidates to assess their skills, experience, and fit to the City’s needs. Vendor(s) will also provide feedback on the candidates to the City’s hiring team and assist making the best selections. The screening process may involve reviewing resumes, conducting phone interviews, scheduling in-person interviews, coordinating with panel members, and assisting in securing interview locations, travel arrangements for candidates, and meal arrangements on an as needed basis.

The vendor(s) may also negotiate compensation packages on the City’s behalf to ensure that the recruitment remains on budget and withing pre-established salary ranges (at the request of the City). Vendor(s) will have a good understanding of the market rates for the positions being recruited for and will be able to negotiate on the City’s behalf, if requested.

In addition to these services, vendor(s) may also provide other services such as:

Developing and implementing a marketing strategy: The vendor(s) may develop and implement a marketing outreach strategy to reach potential candidates. This may include creating job postings, developing a social media strategy, or networking with industry professionals.

The ideal firm(s) will also have a proven track record of success in executive level recruitment, as well as a deep understanding of our industry and the challenges we face.

Vendor(s) will be able to work collaboratively with City representatives to ensure that we find the right candidate to lead the City of Long Beach into the future.

2.2 Performance Metrics & Contract Management

2.2.1 Performance Metrics

The table below highlights the targets that will be tracked and reviewed collaboratively with the Awarded Contractor during the contract. This list is an indication of the performance metrics of interest to the City, and is not exhaustive or final. As a part of a response to this

RFP, Proposers may propose additional or alternative performance metrics to be tracked on a regular basis. The final set of performance metrics and frequency of collection will be negotiated by the successful Proposer and the City prior to the finalization of an agreement between parties, and may be adjusted over time as needed.

METRIC DESCRIPTION TARGET DATA SOURCE

1. Responsiveness The selected vendor(s) should acknowledge a request from a customer City department within

2 business day response for request.

Customer department feedback to contract administrator

(Human Resources

Department).

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2. Status Updates The selected vendor(s) should be able to provide a bi-weekly status report.

Reports to be completed and submitted by end of month as applicable.

Customer department feedback to contract administrator

3. Standard of Work The selected vendor(s) should be able to provide high quality Work that is accurate, thorough, and objective.

The vendor(s) should be able to understand the project's goals and objectives and conduct all work accordingly.

Customer department feedback to contract administrator

4. Guarantee of

Services

Type and length of guarantee on recruitment services.

Vendor proposal and subsequent honoring of guarantee of services.

Responsiveness is defined as the selected contractor(s) acknowledging the request from a customer department within two (2) business days. Except for holidays and weekends.

Status updates is defined as the brief communication that vendor (s) provide about the progress of a project, task, or initiative. It is typically written in a clear and concise manner, and it includes information such as the status of the project, any milestones that have been reached or are upcoming, any challenges or roadblocks that have been encountered, and any next steps or actions that need to be taken. Written reports or updates must be submitted by the vendor on the weekly basis or other pre-arranged dates.

Standard of Work is defined the set of expectations for the quality of work that a vendor (s) will provide. These expectations may include the accuracy, thoroughness, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness of the work, as well as the vendor

(s) adherence to all applicable standards and regulations.

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Guarantee of Services is defined as any work/recruitment guarantee offered by the vendor.

2.2.2 Contract Management

The Department of Human Resources will serve as the contract administrator for the City.

The Department will be the main point of contact with the vendor(s) on contract related matters including but not limited to complaints from customer departments on the lack of responsiveness from the vendor(s) and the quality of recruitments.

2.2.3 Contract Payment

The City of Long Beach issues payment based upon services rendered. After a contract is finalized and work is performed, the Contractor should invoice the City. The City will remit payment within 30 calendar days of being billed.

3 How We Choose

3.1 Minimum Qualifications

Contractors submitting a proposal must have the capability to provide the full range of required services as detailed in Section 2.1, Description of Services. Proposals should include types of recruitments conducted and current or former clients. If a team submits a proposal, one person or entity must be designated as the principal contact.

