Operational_Audit_of_Town_of_Los_Gatos_Fleet.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

OPERATIONAL AUDIT OF TOWN OF LOS GATOS FLEET

27-001

Submittal Deadline

Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 2:00 pm

RELEASE DATE: July 10, 2026

Request For Qualification #27-001 Title: Operational Audit of Town of Los Gatos Fleet

OPERATIONAL AUDIT OF TOWN OF LOS GATOS FLEET

Table Of Contents

1. Description of Required Services

2. Instructions to Submitters

3. Required Information

4. Evaluation, Selection and Award Process

5. Evaluation Criteria

6. Agreement & Payment

7. General Terms & Conditions

8. Attachments

9. Consultant Questionnaire

Attachments:

A - Fleet Evaluation Report

B - Sample Agreement for Services

1. Description of Required Services

1.1. Introduction

The Town will rank submitters based on the criteria defined in this RFQ and negotiate a scope of services and fee with the highest ranked person or firm. Following is a general scope of work for Consultant's consideration. This may not represent all tasks that are required but are intended to provide a summary of the Town's basic expectations.

1.2. Existing Conditions Assessment

• Confirm the inventory of all current vehicles and equipment, mileage, usage history, and maintenance logs

(Town staff will provide a current list)

• Evaluate the replacement schedule and procurement history

• Evaluate current staff roles, workflows and Standard Operating Procedures

• Evaluate existing state regulations that apply to the Town's Fleet

• Interview key staff such as the Supervising Equipment Mechanic and the Parks and Public Works Superintendent

1.3. Assess Utilization and Efficiency

• Determine utilization thresholds for each asset

• Identify underused, overused or misassigned assets

• Benchmark asset size, utilization and staffing ratios against similar sized municipal fleets

• Identify opportunities to streamline the number of assets owned by the Town, including increased use of pool vehicles, electrification of certain assets, etc.

• Provide a buy versus lease analysis for representative vehicle and equipment types, with a recommendation on whether the Town should shift toward leasing.

1.4. Evaluate Maintenance Operations

Assess:

• Preventive maintenance compliance

• In-house vs. outsourced labor mix

• Downtime, backlog, and response time

• Parts management and inventory

• Safety inspections and compliance

• Ability to support electrification or alternative fuel assets in future plans

1.5. Review Policies and Procedures

Review and recommend updates as required of the following:

• Vehicle assignment and take-home policies

• Replacement criteria and lifecycle thresholds

• Procurement and surplus procedures

• Maintenance SOPs and staff training programs

• Risk management and regulatory compliance

1.6. Recommendations and Implementation Plan

Provide a written audit report that includes:

• Practical, prioritized recommendations including draft policies or modifications to existing policies for staff consideration

• A clear statement of whether the Town's fleet can be reduced, and if so by approximately how much, and whether shifting toward leasing would reduce costs, supported by the peer city comparison

• An implementation roadmap

• Steps for ongoing monitoring

Attend two meetings with the Town Manager and/or Town Council to discuss the findings

2. Instructions to Submitters

2.1. Request for Qualification Documents

The Project Documents, including this RFQ are available via the Town’s bidding site at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/losgatosca. The Town is not responsible for the completeness of Project

Documents located through another service.

2.2. Submission of Qualification Package

The Town will accept electronic submittals only in response to this RFQ on or before Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 2:00 pm through the bidding portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/losgatosca. Paper submittals will not be accepted.

2.3. Pre-Submittal Conference and Site Tour

There will be no pre-proposal conference or site tour for this Request for Proposals. Prospective bidders are encouraged to perform independent site tours.

2.4. Examination of Documents

The submission of a qualifications package shall be deemed a representation and certification by the Submitter that they:

A. Have carefully read and fully understand the information that was provided by the Town to serve as the basis for submission of this proposal.

B. Have the capability to successfully provide services beings sought by the Town.

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C. Represent that all information contained in the submission is true and correct.

D. Did not, in any way, collude, conspire to agree, directly or indirectly, with any person, firm, corporation or other

Submitter in regard to the amount, terms or conditions of this proposal.

E. Acknowledge that the Town has the right to make any inquiry it deems appropriate to substantiate or supplement information supplied by Submitter, and Submitter hereby grants the Town permission to make these inquiries, and to provide any and all related documentation in a timely manner.

