Justin Elicker Mayor Malinda M. Figueroa

Shawn J. Garris

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BUREAU OF PURCHASES

Department of Finance

City of New Haven

200 Orange Street, Rm 301

New Haven, CT 06510

Malinda M. Figueroa

Purchasing Agent

Shawn J. Garris

Deputy Purchasing Agent

Table Of Contents

1. Project Summary

1.1. Summary

1.2. Timeline

1.3. Procurement Contact

2. Instruction to Respondents

2.1. How to Use OpenGov: Educational Resource

2.2. Notice Regarding Disclosure of Contents of Document

2.3. Electronic Submission and Delivery Instructions

2.4. Confidentiality

2.5. Alternate Responses

2.6. Pre-Proposal Meeting

2.7. Definitions

3. City Requirements

3.1. Equal Employment Opportunity

3.2. Non-Collusion Affidavit of Proposer

3.3. Ban The Box Agreement

3.4. Certificate of Non-Arrearage

4. General Requirements

4.1. Sample Contract

4.2. Change Order Management-Amendment

4.3. Local Preference

4.4. Financial Compliance -No Purchase Order -No Payment Policy/ Electronic Invoicing

4.5. Acceptance of Conditions

4.6. City of New Haven Living Wage Ordinance

4.7. Error and Omissions

4.8. Patent Fees; Patent, Copyright; Trade Secret, Trademark Fees

4.9. Request for Taxpayer Identification number and Certification (IRS Form W-9)

4.10. Limitation on Liability

4.11. Insurance Requirements

4.12. Availability of Funds

4.13. Addenda

4.14. Reservations

4.15. Documents to be construed together

4.16. RFQ not Contractual

4.17. Protest

5. Awarding of Contract

5.1. Review and Award

5.2. Contract Duration

5.3. Notice to Proceed

5.4. Payment Policy

5.5. No Purchase Order – No Payment Policy

5.6. Termination of Contract

5.7. Price Adjustments

6. Submittal Instructions

6.1. Early Preparation for submission

6.2. Vendor Registration Instructions & Customer Service information:

6.3. OpenGov Technical Support

6.4. Electronic Submission and Delivery Instructions

6.5. Follow these steps to submit your proposal digitally

6.6. Withdrawal of Proposal

7. Project Details

7.1. Proposal Specifications

7.2. Evaluation Criteria

7.3. Response Submittals

7.4. Attachments

Attachments:

A - 9a-Exhibit _RFP Standard Form of Agreement - City of New Haven

B - 9b-Exhibit_ RFP Standard Terms Part II - City of New Haven

G - Vision 2034 New Haven's Comprehensive Plan

1. Project Summary

1.1. Summary

Project name:New Haven Zoning Ordinance Reform

Project #:2027-RFQ-393

Department:City Plan

The City of New Haven, acting through the City Plan Department, seeks proposals from a multi-disciplinary Consultant

Team (“the Consultant”) to review and reform New Haven's Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map. The scope will focus on aligning the zoning ordinance with the recently adopted ten-year Plan of Conservation and Development, Vision 2034

New Haven’s Comprehensive Plan, with attention to housing opportunity and stability, displacement prevention, economic development, and climate resiliency.

The project will result in the development of a new zoning ordinance that supports the City’s long-term goals. In addition to ensuring consistency with the Vision 2034 Plan, the updated ordinances are expected to:

• Modernize, simplify and streamline the ordinance including development review and approval procedures

• Promote walkable, mixed-use, and transit-oriented development patterns

• Expand the housing supply by encouraging development in targeted areas and supporting a diverse range of housing options

• Protect stable neighborhoods from displacement

• Update the ordinance to support development of modern commercial, retail and emerging industries

• Support environmental protection and climate resilience

• Create consistency between the zoning ordinance and the General Statutes, Special Acts, and relevant codes and other applicable laws

• Reflect best practices in land use administration, design standards, and placemaking tools in similar urban areas

• Promote transparency and public access to the development process through simple clear language and internal consistency

• Include simple illustrations, graphics and navigational features that make the updated ordinances easy to use and understand

• Be internally consistent and easy to maintain

The scope must include four primary tasks: (1) project administration and management (2) communications and engagement (3) evaluation of the current ordinance, recommendations and development of a framework for reform, and (4) draft reformed zoning including new zoning districts and zoning map.