Eligible Contractors must possess a minimum of five (5) years of active experience in the services detailed in Section 2.1, Scope of Project, and must be licensed, insured and bonded, where appropriate. Awarded Contractor(s) will be required to obtain a local City of Long

Beach business license at the time of selection.

3.2 Evaluation Criteria

Proposals shall be consistently evaluated based upon the following criteria:

CRITERIA Weight

1. Organizational Capacity & Experience

• Manage multiple ongoing recruitments from various customer departments.

• Capacity and experience recruiting for public sector executive recruitments.

30%

2. Method of Approach

• Approach should prioritize confidentiality, professionalism, and understand the customer department’s vision for the recruited position.

40%

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• Details on outreach plan for each recruitment should be shared with customer department.

• Ability to share each step of the hiring process with the requesting customer departments.

3. Communications & Reporting

• Contact’s ability to acknowledge request from a customer department within two (2) business days.

• Provide detailed status updates regularly to customer department throughout an ongoing recruitment.

• Readily accessible for questions or concerns from customer departments.

20%

4. Reasonableness of Cost

• Detailed breakdown of cost 10%

4 Proposal Instructions & Content

4.1 Timelines & Instructions

MILESTONE

TIME

(PACIFIC)

& DATE LOCATION / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Release date March 13, Questions due to the

City

11:00 AM

(PST),

March 27,

• Submit all inquiries via email to rfppurchasing@longbeach.gov

Posting of the Q&A April 10,

• Responses to the questions will be posted on

LongBeachBuys.com.

Proposals due 11:00 AM

(PST), April

24, 2024

• Proposals should be submitted electronically via LongBeachBuys.com.

• Late proposals, or proposals submitted through other channels will not be accepted.

• Proposers are responsible for submitting their proposals completely and on time.

o Proposers will receive an e-bid confirmation number with a time stamp from LongBeachBuys.com mailto:rfppurchasing@longbeach.gov file:///C:/Users/meid/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/X47PW9A6/LongBeachBuys.com file:///C:/Users/meid/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/X47PW9A6/LongBeachBuys.com file:///C:/Users/meid/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/X47PW9A6/LongBeachBuys.com

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o For technical support, email or call the

City during normal business hours at

LBPurchasing@longbeach.gov or (562)

570-6200.

Evaluation of Narrative

& Cost Proposals

May 2024 • An Evaluation Committee will review Narrative

& Cost Proposals to select the proposal that best meets the needs of the City.

• Evaluations will be conducted using a methodology derived from the evaluation criteria listed in Section 3.2.

Interviews/ Demos/

Site Visits

May 2024 • Vendor proposals that are approved by the

Evaluation Committee for further review will be invited to participate in an on site demo and interview process. Vendor staff who will be directly working on the project with the City should be present for the interview process. ]

• The City may interview or request demos from none, one, some or all Proposers.

Negotiation &

Contractor Selection

June 2024 • Selected Contractor(s) will be notified in writing.

• Any award is contingent upon the successful negotiation of final contract terms. If contract negotiations cannot be concluded successfully, the City reserves the right to negotiate a contract with another Contractor or withdraw the RFP.

• Negotiations shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure to competing Contractors unless and until an agreement is reached.

Estimated Contract

Execution

TBD

Proposer Debrief After

Contractor is Selected

• Successful and unsuccessful Proposers are encouraged to request phone call or in person meeting with the City to discuss the strengths mailto:LBPurchasing@longbeach.gov

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4.2 Proposal Content

Complete proposals will include the following. Proposers are encouraged to use this table as a checklist to ensure all components are included in their proposal.

PROPOSAL

☐ Narrative

Proposal

The Narrative Proposal should provide a straightforward, concise delineation of capabilities to satisfy the RFP. Guidance on preparing a Narrative Proposal is detailed in Section 4.3.