2.5. Modification of Qualification Package

No request for modification of the qualification package shall be considered after its submission on grounds that

Submitter was not fully informed of any fact or condition.

2.6. Questions

Any questions by the submitter regarding this RFQ or the project must be submitted through the bidding portal https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/losgatosca and received by the Town no later than 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 22, 2026

The Town shall not be responsible for nor be bound by any oral instructions, interpretations, or explanations issued by the Town or its representatives.

Responses from the Town to questions by any Submitter will be communicated via addendum to all recipients of this

RFQ. Questions received after the date and time stated above will not be accepted.

2.7. Addenda

Any addenda issued by Town shall be in writing, shall be posted to the town's bidding website https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/losgatosca, shall become a part of this RFQ, and shall be acknowledged and responded to by Submitter.

2.8. Withdrawal of Submittal

A Submitter may withdraw its submission at any time by delivering a written request for withdrawal signed by, or on behalf of, the Submitter.

2.9. Interviews

The Town reserves the right to interview any submitter during review of Qualifications statements. The time and location of the interviews, if held, will be Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 41 Miles Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030

3. Required Information

3.1. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE QUALIFICATION PACKAGE

These guidelines govern the format and content of the Qualification Package. The intent of the RFQ is to encourage responses that clearly communicate the consultant's understanding of the Town’s requirements and the consultant’s ability to meet those requirements.

The Qualification Package should include the following information:

• Cover letter describing how the consultant can meet the needs of the Town and stating all deviations or exceptions to the Town's proposed agreement, if any.

• Project approach that outlines how you will meet the needs of the Town

• Qualifications of personnel assigned to the audit, including the main project contact, identifying relevant experience, and resumes

• Three sample projects of similar scope to the services the Town seeks.

• A rate sheet outlining the hourly rates of personnel assigned to this project

3.2. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Government Performance Auditing Experience

• Experience with Municipal Fleet

• Municipal Government Auditing Experience

4. Evaluation, Selection and Award Process

4.1. Evaluation, Selection and Award Process

Responses will be evaluated and ranked according to the evaluation criteria identified below by an evaluation committee composed of Town staff. The evaluation committee will open and review the Submittals in confidence.

The Evaluation Committee will use all information collected to rank the submitters in order of their ability to best meet the requirements of the Town.

Qualifications will be evaluated in two phases:

• Phase I based on Responsiveness and Responsibleness (Pass/Fail)

• Phase II based on Project Approach, Qualifications of the Firm(s), Qualifications of project personnel, References, and sample projects (points) as per the Scoring Scale set forth in the evaluation criteria. Evaluation and scoring of will be based on how the content meets or exceeds performance requirements for this RFQ. Each criterion has an assigned number of possible points and is divided into multiple sub-criteria. The sub-criteria are not equally weighted. The Proposal Narrative must respond to each sub-criterion, unless otherwise indicated.

The total maximum score for the evaluation of Proposals is one hundred points (100)

The proposals will be evaluated using the following interpretation guidelines:

Interpretation Guidelines for Ranking Criteria (Phase II)

Scoring

Scale % of

Possible

Points

Interpretation Explanation for Percentage Points

0% Not

Responsive

Response does not include or fails to address the requirements being scored. The omission(s), flaw(s), or defect(s) are significant and unacceptable.

10-30% Minimally

Responsive

Response minimally addresses the requirements being scored. The omission(s), flaw(s), or defect(s) are significant and unacceptable.

40-60% Inadequate Response addresses the requirements being scored, but there are one or more omissions, flaws, or defects or the requirements are addressed in such a limited way that it results in a low degree of confidence in the proposed solution.

70% Adequate Response adequately addresses the requirements being scored. Any omission(s), flaw(s), or defect(s) are inconsequential and acceptable.

75% Between

Adequate and

Good

Response better than adequately addresses the requirements being scored. Any omission(s), flaw(s), or defect(s) are inconsequential and acceptable.

80% Good Response fully addresses the requirements being scored with a good degree of confidence in the Proposer’s response or proposed solution. No identified omission(s), flaw(s), or defect(s). Any identified weaknesses are minimal, inconsequential, and acceptable.