New Haven is a lively coastal city on Long Island Sound with a growing population of about 134,000 people. Laid out in

1638, New Haven was the first planned City in the United States and is characterized by its unique historic neighborhoods, lively arts and commercial districts, and cultural amenities shaped by waves of urban immigration. As a https://library.municode.com/ct/new_haven/codes/zoning https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/cb55a6bc76794e45a76a60d392fa205b/ https://newhavenvision2034.com/ https://newhavenvision2034.com/

Coastal City, New Haven’s former industrial economy was heavily dependent on its rivers and harbor. One of the City’s primary challenges today is how to best increase housing density on previously industrial or underdeveloped land while anticipating climate change future sea level rise. Roughly half of all households in the city are "cost-burdened" (spending

30% or more of their annual income on housing) and Connecticut ranks near the bottom of all states for housing availability with a shortfall of at least 120,000 housing units. The need for more housing is significant. These factors place critical infrastructure and risk and impact historically underinvested, low-income neighborhoods disproportionately.

In 2025 New Haven adopted a ten-year Plan of Conservation and Development: Vision 2034 New Haven’s

Comprehensive Plan. This plan was the result of two years of significant engagement using an innovative approach that prioritized the voices of historically excluded populations leveraging the planning process as an opportunity to build trust in government, overcome barriers to participation and produce a plan rooted in equity. A significant goal of the

Vision 2034 planning process was to overhaul the New Haven City’s Zoning Ordinance to align with the Plan. The last comprehensive zoning Ordinance adoption was in 1963 during the urban renewal era, and the current regulations are in many ways at odds with the City’s current land uses or goals.

This project represents a unique opportunity for the selected team to create a modern framework that will impact the future land use and economy of a renowned, lively, and growing City. The selected team must demonstrate experience working in diverse and developed urban communities and writing clear, regulations that are accessible to a wide range of audiences.

The Consultants will work directly with the Zoning Reform Working Group comprised of City Plan staff but will engage with topical experts and residents to guide the overall effort. The Consultants will prepare materials for and assist with facilitating workshops of stakeholders including residents, design professionals and developers. Selection will be based on professional competence and experience. Cost will not be an evaluation factor at this stage. While it is critical that the chosen consultants have a solid grasp of zoning policy planning and policy best practices, equally as critical is the ability to successfully engage the working group and have the ability to design an ordinance that is universally accessible to the public and key users.

1.2. Timeline

Release Project Date: September 9, 2026 https://newhavenvision2034.com/ https://newhavenvision2034.com/

Pre-Proposal Meeting (Non-Mandatory): September 22, 2026, 11:00am

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Question Submission Deadline: October 5, 2026, 5:00pm

Response Submission Deadline: October 13, 2026, 11:00am

1.3. Procurement Contact

Shawn Garris https://newhavenct.zoom.us/j/83662950019?pwd=nqfYkHdSgfXXnpy9Tt97RQVdgWp5Wi.1&from=addon https://newhavenct.zoom.us/j/83662950019?pwd=nqfYkHdSgfXXnpy9Tt97RQVdgWp5Wi.1&from=addon https://newhavenct.zoom.us/j/83662950019?pwd=nqfYkHdSgfXXnpy9Tt97RQVdgWp5Wi.1&from=addon

Deputy Purchasing Agent

200 Orange Street

New Haven,CT,06510

2. Instruction to Respondents

2.1. How to Use OpenGov: Educational Resource

Instructions for the using the City's eProcurement System (OpenGov): The following link will help you Get

Started (https://opengov.my.site.com/support/s/article/c7a5affa-e073-4d5a-8d87-b6eadcf343a9) and will include vendor guides for using the system. Below are additional screen shots for support.

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1. New Supplier Account

2. Submit a Bid or Proposal

3. Updating Your Company Designation on a Solicitation

4. Vendor Selection of Category Codes

5. How To Subscribe To Organizations And Find Active RFPs & Bids

6. Login Process

7. How to Edit or Withdraw your Proposal after it's been Submitted

8. How to Submit a Question

9. Viewing Bid Results

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2.2. Notice Regarding Disclosure of Contents of Document

All responses to this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) accepted by the City of New Haven (City) shall become the exclusive property of the City. At such time originating department recommends all response accepted by the City shall become a matter of public record and shall be regarded as public, with the exception of those elements of each response which are defined by the contractor as business or trade secrets and plainly marked as "Trade Secret", "Confidential" or "Proprietary". Each element of a response which a contractor desires not to be considered a public record must be clearly marked as set forth above, and any blanket statement (i.e. regarding entire pages, documents or other non-specific designations) shall not be sufficient and shall not bind the City in any way whatsoever. If disclosure is required or permitted under the Connecticut

Public Records Act or otherwise by law, the City shall not in any way be liable or responsible for the disclosure of any such records or part thereof.

2.3. Electronic Submission and Delivery Instructions

Parties interested in responding are required to submit responses electronically through the City of New

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Inviting Responses. Responses must be received in the system prior to the deadline.

The Response should disclose your approach in as much detail as possible, including, but not limited to, the requirements of the statement of qualification instructions. Along with all required forms and submittals (See

Attachments )and Response Submittals. No Pricing shall be included in this part.