☐ Cost Proposal The Cost Proposal should be prepared using:

• Itemization: Proposals should present costs of services of each recruitment including any additional expenses for travel, materials, or other circumstances as applicable. Proposal should include vendor’s cost of services, if applicable, for recruitments that do not result in a candidate being hired causing the recruitment to be reopened.

• Time Period: Proposals should include a cost break down displaying the final cost of an executive recruitment and include a breakdown of cost for each step of the recruitment service so the City can best evaluate the proposal. Proposals should include expected recruitment timeline sample.

• Format: Proposals may include their cost proposals in their narrative proposals.

PROPOSAL APPENDICES

☐ Financial

Stability

Proposers should include one or more of the following financial statements to provide the City with enough information to determine financial stability of the Proposer and subcontractor.

• Financial Statement or Annual Report

• Business tax return

• Statement of income and balance sheet

☐ Other Addenda

(if applicable)

Colored displays, promotional materials, and other collateral are not necessary or desired. However, if a complete response cannot be provided without referencing supporting

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MANDATORY ATTACHMENTS | The following are included as Attachments in Long

Beach Buys. They must be signed by the individual legally authorized to bind the

Proposer.

☐ A. Authorization & Certification

☐ B. Equal Benefits Ordinance (EBO) Form

Attachments Which May be Submitted Upon Award | Upon award, Awarded

Contractors will be required to submit the following. We encourage you to take note of these requirements, and where possible, include available information as part of your proposal to expedite processing.

☐ C. W-9

☐ D. Business License

☐ E. Proof of Registration with the California Secretary of State

☐ F. Certificates of Insurance: [Summarize Requirements]

☐ Contact Information | Ensure your organization’s profile is up to date in Long Beach

Buys, including an email address, phone number, and for any classifications you may qualify for.

4.3 Narrative Proposal Template

An editable version of the template below has been posted to Long Beach Buys. Proposers should complete the editable template and submit it as their narrative proposal.

Organizational Capacity & Experience

PROPOSER CONTACT INFORMATION

Organization

Company Name

Company Address

Federal Tax ID Number

Website

Authorized

Representative

Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

Other Point of

Contact (if required)

Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

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PROPOSER CAPACITY & EXPERIENCE

What type of enterprise is the organization?

☐ Non-Profit

☐ Sole Proprietorship

☐ General Partnership

☐ Corporation

State and Date of incorporation:

☐ Limited Liability Company

☐ Other _________________________________

Please describe why the organization is qualified to provide the services described in this RFP (1-2 paragraphs).

Please describe the length of time the organization has been providing executive recruitment services, what types of organizations you have conducted executive recruitments for, and what types of positions you have successfully recruited for.

How many employees does the organization have in total and residing in Long Beach?

Where are the representative(s) that would service the City’s account located?

Who are the key staff who will be involved in providing support to the City of Long Beach?

For each, please include a name, title, and resume description in 1 paragraph or as a separate attachment.

REFERENCES

Reference 1

Company

Project Manager

Phone Number

Project Description

Project Start and

End Dates

Reference 2 Company

Project Manager

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Project Description

Reference 3

Project Manager

Phone Number

Project Description

Reference 4

Project Manager

Phone Number

Project Description

Reference 5

Project Manager

Phone Number

Project Description

SUB-CONTRACTOR CONTACT INFORMATION

Does the proposal include subcontractors?

☐ Yes

☐ No

If applicable, provide the following for all subcontractors included in this proposal.

Organization Company Name

Company Address

Authorized

Representative

Name

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

Other Point of

Contact (if required)

Name

Title

Email Address

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SUBCONTRACTOR CAPACITY & EXPERIENCE

What type of enterprise is the organization?

☐ Non-Profit

☐ Sole Proprietorship

☐ General Partnership

☐ Corporation

State and Date of incorporation:

☐ Limited Liability Company

☐ Other _________________________________

Which specific requirements of this RFP will the subcontractor perform?

