Prater_s Mill South RFP.pdf

Request for Proposals

Prater's Mill South Enhancements & Revitalization

WHITFIELD COUNTY

Board of Commissioners

Improving Neighborhood Outcomes in Disproportionately Impacted Communities

Table of Contents

I. General Project Information

A. Overview

B. Restriction of Communication

C. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

D. Scope of Services

E. Contract Term and Type

II. Selection Method

A. Method of Communication

B. Selection of Firm

C. Final Selection

III. Schedule of Events

IV. Criteria for Evaluation of Request for Proposals

A. Project Manager, Key Team Leader(s), and Experience and Qualifications – 20%

B. Resources and Workload Capacity – 20%

C. Past Performance – 10%

D. Price – 50%

V. Instructions for Content and Preparation of Submittal

A. Cover Page

B. Administrative Requirements

1. Basic Company Information

2. Certification Form

3. Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Affidavit

4. Addenda

C. Experience and Qualifications

1. Project Manager

2. Key Team Leaders

3. Firm’s/Organization’s Experience

D. Resources and Workload Capacity

1. Overall Resources

2. Project Manager Commitment Table

3. Key Team Leader Project Commitment Table

4. Past Performance

VI. Instructions for Submittal

A. Submittals

B. Questions and Criteria for Clarification

VII. Whitfield County Terms and Conditions

A. Statement of Agreement

B. Joint-Venture Proposals, Sub-Consultants, and Vendors

C. Non-Discrimination and DBE Requirements

D. Audit and Accounting System Requirements

E. Submittal Costs and Confidentiality

F. Award Conditions

G. Right to Cancel or Change RFP

H. Substitutions, Alternates, Exceptions, and Extensions

Exhibit I – Engineering and Design Related Services Scope of Work……………………………………12

Exhibit II – Certification Form………………………………………………………………………...….13

Exhibit III – Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Affidavit……………………………...15

Exhibit IV – Concept Plan………………………………………………………………………………...16

Exhibit V – Opinion of Probable Costs…………………………………………………………………...18

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I. General Project Information

A. Overview

The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners is soliciting Request for Proposals (RFP) from firm(s) or organization(s) to provide Consultant Services for engineering and design related services for the construction of Prater’s Mill South Revitalization Project. See concept plan in Exhibit IV.

Funding for this project is through the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget and is part of The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). For this project, the concept plan includes a budgeted line item for a new restroom facility, parking lot, and walking path.

Environmental documents will need to be prepared due to federal funds being used to develop the site.

All respondents to this RFP are subject to instructions communicated in this document, and are cautioned to completely review the entire RFP and follow instructions carefully.

Whitfield County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and to waive technicalities and informalities at its discretion.

B. Restriction of Communication

From the advertisement date of this solicitation until successful respondents are selected and the award is made official and announced, firms are not allowed to communicate about this solicitation or scope with any staff of Whitfield County, including the

Whitfield County Board of Commissioners, except for the submission of questions as instructed in the RFP, or with the contact designated in RFP Section VIII.C., or as provided by any existing work agreement(s). For violation of this provision, Whitfield

County reserves the right to reject the submittal of the offending respondent.

C. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

Whitfield County will monitor and assess each consultant’s submittals for their DBE participation and/or good faith effort in promoting equity and opportunity in accordance with the state of Georgia, Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business

Enterprise (DBE) Program.

D. Scope of Services

Under the terms of the resulting Agreements, the selected consultant will provide engineering and design related services, for the Whitfield County Project identified. The anticipated scope of work for the project/contract is included in Exhibit IV. Please also review Exhibit V – Opinion of Probable Costs.

E. Contract Term and Type

Whitfield County anticipates one (1) contract to be awarded to one (1) firm, for the project/contract identified. Whitfield County anticipates that the Contract Type will be paid via Lump Sum methodology.

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II. Selection Method

A. Method of Communication

All general communication of relevant information regarding this solicitation will be made via the Georgia Procurement Registry (GPR) under RFP# ENG23-001. All firms are responsible for checking the GPR on a regular basis for updates, clarifications, and announcements. Whitfield County reserves the right to communicate via electronic-mail with the primary contact listed in the Request for Proposal. Other specific communications will be made as indicated in the remainder of this RFP.