85% Between Good and Excellent

Response fully addresses the requirements being scored with a better than good degree of confidence in the Proposer’s response or proposed solution. No identified omission(s), flaw(s), or defect(s). Any identified weaknesses are minimal, inconsequential, and acceptable.

90% Excellent Response fully addresses the requirements being scored with a high degree of confidence in the Proposer’s response or proposed solution. Proposer offers one or more enhancing features, methods or approaches exceeding basic expectations.

95% Between

Excellent and

Exceptional

Response fully addresses the requirements being scored with a better than excellent degree of confidence in the Proposer’s response or proposed solution.

Proposer offers one or more enhancing features, methods or approaches exceeding basic expectations.

100% Exceptional All requirements are addressed with the highest degree of confidence in the

Proposer’s response or proposed solution. The response exceeds the requirements in providing multiple enhancing features, a creative approach, or an exceptional solution.

4.2. NEGOTIATIONS

Upon the Town’s final ranking of Qualification Packages, the top ranked team shall be invited to meet with the Town to further understand the project and prepare a detailed scope of services and fee estimate. The Town will first begin negotiations with the top-ranked Proposer(s). If the Town and the top-ranked Proposer(s) do not reach an agreement, then the Town may negotiate with the next highest-ranked Proposer. This process will continue until the Town reaches an agreement with a Proposer(s) or terminates the procurement. The Town may begin negotiating with the next highest-ranked Proposer whenever the Town determines that doing so is in its best interest, and the Town may negotiate with more than one Proposer at the same time.

The failure of the highest-ranked Proposer to comply with any of the requirements of this section shall constitute grounds for the Town to negotiate the Agreement with the next top-ranked Proposer. Upon completion of successful negotiations, the Town will notify all Proposers of the outcome and staff's proposed recommendation for Award.

5. Evaluation Criteria

Phase 1

No. Evaluation Criteria Scoring Method Weight (Points)

1. Responsiveness and Responsibleness

When determining Responsiveness of the

Proposal, the Town may consider any of the following but not limited to:

• Proposal received on time and completed per instructions.

• Proposal contains required contents, forms and signatures submitted in accordance with RFP instructions.

• Proposal is compliant with specifications and industry standards.

When determining Responsibleness of the

Proposer, the Town may consider any of the following but not limited to:

• Possession of industry standard licensing and/or certifications.

• Financial capacity of the Proposer.

• Experience or past performance of the Proposer.

• Use of Subcontractors /

Subconsultants.

• Past, Present and Pending Legal

Actions.

• Exceptions with Town's standard terms and conditions.

• Anticipated adherence with Project delivery schedule.

• Ability to respond to Town’s inquiries for Proposal clarification.

If the Evaluation Committee determines, at its sole discretion, that the Proposer passes Phase

1, the Evaluation Committee shall advance the

Proposal to Phase 2.

Pass / Fail 10 (100% of Total)

Phase 2 - Proposal Evaluation Criteria

No. Evaluation Criteria Scoring Method Weight (Points)

1. Cover letter Points Based 15 (15.2% of Total)

2. Project approach Points Based 24 (24.2% of Total)

3. Qualifications of the project personnel Points Based 30 (30.3% of Total)

4. Sample Projects Points Based 15 (15.2% of Total)

5. Rate Sheet Points Based 15 (15.2% of Total)

6. Agreement & Payment

6.1. Agreement Type and Payment Method

It is anticipated that the Agreement resulting from this solicitation, if awarded, will be an Agreement for Services as shown in the Sample Agreement under Attachments. The method of payment to the successful Proposer shall be for services provided based on established rates for services with a lump sum cost or with a maximum “not to exceed” fee as negotiated between the Consultant and the Town as being the maximum cost to perform all work. This figure shall include direct costs and overhead, such as, but not limited to, materials, delivery, transportation, communications, and any subcontracted items of work.

Consultant shall be prepared to accept the terms and conditions of the Agreement, including Insurance Requirements. If a Consultant desires to take exception to the Agreement, Consultant shall provide the following information in the Cover

Letter of their submittal package:

• Clearly identify each proposed change to the Agreement, including all relevant Attachments.

• Furnish the reasons for each proposed change, as well as specific recommendations for alternative language.