Responses received after the Deadline may not be accepted by the

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2.4. Confidentiality

To ensure transparency while protecting legitimate business interests, the City of New Haven will carefully review all submitted information. If a respondent clearly marks specific information as "Proprietary," the City will redact this information before releasing any documents in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request consistent with Connecticut General Statutes, particularly Chapter 14 (Conn. General Statute § 1-200 et seq.) . Marking pricing as proprietary or confidential will not be acknowledged. .

Furthermore, City of New Haven staff will maintain the confidentiality of this marked proprietary material and the internal review process. Discussions regarding this sensitive information will be strictly limited to City of

New Haven personnel directly involved in the oversight of the relevant program or project.

To ensure a consistent and controlled communication flow, all inquiries concerning the review process for this specific project must be directed to the designated City staff member responsible for managing the review.

This point of contact will be Shawn Garris, and can be reached atsgarris@newhavenct.gov. Directing all inquiries to this individual will ensure accurate and timely responses.

2.5. Alternate Responses

No alternate responses will be considered unless alternate responses are specifically requested by the City.

2.6. Pre-Proposal Meeting

See the "Timeline" in Project Summary. A non-mandatory Pre-Proposal meeting will be held on Tuesday

September 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST via Zoom.

2.7. Definitions

The words (A) "City", (B) "Department", (C) "Director", or (D) "Contractor", as used in this RFP, shall be understood to refer respectively to (A) the City of New Haven, Connecticut; (B) the departments therein; (C) the directors of the several City departments; or any of their properly authorized designee ; and ( D) the person, firm or corporation with whom the contract is made by said City or the agent or legal representative who may be appointed to represent such person, firm or corporation in the signing and performance of said contract.

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3. City Requirements

3.1. Equal Employment Opportunity

During the performance of an agreement or contract, the Awardee agrees as follows:

a. To comply with all provisions of Executive Order 11246 and Executive Order 11375, Connecticut Fair

Employment Practices Act, and the contract compliance ordinance of the City of New Haven, including all standards and regulations which are promulgated by the government authorities who established such acts and requirements, and all standards and regulations are incorporated herein by reference;

b. Not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, age, sex, physical disability or national origin. The Contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin and physical handicap. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship;

c. To post, in conspicuous place available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause;

d. To state, in all solicitations or advertisement for employees placed by or on behalf of the contract, that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical disability or national origin;

e. To send to each labor union representative of workers with whom it has a collective bargaining agreement, or other contract or understanding, a notice advising a labor union or worker's representative of the contractor's commitments under the equal opportunity clause of the City of New Haven, and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment. The contractor shall register all workers in the skilled trades, who are below the journeyman level, with the

Apprentice Training Division of the Connecticut State Labor Department;

f. To utilize labor department and city sponsored manpower programs as a source of recruitment and to notify the contract compliance unit and such programs of all job vacancies;

g. To take affirmative action to negotiate with qualified minority contractors for any work which may be proposed for subletting, or for any additional services, or work which may be required as a result of this contract;

h. To cooperate with city departments in implementing required contract obligations for increasing the utilization of minority business enterprises;

i. To furnish all information and reports required by the Contract Compliance Director pursuant to section

12 1/2 -1, 12 1/2-19 through section 12 1/2-32, 12 1/2-48 through 12 1/2-52 and to permit access to his books, records and accounts by the contracting agency, the Contract Compliance Officer, and the Secretary of

Labor for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with the program;

j. If such contractor employs three or more employees to refrain from paying such employees dues and related expense for clubs that restrict membership use of their facilities on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin or ancestry;

k. To take such action, with respect to any subcontractor, as the City may direct as a means of enforcing the provisions of sub-paragraphs (a) through (m) herein, including penalties and sanctions for noncompliance, provided however that, in the event the contractor becomes involved or threatened with litigation as a result of such direction by the City, the City will intervene in such litigation to the extent necessary to protect the interest of the City and to effectuate the City's Equal Employment Opportunity Program, in the case of funded directly or indirectly, in whole, or in part, under one or more Federal Assistance Programs, the contractor or the City may ask the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interest if the United States;

l. To file, along with his subcontractors, if any, compliance reports with the City in the form and to the extent prescribed in the contract by the Contract Compliance Director of the City of New Haven. Compliance reports filed at such times as directed shall contain information as to the employment practices, policies, programs and statistics of the contractor and his subcontractors, if any;

m. To include the provisions of sub-paragraphs (a) through (m) of this Equal Opportunity Clause in every subcontract or purchase order so that said provisions will be binding upon each such subcontractor or vendor;

n. That a finding, as hereinafter provided, of a refusal by the contractor, or subcontractor, to comply with any portion of this program as herein stated and described, may subject the offending party to any or all of the following penalties:

1. Withholding of all future payments under the involved public contract to the contractor in violation until it is determined that the contractor, or subcontractor, is in compliance with the provisions of the contract;

2. Refusal of all future Bids for any public contract with the City of New Haven, or any of its departments or divisions, until such time the contractor or subcontractor, is in compliance with the provisions of the contract;

3. Cancellation of the public contract;

4. Recovery of specified monetary penalties;

5. In case of a substantial or material violation, or the threat of substantial or material violation of the compliance procedure or as may be provided in for by the contract, appropriate equitable or legal proceedings may be brought to enforce these provisions against contractors, subcontractors or other organizations, individuals or groups who directly or indirectly are not in compliance with the policy herein outlined.

3.2. Non-Collusion Affidavit of Proposer

1. I am the owner, partner, agent, officer, member or representative, of the bidder/proposer of the submitted solicitation and;

2. I am fully informed respecting the preparation and contents of the attached solicitation and of all pertinent circumstances respecting such Proposal;

3. Such Proposal is genuine and is not collusive or a sham Proposal;

4. Neither the said Proposer nor any of its officers, partners, owners, agents, members, representative, employees, or parties in interest, including this affiant, has in any way colluded, conspired, connived or agreed, directly or indirectly with any other proposer, firm or person to submit a collusive or sham Proposal in connection with the Contract for which the attached Proposal has been submitted or to refrain from

Proposing in connection with such Contract, or has in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement or collusion or communication or conference with any other proposer, firm or person to fix the price or prices in the attached Proposal or of any other Proposer, or to fix any overhead, profit or cost element of the

Proposal prices or the Proposal price of any other proposer, or to secure through any collusion, conspiracy, connivance or unlawful agreement any advantage against the City of New Haven or any person interested in the proposed Contract;

5. The price or prices quoted in the attached Proposal are fair and proper and are not tainted by any collusion, conspiracy, connivance, or unlawful agreement on the part of the Proposer or any of its agents, representatives, owners, members employees, or parties in interest, including this affiant; and

6. That no Alder or other officer or employee or person whose salary is payable in whole or in part from the

City Treasury is directly or indirectly interested in the Proposal, or in the supplies, materials, equipment, work, or labor to which it relates, or in any of the profits thereof.

3.3. Ban The Box Agreement

The City of New Haven is subject to Ordinance #1585 (2/17/2009) which prohibits unfair discrimination in City hiring policies against persons previously convicted and provides a mechanism to ensure that persons and businesses supplying goods and/or services to the City of New Haven have adopted and employ fair hiring policies and practices that are consistent with the City’s goal of removing obstacles to the employment of persons with prior convictions.

Accordingly, during the performance of this contract, the Contractor agrees as follows:

(A) Vendors doing business with the City of New Haven shall adopt and employ conviction history policies, practices, and standards that are consistent with City standards further detailed in the attached ordinance.

The Vendors' criminal history standards will be part of the criteria to be evaluated by the City as to whether to award a City contract. Further, the City will be able to evaluate a Vendor's execution of the criminal history standards as a part of the performance criteria of said City contract(s); the Awarding Authority, in consultation with the Office of Corporation Counsel and the Community Services Administration, shall consider any

Vendor's deviation from these criminal history standards as grounds for rejection, rescission, revocation, or any other termination of the contract.

(B) Under exigent circumstances, an Awarding Authority, by its highest ranking member, in consultation with the Office of Corporation Counsel and the Community Services Administration, may grant a Vendor a waiver of the criminal history standards on a contract-by-contract basis. A written record of the waiver shall be kept on file by the Awarding Authority, the Community Services Administration and the Office of

Corporation Counsel, and shall also be submitted to the City of New Haven Commission of Equal

Opportunities. The written record shall include, but not be limited to: (a) a summary of the terms of the contract, (b) the details of the Vendor's failure or refusal to conform to the City's criminal history standards, and (c) a brief analysis of the exigency causing the grant of waiver. No waiver may be considered perfected unless the Awarding Authority fully complies with the provisions of this sub-section.

(C) A Vendor may contact the Community Services Administration to report any problems, concerns or suggestions regarding the implementation, compliance and impact of these sections, and the Community

Services Administration shall log every comment received with a summary of the comment and shall keep on file any written comments. Subsequent to logging any comment the Community Services Administration shall refer all complaints to the Office of the Corporation Counsel and shall notify the relevant Awarding Authority of the complaint and any further investigation that the Community Services Administration in consultation with the Office of Corporation Counsel deems necessary or appropriate.