Please describe why the organization is qualified to provide the services described in this RFP (1-2 paragraphs).

Please describe the length of time the organization has been providing executive recruitment services, what types of organizations you have conducted executive recruitments for, and what types of positions you have successfully recruited for.

How many employees does the organization have nationally, locally, and residing in Long

Beach?

Where are the representative(s) that would service the City’s account located?

Who are the key staff who will be involved in providing support to the City of Long Beach?

For each, please include a name, title, and resume description in 1 paragraph or as a separate attachment.

Method of Approach

1. Please summarize your proposed executive recruitment services to the City of Long

Beach.

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2. Please explain your recruitment model to successfully find and place the best suited candidate in the City of Long Beach. This may include your outreach efforts, screening, and any other strategies your organization utilizes to successfully recruit executive talent.

3. Please summarize the expected workplan and timelines for executive recruitments.

4. Does your organization have experience conducting executive recruitments for public agencies? Please provide examples of the relative executive recruitments your agency has conducted in the public sector. Please provide sample recruitment materials if applicable.

5. Please describe your guarantee of successful candidate placement if applicable.

Please describe your policy and or costs for any out of scope work that may occur due to changes in recruitment timelines if the City requests a change in timeline.

6. If applicable, is there anything specific you may require from the City of Long Beach to successfully implement a contract agreement?

Communications & Reporting

1. Please explain the reporting systems and methods that will be used to routinely update the Department of Human Resources and customer departments of the details and status of the recruitments. Please explain what will be included in the details and status updates.

2. Please describe how the status updates of recruitments and final reports will be presented to the City.

3. Please share how you will work with the Department of Human Resources and customer departments in coordinating and implementing recruitments.

4. The City requires that the Awarded Contractor provide proof of payment of any subcontractors used for this project. If the proposal includes subcontractors, please describe the plan for how the City will be notified of such payments.

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5 Terms & Conditions

5.1 Acronyms/Definitions

1. Awarded Contractor: The organization/individual that is awarded a contract with the

City of Long Beach, California for the services identified in this RFP.

2. City: The City of Long Beach and any department or agency identified herein.

3. Contractor / Proposer: Organization/individual submitting a proposal in response to this RFP.

4. Department / Division: City of Long Beach, Department of Human Resources

5. Evaluation Committee: An independent committee comprised solely of representatives of the City established to review proposals submitted in response to the RFP, evaluate the proposals, and select a Contractor.

6. May: Indicates something that is not mandatory but permissible.

7. RFP: Request for Proposals.

8. Shall / Must: Indicates a mandatory requirement. Failure to meet a mandatory requirement may result in the rejection of a proposal as non-responsive.

9. Should: Indicates something that is recommended but not mandatory. If the

Proposer fails to provide recommended information, the City may, at its sole option, ask the Proposer to provide the information or evaluate the proposal without the information.

10. Subcontractor: Third party not directly employed by the Proposer who will provide services identified in this RFP.

5.2 Solicitation Terms & Conditions

1. The City reserves the right to alter, amend, or modify any provisions of this RFP, or to withdraw this RFP, at any time prior to the award of a contract pursuant hereto, if it is in the best interest of the City to do so.

2. The City reserves the right to request clarification of any proposal term from

Proposers.

3. The City may contact the references provided; contact any Proposer to clarify any response; contact any current users of a Proposer’s services; solicit information from

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4. The level and term of documentation required from the Proposer to satisfy the City will be commensurate with the size and complexity of the contract and Proposers should submit accordingly. If the information submitted by the Proposer, or available from other sources, is insufficient to satisfy the City as to the Proposer’s contractual responsibility, the City may request additional information from the

Proposer or may deem the proposal non-responsive.

5. The City reserves the right to waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

6. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received prior to contract award.

7. The City’s determination of the Proposer’s responsibility, for the purposes of this RFP, shall be final.

8. Unless otherwise specified, the City prefers to award to a single Contractor but reserves the right to award contracts to multiple contractors.