The above factors will be taken into account in evaluating Submittals. Firms or Teams that take exceptions to the proposed Agreement may be determined by the Town, at its sole discretion, to be unacceptable and no longer considered for award.

6.2. Agreement Implementation

Upon award notification and prior to final Agreement approval, the successful consultant will be required to submit:

• Proof of insurance compliance documentation as specified herein

• Documentation of all credentials necessary to legally perform the Project specified

• A completed W9 form and, if applicable, non-resident withholding exemption form, if not already on file with the Town

• Proof of a current Town of Los Gatos Business Tax Certificate

The finalized Agreement will be in the form included as Sample Agreement under Attachments herein, and shall include the RFQ documents, the Consultant's response, and any negotiated scope of services and associated fee agreed to by the parties.

7. General Terms & Conditions

7.1. RIGHTS OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS

This RFQ does not commit the Town to enter into an Agreement, nor does it obligate the Town to pay for any costs incurred in preparation and submission of Qualifications or in anticipation of an Agreement. The Town reserves the right to:

• Make the selection based on its sole discretion

• Reject any and all Submittals

• Issue subsequent Requests for Qualifications

• Cancel the RFQ for its own convenience

• Remedy errors in the Request for Qualifications process

• Approve or disapprove the use of particular subconsultants

• Negotiate with any, all, or none of the Consultants regarding project scope

• Accept other than the highest ranked Consultant team

• Waive informalities and irregularities in the Qualifications package and/or

• Enter into an agreement with another Consultant in the event the originally selected Consultant defaults or fails to execute an agreement with the Town.

An Agreement shall not be binding or valid with the Town unless and until it is executed by authorized representatives of the Town and of the Consultant.

7.2. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

The selected Proposer(s), at Proposer’s sole cost and expense and for the full term of the agreement or any extension thereof, shall obtain and maintain, at a minimum, all of the insurance requirements outlined in the sample Agreement attached in this RFQ.

All policies, endorsements, certificates, and/or binders shall be subject to the approval of the Town of Los Gatos as to form and content. These requirements are subject to amendment or waiver, if so approved in writing by the Town of Los

Gatos. The selected Proposer agrees to provide the Town with a copy of said policies, certificates, and/or endorsement upon award of Agreement.

7.3. PUBLIC NATURE OF SUBMITTAL

Responses to this RFQ become the exclusive property of the Town of Los Gatos. At such time as the Town awards an

Agreement, all information received in response to this RFQ become a matter of public record and shall be regarded as public records, with the exception of those elements in each Submittal that are defined by the Submitter as business or trade secrets and plainly marked as “Confidential,” “Trade Secret,” or “Proprietary.” The Town shall not in any way be liable or responsible for the disclosure of any such Proposal or portions thereof, if they are not plainly marked as

“Confidential,” “Trade Secret,” or “Proprietary,” or if disclosure, in the Town’s sole discretion, is required under the

California Public Records Act as addressed below. Any Submittal which contains language purporting to render all or significant portions of the Proposal “Confidential,” “Trade Secret,” or “Proprietary” shall be regarded as non-responsive.

Although the California Public Records Act recognizes that certain confidential trade secret information may be protected from disclosure, the Town of Los Gatos may determine, in its sole discretion that the information that a

Proposer submits is not a trade secret. If a request is made for information marked “Confidential,” “Trade Secret,” or

“Proprietary,” the Town will endeavor to provide the Proposer who submitted the information with reasonable notice to allow the Proposer to seek protection from disclosure by a court of competent jurisdiction, at the Proposer's sole expense.

7.4. COLLUSION

By submitting a Qualifications package, each Consultant represents and warrants that its information is genuine and made in the interest of or on behalf of any person not named therein; that the Firm has not directly induced or solicited any other person to submit a sham Qualifications package or any other person to refrain from submitting a

Qualifications package; and that the Firm has not in any manner sought collusion to secure any improper advantage over any other person submitting a Qualifications package.