3.4. Certificate of Non-Arrearage

I am the owner, partner, agent, officer, member or representative, of the bidder/proposer of the submitted solicitation and Neither the Bidder/Proposer, nor its subcontractors are in arrears to the State of Connecticut

Second Injury Fund.

4. General Requirements

4.1. Sample Contract

A sample of the contract the successful vendor will be required to enter into with the City is attached (

Attachments)hereto and by this reference incorporated herein and made part of this solicitation.

4.2. Change Order Management-Amendment

Any additional work identified during the course of the project that is deemed necessary, but outside the original Scope of Services, must be recorded as an amendment and approved by the City in writing before work is started.

4.3. Local Preference

The City of New Haven is committed to promoting the economic health and well being of its residents. To this end, contractor agrees to recruit New Haven residents initially and to give them preference, if all other factors are equal, for any new positions that result from the performance of this contract and which are performed within the City.

A. For this section, "City Based Business" shall mean a business with a principal place of business located within the City of New Haven. A "City Based Business” shall maintain such status throughout the term of any Contract with the City. Failure to maintain such status shall be grounds for the City to terminate said Contract.

B. To be considered a City Based Business you must submit satisfactory proof to the Purchasing Agent of your current City of New Haven address. Some examples of proof include are, but not limited to:

1. Proof of payment of City of New Haven Real Estate tax bill(s)

2. A current, long term lease in the City of New Haven

3. Proof of payment of City of New Haven personal Property tax bill(s)

Sec. 2-483. - Preference for city-based businesses.

(a)For the purpose of this section "city-based business" shall mean a business with a principal place of business located within the City of New Haven. A business shall not be considered a "city-based business" unless evidence satisfactory to the purchasing agent has been submitted with each bid to establish that said business has its bona fide place of business in New Haven. Such evidence may include evidence of ownership of or a long-term lease of the real estate from which its place of business is operated, or payment of property taxes on the personal property of the business. A "city-based business" shall maintain such status throughout https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/newhavenct/projects/285505/document?section=2751691 the term of any contract with the City of New Haven. Failure to maintain such status shall be grounds for the city to terminate said contract.

(b)On any contracts or purchases the lowest responsible bidder shall be determined in the following order:(1)On contracts or purchases involving a total contract price of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) or less: any city-based bidder that submitted a low bid not more than fifteen (15) percent higher than the lowest bid, provided such city-based bidder agrees to accept the award of the bid at the lowest bid amount. If more than one

(1) city-based bidder has submitted bids not more than fifteen (15) percent higher than the lowest bid and has agreed to accept the award of the bid at the lowest bid amount, the lowest responsible bidder shall be the city-based bidder that submitted the lowest bid.

(2) On contracts or purchases involving a total contract price of more than million dollars ($1,000,000.00) but less than five million dollars ($5,000,000.00): any city-based bidder that submitted a bid not more than ten

(10) percent higher than the lowest bid, provided such city-based bidder agrees to accept the award of the bid at the lowest bid amount. If more than one (1) city-based bidder has submitted bids not more than ten (10) percent higher than the lowest bid and has agreed to accept the award of the bid at the lowest bid amount, the lowest responsible bidder shall be the city-based bidder that submitted the lowest bid.

(3) On contracts or purchases involving a total contract price of more than five million dollars ($5,000,000.00):

any city-based bidder that submitted a bid not more than six (6) percent higher than the lowest bid, provided such city-based bidder agrees to accept the award of the bid at the lowest bid amount. If more than one (1) city-based bidder has submitted bids not more than three (3) percent higher than the lowest bid and has agreed to accept the award of the bid at the lowest bid amount, the lowest responsible bidder shall be the city-based bidder that submitted the lowest bid.

(4) The responsible low bidder.

4.4. Financial Compliance -No Purchase Order -No Payment Policy/ Electronic Invoicing https://www.newhavenct.gov/government/departments-divisions/purchasing-division/no-po-no-pay-policy

The City of New Haven has implemented a 'No Purchase Order, No Payment Policy’ effective July 1, 2019 to reduce cost overruns, unauthorized work, while automating the steps for payment of invoices. This means that without an official Purchase Order number and/or enough unencumbered funds available, payment of supplier invoices will be rejected or significantly delayed until the change order or adjustments can be processed and approved.

This policy aims to ensure that:

A. All spend shall be supported by an authorized PO prior to requesting the provision of goods/services.

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B. Efficient processes are implemented so that goods are delivered when required.

C. The recipient of the goods shall receipt in Munis as soon as the goods are delivered/services performed

(i.e. not upon receipt of the invoice);

D. Cost control is effective and therefore:

E. all expenditure incurred by the City of New Haven is valid and appropriately authorized; and

F. minimizing transactional costs associated with payment for goods and services.

Electronic Invoice Submission Portal

The invoice submission process is activated when an invoice is submitted through

NHInvoice@newhavenct.gov. Invoices submitted are automatically sent to the department being invoiced for review. Once the city department verifies its accuracy, the department will submit the invoice to Accounts

Payable for payment processing. One final review and approval by the department who was invoiced is needed in order for a check to be issued. Checks are issued Friday.