9. The City shall not be obligated to accept the lowest priced proposal, but will make an award in the best interests of the City of Long Beach after all factors have been evaluated.

10. If the City receives a single responsive, responsible proposal, the City may request an extension of the proposal acceptance period and/or conduct a price or cost analysis on such proposal. The Proposer shall promptly provide all cost or pricing data, documentation and explanation requested by the City to assist such analysis.

By conducting such analysis, the City shall not be obligated to accept the single proposal. The City reserves the right to reject such proposal or any portion thereof.

11. Any irregularities or lack of clarity in the RFP should be brought to the Purchasing

Division designee’s attention as soon as possible so that corrective addenda may be furnished to Proposers.

12. Proposals must include any and all proposed terms and conditions, including, without limitation, written warranties, maintenance/service agreements, license agreements, lease purchase agreements and the Proposer’s standard contract language. The omission of these documents may render a proposal non-responsive.

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13. Alterations, modifications or variations to a proposal may not be considered unless authorized by the RFP or by addendum or amendment.

14. Proposals which appear unrealistic in the terms of technical commitments, lack of technical competence, or are indicative of failure to comprehend the complexity and risk of this contract, may be rejected.

15. Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice received prior to the proposal opening time.

16. The price and amount of this proposal must have been arrived at independently and without consultation, communication, agreement or disclosure with or to any other

Contractor or prospective Contractor.

17. No attempt may be made at any time to induce any firm or person to refrain from submitting a proposal or to submit any intentionally high or noncompetitive proposal. All proposals must be made in good faith and without collusion.

18. Prices offered by Proposers in their proposals are an irrevocable offer for the term of the contract and any contract extensions. The Awarded Contractor agrees to provide the purchased services at the costs, rates and fees as set forth in their proposal in response to this RFP. No other costs, rates or fees shall be payable to the Awarded Contractor for implementation of their proposal.

19. The City is not liable for any costs incurred by Proposers prior to entering into a formal contract. Costs of developing the proposals or any other such expenses incurred by the Proposer in responding to the RFP, are entirely the responsibility of the Proposer, and shall not be reimbursed in any manner by the City.

20. Proposal will become public record after the conclusion of the negotiation process and before final approval by the awarding body unless the proposal or specific parts of the proposal can be shown to be exempt by law. Each Proposer may clearly label all or part of a proposal as "CONFIDENTIAL" provided that the Proposer thereby agrees to indemnify and defend the City for honoring such a designation. The failure to so label any information that is released by the City shall constitute a complete waiver of any and all claims for damages caused by any release of the information.

21. A proposal submitted in response to this RFP must identify any subcontractors, and outline the contractual relationship between the Proposer and each subcontractor.

An official of each proposed subcontractor must sign, and include as part of the

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22. If the Contractor elects to use subcontractors, the City requires that the Awarded

Contractor provide proof of payment of any subcontractors used for this project.

Proposals shall include a plan by which the City will be notified of such payments.

23. Each Proposer must disclose any existing or potential conflict of interest relative to the performance of the contractual services resulting from this RFP. Any such relationship that might be perceived or represented as a conflict should be disclosed.

The City reserves the right to disqualify any Proposer on the grounds of actual or apparent conflict of interest.

24. Each Proposer must include in its proposal a complete disclosure of any alleged significant prior or ongoing contract failures, any civil or criminal litigation or investigation pending which involves the Proposer or in which the Proposer has been judged guilty or liable. Failure to comply with the terms of this provision will disqualify any proposal. The City reserves the right to reject any proposal based upon the Proposer’s prior history with the City or with any other party, which documents, without limitation, unsatisfactory performance, adversarial or contentious demeanor, significant failure(s) to meet contract milestones or other contractual failures.