7.5. CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Respondents to this RFQ do so with the understanding that Contractors to the Town owe their professional responsibility solely to the Town. Consultants shall not have or obtain any holding or interest within the Town of Los

Gatos. Consultants shall have no business holdings or agreements with any individual member of the staff or management of the Town or its representatives nor shall they enter into any such holdings or agreements. In addition, Consultants must warrant that as of the time of entering a contract they do not have and shall not acquire any direct or indirect interest adverse to those of the Town with regard to the services that are the subject of this RFQ. Consultants shall immediately disassociate themselves from such an interest should they discover they exist and shall, at the Town's sole discretion, divest itself of such interest. Consultants shall not knowingly and shall take reasonable steps to ensure that they do not employ a person having such an interest in the performance of an agreement contemplated by this

RFQ. If after employment of a person, Consultants discover they have employed a person with a direct or indirect interest that would conflict with its performance of such agreement, Consultants must promptly notify Town of this employment relationship, and shall, at the Town's sole discretion, sever any such employment relationship.

7.6. DISQUALIFICATION

Factors, such as, but not limited to, any of the following, may disqualify a Consultant without further consideration:

• Evidence of collusion, directly or indirectly, among Consultants in regard to the amount, terms or conditions of this Proposal

• Any attempt to improperly influence any member of the evaluation team

• Existence of any lawsuit, unresolved contractual claim or dispute between Consultant and the Town

• Evidence of incorrect information submitted as part of the Qualifications package

• Evidence of Consultant's inability to successfully complete the responsibilities and obligations of the project; and

• Consultant's default under any previous agreement with the Town.

7.7. NON-CONFORMING QUALIFICATIONS PACKAGE

A RFQ Response shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions of the RFQ instructions and specifications. Any alteration, omission, addition or variance from the instructions may be sufficient grounds for non-acceptance of the Proposal, at the sole discretion of the Town.

7.8. GRATUITIES

No person shall offer, give, or agree to give any Town employee any gratuity, discount, or offer of employment in connection with the award of Agreement by the Town. No Town employee shall solicit, demand, accept, or agree to accept from any other person a gratuity, discount, or offer of employment in connection with a Town Agreement.

7.9. FIRMS OR PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL

To avoid any conflict of interest or perception of a conflict of interest, Proposer(s) selected to provide contractual services under this RFQ will be subject to the following requirements:

• The Consultant or other entity who works on the procurement will be precluded from submitting Qualifications as a prime Contractor or Subcontractor.

• The Consultant or any other entity who participated in the procurement shall not have a financial, ownership or other interest in any potential Proposer.

• Any Consultant or other entity who works on a grant application associated with this project will be precluded from submitting Qualifications as a prime Contractor or Subcontractor.

7.10. NON-DISCRIMINATION / NON-PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT

The Town of Los Gatos hereby notifies all Consultants that it will affirmatively ensure that the contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement will be awarded to the highest evaluated responsible Consultant without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability.

During the performance of this Agreement, the Consultant and its subcontractors shall not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, age (over 40) or sex. The Contractor and subcontractors shall ensure that the evaluation and treatment of their employees and applicants for employment are free of such discrimination. The

Consultant and subconsultant shall comply with the provisions of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, Section 12990 et seq.) and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder (California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 7285.0 et seq.). The applicable regulations of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission implementing

Government Code, Section 12990, set forth in Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations are incorporated into this contract by reference and made a part hereof as if set forth in full. The Consultant and subconsultant shall give written notice of their obligations under this clause to labor organizations with which they have a collective bargaining or other agreement.

The Consultant shall include the nondiscrimination and compliance provisions of this clause in all subcontracts to perform work under the contract.

In the event the Town, as a result of supervising the Consultant's performance under the Agreement or after investigating a complaint by a third party, finds that the Consultant is or has been in violation of its agreement to comply with these Equal Employment Opportunity Conditions, notice of such violations shall be filed with the Town

Representative and given to the Consultant by depositing same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the last known business address of the Consultant, with return receipt requested. Not later than 15 calendar days after the filing of said notice with the Town, a hearing shall be held by the Town Council for the purpose of ascertaining whether the charges contained in the notice are true, and, if true, whether the Consultant has failed to make a reasonable and substantial effort to comply with these Equal Employment Opportunity Conditions. Notice of the time and place of said hearing shall be given to the Consultant not less than 5 days prior thereto in the same manner as the notice of violations is given. During said hearing, the Town Council shall receive and consider any evidence offered by the Town Representative, the Consultant, and any third party. At the conclusion of said hearing, the Town Council shall determine the matter and its determination shall be final.