B. Selection of Firm

The Selection Committee will review and score the submittals based on the criteria set in

Section IV.

C. Final Selection

Selection Committee will recommend to the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners the highest ranked firm. The final form of the contract shall be developed by Whitfield

County.

III. Schedule of Events

Monday, September 18, 2023 at Noon – Deadline to submit questions for clarification.

County Engineer Kent Benson will send clarifying answers to all parties who request it.

Email Mr. Benson at KBenson@whitfieldcountyga.com to be added to the list of RFP holders.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at Noon – Proposals Due

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 COB – Selection Committee will complete proposal evaluations

Monday, October 9, 2023 – The Board of Commissioners will award contract

IV. Criteria for Evaluation of Request for Proposals

A. Project Manager, Key Team Leader(s), and Experience and Qualifications – 20%

The Selection Committee will evaluate all firms on their Experience and Qualifications, which shall account for a total of twenty (20%) percent of the total evaluation. The following criteria for scoring will be utilized to determine which firm is chosen:

• Project Manager’s education, registration, relevant engineering experience, relevant project management experience, experience in delivering FEDERAL

AGENCY funded projects.

• Key Team Leaders’ education, registration, relevant technical experience, and relevant experience in delivering FEDERAL AGENCY funded projects.

• Consultant’s experience for the previous five (5) years in delivering projects of similar complexity, size, scope, and function.

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B. Resources and Workload Capacity – 20%

The Selection Committee will evaluate all firms on their Resources availability and

Workload Capacity which shall account for a total of twenty (20%) percent of the total evaluation. The following criteria for scoring the Resources and Workload Capacity will be utilized to determine which firm is chosen:

• Project Manager Workload

• Workload capacity of Key Team Leader(s)

• Resources dedicated to delivering project

• Ability to Meet Project Schedule

C. Past Performance – 10%

The Selection Committee may consider the following:

• References provided for relevant projects;

• Knowledge any selection committee member has of performance on relevant projects;

• Performance evaluations or knowledge presented on Whitfield County projects.

The Selection Committee will consider all factors in their totality and score from 0 to 10 when arriving at a final score for the Past Performance.

D. Price – 50%

The Selection Committee will award points based on price. The lowest cost proposal will receive the highest number of points.

V. Instructions for Content and Preparation of Submittal

The RFP submittal must be submitted in accordance with the instructions provided in Section

VI, and must be organized, categorized using the same headings, and numbered and lettered exactly as outlined below, and must be responsive to all requested information. For the sections in which page number limits are stated, each section with a stated limit must begin on a new page and end on the last page allowed for the section. It is not allowed to begin new sections on a page allowed for a previous section, if applicable. This will enable Whitfield

County staff to ensure compliance with the page limitations.

A. Cover Page

Each submittal must have a separate cover page for each copy of each submittal and each must list the RFP#, “Prater’s Mill Park”, and proposing firm’s full legal name.

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B. Administrative Requirements

It is required to submit the information below for each copy of each submittal. This is general information and will not be scored but may be used to determine eligibility for selection.

1. Basic Company Information

a. Company Name.

b. Company Headquarter Address.

c. Contact Information

• Name and all contact information (telephone number(s) and e-mail address) of primary proposing contact (this will be the individual with whom Whitfield County will direct all communications).

d. Company Website (if available)

e. Georgia Addresses of Company (if available)

f. Staff

• List the staff members, and disciplines, that hold professional certifications in the State of Georgia working on the project.

g. Ownership

• Provide form of ownership, including state of residency or incorporation, and number of years in business.

2. Certification Form

Complete the Certification Form (Exhibit “II” enclosed with RFP), and provide a notarized original within the firm’s Request for Proposals.

3. Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act Affidavit

Complete the form (Exhibit “III” enclosed with RFP), and provide a notarized original within the firm’s Request for Proposals.

4. Addenda

Signed cover page of any Addenda issued.

C. Experience and Qualifications

1. Project Manager

Provide information pertaining to the project manager, including but not limited to:

a. Education

b. Registration (if applicable)

c. Relevant Design Experience

d. Relevant project management experience for projects of similar complexity, size, scope, and function (no more than five (5) projects).

e. Relevant experience utilizing FEDERAL AGENCY specific processes, manuals, or guidance (For example; Plan Development Process, Design Policy, Environmental Procedures Manual, etc.).