25. The City reserves the right to negotiate final contract terms with any Proposers selected. The contract between the parties will consist of the RFP together with any modifications thereto, and the Awarded Contractor’s proposal, together with any modifications and clarifications thereto that are submitted at the request of the City during the evaluation and negotiation process. In the event of any conflict or contradiction between or among these documents, the documents shall control in the following order of precedence: the final executed contract, the RFP, any modifications and clarifications to the Awarded Contractor’s proposal, and the

Awarded Contractor’s proposal. Specific exceptions to this general rule may be noted in the final executed contract.

26. The City will not be responsible for or bound by any oral communication or any other information or contact that occurs outside the official communication process specified herein, unless confirmed in writing by the City Contact.

27. Any contract resulting from this RFP shall not be effective unless and until approved by the City Council / City Manager, as applicable.

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28. The City will not be liable for Federal, State, or Local excise taxes.

29. Execution of Attachment A of this RFP shall constitute an agreement to all terms and conditions specified in the RFP, including all contract terms and conditions therein, except such terms and conditions that the Proposer expressly excludes.

30. Proposer understands and acknowledges that the representations above are material and important, and will be relied on by the City in evaluation of the proposal.

Any Proposer misrepresentation shall be treated as fraudulent concealment from the City of the true facts relating to the proposal.

31. Proposals shall be kept confidential through the negotiation process.

32. No announcement concerning the award of a contract as a result of this RFP may be made without the prior written approval of the City.

Proposers are advised that any contract awarded pursuant to this procurement process that exceeds $100,000 shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Long

Beach Municipal Code Section 2.73 et seq, the Equal Benefits Ordinance.

33. All Proposers shall complete and return, with their bid, the Equal Benefits Ordinance

Compliance form contained in Attachment B, if applicable. Unless otherwise specified in the procurement package, Proposers do not need to submit with their bid supporting documentation proving compliance. However, supporting documentation verifying that the benefits are provided equally shall be required if the proposer is selected for award of a contract.

5.3 Contract Terms & Conditions

1. The Awarded Contractor will be the sole point of contract responsibility. The City will look solely to the Awarded Contractor for the performance of all contractual obligations which may result from an award based on this RFP, and the Awarded

Contractor shall not be relieved for the non-performance of any or all subcontractors.

2. The Awarded Contractor must maintain, for the duration of its contract, insurance coverages as required by the City. Work on the contract shall not begin until after the Awarded Contractor has submitted acceptable evidence of the required insurance coverages. As a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this contract, Contractor shall procure and maintain at Contractor’s expense for the duration of this contract from an insurance company that is admitted to write insurance in the

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State of California or that has a rating of or equivalent to an A:VIII by A.M. Best and

Company the following insurance:

a. Commercial general liability insurance equivalent in coverage scope to ISO CG

00 01 10 93 naming the City of Long Beach and its officials, employees, and agents as additional insureds on a form equivalent in coverage scope to ISO

CG 20 10 11 85 from and against claims, demands, causes of action, expenses, costs, or liability for injury to or death of persons, or damage to or loss of property arising out of activities or work performed by or on behalf of the

Contractor in an amount not less than One Million Dollars (US $1,000,000) per occurrence and Two Million Dollars (US $2,000,000) in general aggregate. Such insurance shall not exclude coverage for liability resulting from cross liability protection.

b. Workers’ compensation coverage as required by the Labor Code of the State of

California and Employer’s liability insurance with minimum limits of One

Million Dollars (US $1,000,000) per accident or occupational illness. The policy shall be endorsed with a waiver of the insurer’s right of subrogation against the City of Long Beach and its insurers, officials, employees, and agents.

c. If use of a vehicle is part of the scope of services, commercial automobile liability insurance equivalent in coverage scope to ISO CA 00 01 06 92 in an amount not less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US $500,000) combined single limit (CSL) covering Symbol 1 (“any auto”).

d. Employment recruiters errors and omissions liability insurance in an amount not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per claim covering the services provided pursuant to this Contract.