How to submit invoices to the City of New Haven?

Refer to the E-Invoice Submission Portal - for detailed instructions.

4.5. Acceptance of Conditions

By submitting a response, each respondent or proposer expressly agrees to and accepts the following conditions:

1. Contract Terms

• Incorporation of Documents: All sections of the Instructions to Respondent/Proposer and the

Specifications will become integral parts of the final contract between the selected firm and the City.

2. City’s Right to Due Diligence https://www.newhavenct.gov/government/departments-divisions/purchasing-division/e-invoicing-policy

• Financial and Technical Ability: The City may require any evidence deemed necessary to verify the respondent's financial stability and ability to successfully complete the project.

• Further Information: The City reserves the right to request additional information from the respondent, either in writing or orally, to confirm any stated qualifications.

3. Final Authority and Judgment

• Sole Discretion: The City reserves the exclusive right to evaluate the respondent's representations and to determine whether the respondent is qualified to undertake the project based on the criteria set forth in this document.

• Binding Decision: By submitting a response, the proposer expressly acknowledges and agrees that the

City’s judgment regarding qualification to perform the project shall be final, binding, and conclusive.

4. Right to Modify or Cancel

• Reservation of Rights: The City reserves the right to reject all responses, to waive any irregularity in any of the submissions, or to cancel or delay the project at any time.

• No Obligation to Award: This solicitation process does not commit the City to award any contract whatsoever.

5. Cost and Liability

• No Cost Liability: The City is not liable for any costs incurred by the proposer during the preparation and submission of a response.

4.6. City of New Haven Living Wage Ordinance

If this purchase includes labor within the City, and the contract total is less than $150,000, it is then subject to the City of New Haven Living Wage Ordinance, City of New Haven Municipal Code Section 2-511. The ordinance requires that contractors providing labor or services to the City under yearly contracts in excess of

$25,000 pay no less than the City’s Living Wage to all employees who spend any of their time providing labor or delivering services to the City.

The selected contractor will be required to evidence compliance with the Living Wage Ordinance by submitting payroll records as requested by the City. Each record shall include the full name of each employee performing labor or providing services under the contract; job classification; rate of pay and benefit rate.

Failure to comply with the provisions of the New Haven Living Wage Ordinance is grounds for termination of the contract and a basis for penalties as stated in New Haven Municipal Code Section 2-514. Questions concerning the New Haven Living Wage Ordinance should be directed to:

Finance Department

Purchasing Division

203-946-8201- phone purchasing@newhavenct.gov– email

4.7. Error and Omissions

Respondents shall not be allowed to take advantage of any errors or omissions in the Instructions to

Bidders/General Instructions or Specifications/Scope of Work. Full instructions will be given if such error or omission is discovered and timely called to the attention of the City.

4.8. Patent Fees; Patent, Copyright; Trade Secret, Trademark Fees

Each Response shall include in any patent fees, royalties and charges on any patented article or process to be furnished or used in the prosecution of the Work.

4.9. Request for Taxpayer Identification number and Certification (IRS Form W-9)

The winning response will be required to submit a completed and signed IRS Form W-9. Failure to submit this form may result in the response being deemed non-responsive.

Link: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf

4.10. Limitation on Liability

Respondents acknowledge that they shall. provide the goods and/or services without monetary limitations on liability. If Respondents take exception to this requirement, Respondents shall expressly state any exceptions, including the proposed limits of liability, (a) in detail; (b) as a separate line item; and (c) not part of any form documents submitted. Respondents acknowledge that any exceptions may result in a finding of non-responsiveness

4.11. Insurance Requirements

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf

Proof of insurance is not required to be submitted with your response unless specifically requested, but will be required prior to the City's award of the contract. Refer to the Insurance requirements in the "Insurance

Requirements" section of this document.

The City requires all contractual work to be insured as identified in the following sections.

The term “Contractor” and/or “subcontractor” as used in this section, shall mean, and include Contractors and subcontractors of every tier.

Each Solicitation, Agreement and/or Award will include a specific Risk Template which will detail all the insurance requirements for the project.

Any policies maintained by the contractor and its owned and/or rented equipment and materials shall contain a provision requiring insurance companies to waive their rights of subrogation against the City of New Haven

(Owner) and all other Indemnities named in the contract.

City of New Haven requires all contractors and vendors whose work or services may bring them into direct contact with youth under the age of 21 years to carry a minimum of $1 million in Abuse and Molestation insurance coverage.