If after the hearing described above, the Town Council determines that the Consultant has failed to comply with these

Equal Employment Opportunity Conditions and has failed to make a reasonable and substantial effort to comply with said conditions, the Consultant shall be deemed in material breach of the Contract. It is understood that the Town will have suffered damage by virtue of said breach; and it being impractical and unfeasible to determine the amount of actual damage, it is agreed that the Consultant shall pay the Town, as fixed and liquidated damages, and not as a penalty, the sum of $100.00 for each calendar day during which the Consultant is found to have been in noncompliance.

Such monies may be recovered from the Consultant and its Surety. The Town may deduct any such damages from monies due the Consultant.

A finding by the Town Council that the Consultant has failed to comply with these Equal Employment Opportunity

Conditions and has failed to make a reasonable and substantial effort to so comply, or a finding of willful violation of the nondiscrimination provisions of the State of California Fair Employment Practices Act, or similar provisions of Federal law or Executive Order, in the performance of work on the project shall be deemed a basis for determining the

Consultant to be not a "Responsible Proposer" as to future contracts for which the Consultant may submit proposals. A finding of willful violation of the nondiscrimination provisions of the State of California Fair Employment Practices Act shall be deemed to have occurred upon receipt by the Owner of written notice from the California Fair Employment

Practices Commission that it has investigated and determined that the Consultant has violated said Fair Employment

Practices Act and has issued an order under Government Code §12970, or obtained judgment and order of enforcement under Government Code §12973.

7.11. ADHERENCE TO ALL LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS

The Consultant shall adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, statutes, rules and regulations, and rulings or directives of any agencies having jurisdiction relevant in any way to the Proposer’s scope of work.

9. Consultant Questionnaire

1. Formation date of company*

Please enter Month and Year.

*Response required

2. Number of years providing the specified services*

*Response required

3. Please list names and titles of all officers and directors. If an individual or partnership, please list names and addresses of all partners, indicating whether they are general or limited partners.*

*Response required

4. Indicate whether Consultant has ever failed to complete any Agreement awarded to it. If so, note when, where, and why. Attach additional sheets, if necessary. *

*Response required

5. Indicate whether Consultant has been or is the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or subject to assignment for the benefit of creditors. *

*Response required

6. Required Documents*

Please upload in a single PDF the documents and information requested in Section 3.1 of this Request for Qualifications

*Response required

7. List of Subconsultants*

Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• LIST_OF_SUBCONSULTANTS.pdf

*Response required

8. Affirmations and Certification*

RESERVATION

It is understood that the Town reserves the right to reject these Qualifications, but that this Statement of Qualifications shall not be withdrawn for a period of 60 days from the date prescribed for its opening.

DISCLOSURE

The undersigned declares that this Qualification package is not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization or corporation; that the Qualification package is genuine and not collusive or sham; that the undersigned has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Consultant to put in a false or sham Qualification package and has not directly or indirectly colluded or agreed with any Consultant or anyone else to put in a sham Qualification package or to refrain from bidding; that the undersigned has not directly or indirectly sought by agreement, communication or conference with anyone to fix his/her Proposal price or the Proposal price of any other Proposer, or to fix any overhead, profit or cost element of such Proposal price or of that of any other

Proposer, or to secure any advantage against the Town of Los Gatos or anyone interested in the proposed Contract; that the only persons or parties interested in this Proposal as principals are those named herein; that all statements contained in this Proposal are true; that the undersigned has not directly or indirectly, submitted his/her Proposal price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative thereto, to any other persons, partnership, corporation, or association except to such person or persons as have a direct financial interest in

Proposer’s general business; and that the undersigned has not accepted any Proposal from any subcontractor or vendor through any Proposal depository, the Bylaws, Rules or Regulations of which prohibit or prevent the undersigned from considering any Proposal from any subcontractor or vendor, which is not processed through said Proposal depository, or which may prevent any subcontractor or vendor from bidding to any general contractor who does not use the facilities of or accept bids from or through such Proposal depository; and that the undersigned has not paid, and will not pay, any fee to any corporation, partnership, company, association, organization, Proposal depository, or to any member or agent thereof to effectuate a collusive or sham Proposal.

CERTIFICATION

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