Any self-insurance program or self-insurance retention must be approved separately in writing by City and shall protect the City of Long Beach and its officials, employees, and agents in the same manner and to the same extent as they would have been protected had the policy or policies not contained retention provisions. Each insurance policy shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be suspended, voided, or canceled by either party except after thirty (30) days prior written notice to City, and shall be primary and not contributing to any other insurance or self-insurance maintained by City.

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Any subcontractors which Contractor may use in the performance of this contract shall be required to indemnify the City to the same extent as the Contractor and to maintain insurance in compliance with the provisions of this section.

Contractor shall deliver to City certificates of insurance and original endorsements for approval as to sufficiency and form prior to the start of performance hereunder. The certificates and endorsements for each insurance policy shall contain the original signature of a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf. “Claims-made” policies are not acceptable unless

City Risk Manager determines that “Occurrence” policies are not available in the market for the risk being insured. If a “Claims-made” policy is accepted, it must provide for an extended reporting period of not less than three (3) years. Such insurance as required herein shall not be deemed to limit Contractor’s liability relating to performance under this contract. City reserves the right to require complete certified copies of all said policies at any time. Any modification or waiver of the insurance requirements herein shall be made only with the approval of City Risk Manager. The procuring of insurance shall not be construed as a limitation on liability or as full performance of the indemnification provisions of this contract.

3. The Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) requires all businesses operating in the City of Long Beach to pay a business license tax. In some cases, the City may require a regulatory permit and/or evidence of a State or Federal license. Prior to issuing a business license, certain business types will require the business license application and/or business location to be reviewed by the Development Services, Fire, Health, and/or Police Departments. Additional information is available at www.longbeach.gov/finance/business_license.

4. All work performed in connection with construction shall be performed in compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of federal, state, county or municipal governments or agencies (including, without limitation, all applicable federal and state labor standards, including the prevailing wage provisions of

Sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code), and (b) all directions, rules and regulations of any fire marshal, health officer, building inspector, or other officer of every governmental agency now having or hereafter acquiring jurisdiction.

5. Awarded Contractor shall indemnify, protect and hold harmless City, its Boards, Commissions, and their officials, employees and agents (“Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all liability, claims, demands, damage, loss, obligations, causes http://www.longbeach.gov/finance/business_license

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Awarded Contractor’s compliance with or failure to comply with applicable laws, including all applicable federal and state labor requirements including, without limitation, the requirements of California Labor Code Section 1770 et seq. or (2) negligent or willful acts, errors, omissions or misrepresentations committed by

Awarded Contractor, its officers, employees, agents, subcontractors, or anyone under Awarded Contractor’s control, in the performance of work or services under this Contract (collectively “Claims” or individually “Claim”).

6. In addition to Awarded Contractor’s duty to indemnify, Awarded Contractor shall have a separate and wholly independent duty to defend Indemnified Parties at Awarded

Contractor’s expense by legal counsel approved by City, from and against all Claims, and shall continue this defense until the Claims are resolved, whether by settlement, judgment or otherwise. No finding or judgment of negligence, fault, breach, or the like on the part of Awarded Contractor shall be required for the duty to defend to arise. City shall notify Awarded Contractor of any Claim, shall tender the defense of the Claim to Awarded Contractor, and shall assist Awarded Contractor, as may be reasonably requested, in the defense.

7. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that a Claim was caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of Indemnified Parties, Awarded Contractor’s costs of defense and indemnity shall be (1) reimbursed in full if the court determines sole negligence by the Indemnified Parties, or (2) reduced by the percentage of willful misconduct attributed by the court to the Indemnified Parties.

8. Any requests for reasonable price adjustments must be submitted 60 days prior to the Contract annual anniversary date. Requests for adjustment in cost of labor and/or materials must be justified based upon verifiable criteria such as the

Consumer Price Index, US City Averages, or other relevant indices.