Direct contact refers to situations where vendors directly interact with, supervise, or provide services to youth under the age of 21.

Examples of vendors subject to this requirement include:

Therapists

Medical professionals

Before and after-school program providers

Vendors excluded from this requirement include:

On-call facility-related repair services and construction services (e.g., plumbers, electricians, general contractors, roofers) who do not have direct contact with youth.

This requirement applies to all vendors working on projects within:

City of New Haven facilities

New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) facilities

Subcontractors

All subcontractors must provide General Contractor with a valid COI naming the City of New Haven as

Additional Insured with coverage and limits as required by the GC.

Certificates of Insurance

The successful bidder shall provide certificates with a minimum AM Best’s rating of “A-“VIII of insurance, showing coverage by an insurance carrier authorized by the State of Connecticut to write insurance in the

State. The certificates shall show the City as an additional name insured. Said certificate should contain the following endorsements.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE MUST INCLUDE:

A. The City of New Haven shall be named as an additional insured with subrogation.

B. Endorsement shall include the work description, Contract/Project name and location.

C. Insurance agent contact information, name, email and phone number

D. An endorsement that the insurance company will give at least thirty (30) days written notice to the City prior to any modification or cancellation of any such insurance coverage.

POLICY REVIEW AND APPROVAL

At the discretion of the City, the Contractor may be asked to submit to the City copies of insurance policies for review and approval. The City may, in writing, notify the Contractor of any disapproval of any such policies, and satisfactory policies shall be provided in place of those disapproved.

The Respondent shall submit an insurance certificate in addition to a copy of each policy if requested. The

Contractor shall require its subcontractors to obtain policies of similar insurance before each commences work. All such insurance shall be carried with financially responsible insurance companies, licensed in the State and approved by the City and shall be kept in force until the Contractor’s work is accepted by the City, which expire before the Contractor’s work is accepted by the City shall be renewed and submitted to the City for its approval.

A. Insurance will be required for the entire term of the contract. The insurance agent contact information(name , email, phone number) must be on the COI. COI are to be emailed to your project contact(see award notice) and NHpurchasingCOI@newhavenct.gov.

B. Renewal Certificates of insurance should email to support@certificial.com

Contractor/Vendor shall agree to always maintain in force during the contract the following minimum coverage and shall name the City of New Haven as an Additional Insured (1) on a primary and non-contributory basis to all policies except Workers Compensation and Professional Liability. All policies, except

Professional Liability, should also include a Waiver of Subrogation.

mailto:NHpurchasingCOI@newhavenct.gov mailto:support@certificail.com

4.11.1. General Liability

Minimum Limits

(dollar amount indicates required minimum)

Additional

Insured

(Y indicates required)

Waiver of

Subrogation

(Y indicatesrequired)

Each Occurrence $1,000,000 Y Y

Combined

Aggregate

$2,000,000 Y Y

Products/Completed

Operations

Aggregate

$2,000,000 Y Y

4.11.2. Workers’ Compensation & Employers’ Liability (EL) - Statutory Limits

(dollar amount indicates required minimum)

Additional

Insured

(Y indicates required)

Waiver of

Subrogation

(Y indicatesrequired)

Workers'

Compensation

Statutory Limits

EL EACH $500,000 --- Y

EL DISEASE $500,000 --- Y

EL POLICY $500,000 --- Y

4.11.3. Auto Liability (includes all owned, hired & non-owned autos)

(dollar amount indicates required minimum)

Additional

Insured

(Y indicates required)

Waiver of

Subrogation

(Y indicatesrequired)

Combined Single

Limit Each accident including endorsements

$1,000,000 Y Y

4.11.4. Excess/Umbrella Liability

(dollar amount indicates required minimum)

Additional

Insured

(Y indicates required)

Waiver of

Subrogation

(Y indicatesrequired)

Each Occurrence --$1,000,000 Y Y

Combined Aggregate --$1,000,000 Y Y

4.11.5. Professional Liability

(dollar amount indicates required minimum)

Additional

Insured

(Y indicates required)

Waiver of

Subrogation

(Y indicatesrequired)

--$1,000,000 -- --

4.11.6. Additional Information

If any policy is written on a “Claims Made” basis, the policy must be continually renewed for a minimum of two years from the completion date of this contract. If the policy is replaced and/or the retroactive date is changed, then the expiring policy must be endorsed to extend the reporting period for claims for the policy in effect during the contract for two) years from the completion date.

Original, completed Certificates of Insurance must be presented to the City of New Haven via Certificial prior to contract issuance. Contractor/Vendor agrees to provide replacement/renewal certificates at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the policies. Should any of the polices be cancelled, limits reduced, or coverage altered, 30 days written notice must be given to the City.