9. If the Awarded Contractor elects to use subcontractors, Awarded Contractor agrees to require its subcontractors to indemnify Indemnified Parties and to provide insurance coverage to the same extent as Awarded Contractor.

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10. If the Awarded Contractor elects to use subcontractors, the Awarded Contractor shall not allow any subcontractor to commence work until all insurance required of subcontractor is obtained.

11. The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or termination of this

Contract.

12. Awarded Contractor agrees that all public work (as defined in California Labor Code section 1720) performed in relation to this Project (the “Public Work”), if any, shall comply with the requirements of California Labor Code sections 1770 et seq. If there is a difference between the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations and the applicable minimum wage rates determined by the Secretary of Labor (federal) for similar classifications of work, the

Contractor and its Subcontractor of every tier shall pay their workers not less than the higher wage rate. Contractors are required to pay at least the California minimum wage for the basic hourly rate in all cases where the published prevailing wage rate is below the California minimum wage. Any and all employer payments required by the prevailing wage determinations must also be paid. If the California minimum wage is increased in the future to an amount above that shown in the prevailing wage determination, the basic hourly rate in that determination automatically increases to the new minimum wage.

In all bid specifications, contracts and subcontracts for any such Public Work, Awarded Contractor shall obtain the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in this locality for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Public Work, and shall include such rates in the bid specifications, contract or subcontract, and post them at each job site. Such bid specific actions, contract or subcontract must contain the following provision: “It shall be mandatory for the Awarded Contractor to pay not less than the said prevailing rate of wages to all workers employed by the Awarded Contractor in the execution of this contract. The Awarded Contractor expressly agrees to comply with the penalty provisions of California Labor Code section 1775 and the payroll record keeping requirements of California Labor Code section 1776.” Copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at the Labor Compliance Office of City

Hall, which shall be made available to any interested party on request.”

5.4 Additional Requirements

Not Applicable

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5.5 Protest Procedures

Who May Protest

Only a Proposer who has actually submitted a proposal is eligible to protest a contract awarded through a Request for Proposals (RFP). A Proposer may not rely on the protest submitted by another Proposer but must pursue its own protest.

Time for Protest

The City will post a notice of the intent to award a contract at least ten (10) business days before an award is made. The notice will be available to all Proposers who submitted a proposal via the City’s electronic bid notification system at http://www.longbeach.gov/purchasing. A Proposer desiring to submit a protest for a proposal must do so within five (5) business days of the electronic notification of intent to award. The City Purchasing Agent must receive the protest by the close of business on the fifth (5th) business day following posting of notification of intent to award the contract.

Proposers are responsible for registering with the City’s electronic bid notification system and maintaining an updated Contractor profile. The City is not responsible for Proposers’ failure to obtain notification for any reason, including but not limited to failure to maintain updated email addresses, failure to open/read electronic messages and failure of their own computer/technology equipment. The City’s RFP justification memo will be available for review by protestors once the notification of intent to award has been posted via the City’s electronic bid notification system.

Form of Protest

The protest must be in writing and signed by the individual who signed the proposal or, if the Proposer is a corporation, by an officer of the corporation, and addressed to the City

Purchasing Agent. Protests must be submitted via the email address above. They must include a valid email address and phone number. Protests must set forth a complete and detailed statement of the grounds for the protest and include all relevant information to support the grounds stated, and must refer to specific portions of the RFP and attachments upon which the protest is based. Once the protest is received by the City Purchasing Agent, the City will not accept additional information on the protest unless the City requests it.

City Response to Protest

The City Purchasing Agent or designee will respond with a decision regarding the protest within five (5) business days of receipt of protest to the email address provided in the protest. This decision shall be final.

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Limitation of Remedy

The procedure and time limits set forth herein are mandatory and are the Proposer’s sole and exclusive remedy in the event of a protest. The Proposer’s failure to comply with these procedures shall constitute a waiver of any right to further pursue a protest, including filing a Government Code Claim or initiation of legal proceedings.