4.11.7. Notes

• Additional Insured & Waiver of Subrogation boxes must be checked off on the COI.

• If contractor/vendor will be providing a service in proximity or serving youth under the age of 21, Abuse and Molestation coverage must be included.

• City of New Haven is the Certificate holder and the additional insured.

City of New Haven

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New Haven, CT 06510

4.12. Availability of Funds

The provisions of this Contract relating to payment for products or services shall become effective when funds assigned for the purpose of compensating the Contractor as herein provided are actually available to for disbursement. The City shall be the sole judge and authority in determining the availability of funds under this

Contract. If any action is taken by the City, any state agency, Federal department or any other agency to suspend, decrease, or terminate its fiscal obligations under, or in connection with, this Contract, the City may amend, suspend, decrease, or terminate its obligations under, or in connection with, this Contract. In the event of termination, The City shall be liable for payment only for products provided or services rendered prior to the effective date of the termination, provided that such products or services were provided or performed in accordance with the provisions of this Contract.

4.13. Addenda

If any person contemplating submitting a proposal of the items or services listed herein is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of this RFQ, he/she may submit a question through the City's eProcurement Portal

Q&A section for an interpretation or correction thereof. Any written Inquiry for Clarification must be received seven (7) or more business days prior to the Closing Date. Any request received by the City after this deadline will not be given consideration.

We will endeavor to post Addendums regarding Inquires for Clarification, not less than five (5) calendar days prior to the Bid Closing Date and Time.

Any interpretation or correction of City specifications will be made only by addendum, duly issued by the City representative(s) identified in this solicitation, above. Addenda (if any) shall be made available on the City's eProcurement system, and sent to each vendor included on the "Followers" list in the City's eProcurement system. A vendor's failure to address the requirements of any and all addenda may result in the response

(proposal or bid, or alike) not being considered. If the City determines that a time extension is required for the proposal, the City will issue an addendum that will give the new submission date. The vendor is responsible to register on the City's eProcurement Portal and follow the project named New Haven Zoning Ordinance Reform in order to be included in the "Followers" list in the City's eProcurement system to insure they receive all documents including addendums which are available as a download.

The City reserves the right to change any part of these Instructions to PROPOSERS and Specifications any time prior to Deadline for Submissions. Any changes shall be in the form of addenda and will become a part of the

Requirement documents and of the contract.

4.14. Reservations

The City reserves the right to reject any and all response and any item or items therein, and to waive any non conformity of submission with this RFQ, whether of a technical or substantive nature, as the interest of the

City may require.

4.15. Documents to be construed together

The Request for Qualifications, the Non-Collusion Affidavit, and all documents referred to in the complete specifications and the Contract to be entered into between the Contractor and the City, and all modifications of said documents, shall be construed together as one document.

Respondents claiming FOI exemptions must provide a single redacted version of their response as a separate file upload.

4.16. RFQ not Contractual

Nothing contained in this Request for Qualifications shall create any contractual relationship between the

Respondent and the City. The City accepts no financial responsibility for costs incurred by any PROPOSER regarding this RFQ.

4.17. Protest

The procedures established hereunder shall be available to contractors with respect to a RFP/RFQ for the purpose of handling and resolving disputes relating to procurements hereunder. A protestor must exhaust all administrative remedies hereunder before pursuing a protest in any court of law. In the event you desire to protest an opening. You must submit by email at: purcashing@newhavenct.gov , Attention: Purchasing Agent your letter of protest within 24 hours of the opening date/time. The letter should include the following information:

• The name and address of the protestor

• The name and number of the procurement solicitation

• A detailed statement of the grounds for the protest, including relevant facts and citations to applicable laws or terms

• Supporting documentation

• The desired relief, action, or ruling sought by the protestor

A written decision will be returned to you from the Bureau of Purchases in a timely manner.

mailto:purcashing@newhavenct.gov

5. Awarding of Contract

5.1. Review and Award

A screening committee will determine which submissions are responsive to City requirements and needs. The technical portions of responsive will be evaluated by a selection panel consisting of personnel from the City.

The selection may be based solely on the written response submitted.

PROPOSERS may be invited to a meeting to provide additional clarification of the content of their response.

The City reserves the right to invite all of the PROPOSERS for an oral clarification OR only the top three (3) ranked individuals or firms based on the initial written response. The meeting will not alter the selection criteria but will be used to clarify content of the response. The final scoring and ranking will be made after the meeting(s). Submission shall consist of the sections named in the “Contents of Proposal” outlined below.

The weighted scoring in the Evaluation Criteria prioritizes the factors most important for this solicitation. A winner will be chosen based on the Total Average points of all evaluators across all scoring factors.

Once an agreement is reached with a Proposer, originating department will…