This information is limited to two (2) pages maximum.

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2. Key Team Leaders

Provide experience of Key Team Leaders (defined as those individuals who oversee project areas determined as particularly important to this specific project-refer to the

Project Description in Exhibit I.) For each Key Team Leader identified provide:

a. Education

b. Registration (if applicable)

c. Relevant Design Experience

d. Relevant project management experience for projects of similar complexity, size, scope, and function (no more than five (5) projects).

e. Relevant experience utilizing FEDERAL AGENCY specific processes, manuals, or guidance (For example; Plan Development Process, Design Policy, Environmental Procedures Manual, etc.).

This information is limited to one (1) page maximum for each Key Team Leader identified. Respondents submitting more than one (1) page for each Key Team

Leader identified will be subject to disqualification.

3. Firm’s/Organization’s Experience

Provide information on the firm’s experience and ability in delivering effective services for projects of similar complexity, size, scope, and function for the previous five (5) years. Describe no more than five (5) projects, in order of most relevant to least relevant, which demonstrate the firm's capabilities to provide services for

Whitfield County. For each project, the following information should be provided:

a. Client name, project location and dates during which services were performed.

b. Description of overall project and services performed by your firm

c. Duration of project services provided by your firm, and overall project budget.

d. Experience utilizing FEDERAL AGENCY specific processes, manuals, or guidance (For example: PDP, Design Policy, Environmental Procedures Manual, etc.)

e. Client(s) current contact information including contact names and telephone numbers.

f. Involvement of Key Team Leaders on the projects.

This information is limited to three (3) pages maximum.

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D. Resources and Workload Capacity

1. Overall Resources

Provide information regarding the overall resources dedicated to delivering the specific project, including:

a. Organizational chart which identifies the project manager, prime, Key Team

Leaders, support personnel, and reporting structure.

b. Primary Office – Identify and discuss the primary office which will be responsible for handling the specific project and the number and types of staff within the office and how this office could benefit the project and promote efficiency.

c. Narrative on Additional Resource Areas and Ability – Respondents are also allowed one (1) page to provide information regarding additional resource areas identified as important to the project, to discuss how the key areas will integrate and work together on the project, to discuss any information which is pertinent to these areas, to provide a narrative regarding how the organization of the team, including the PM and Key Team Leaders can deliver the project on schedule given their workload capacity. (Whitfield County recognizes that some individuals may be able to meet the schedule while carrying heavier project loads.) Respondents may discuss the advantages of your team and the abilities of the team members which will enable the project to meet the proposed schedule as identified in Exhibit I (where applicable). If there is no proposed schedule, discuss the advantages of the team and the abilities of the team members which will enable the project to move as expeditiously as possible. Respondents submitting more than the one (1) additional page allowed, will be subject to disqualification.

This information is limited to two (2) pages maximum, with the exception of the one (1) additional page outlined in section c.

2. Project Manager Commitment Table

Provide a list of ALL projects (Whitfield County, other governments and private contracts – Information may be validated and any firm determined not to be listing all projects may be subject to disqualification) on which the proposed project manager is currently committed, to enable Whitfield County to ascertain the project manager’s availability. Utilize a table similar to Table 1below with a minimum of all criteria indicated to provide the requested information:

3. Key Team Leader Project Commitment Table

Provide a table similar to Table 2 below, with a minimum of all criteria indicated, which identifies ALL projects the Key Team Leaders are committed on to enable

Whitfield County to ascertain the available capacity.

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Table 1

Project Manager Project Name Role of PM for Project

Project

Description

Current Phase of Project

Current Status of Project

Monthly Time Commitment of PM in Hours

Table 2

Key Team

Leader Project Name

Role of KTL for Project

Project

Description

Current Phase of Project

Current Status of Project

Monthly Time Commitment of KTL in Hours

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4. Past Performance

No additional information should be submitted to fulfill this requirement. Information from the relevant projects listed will be used to fulfill this requirement.

Past performance may be evaluated through the checking of project references for the proposed project manager as well as the firm. Whitfield County will check these references at random. For this reason, attention should be paid to the references provided to ensure that the contact information provided is accurate and the individual references are reachable. Other past performance information which may be utilized includes Whitfield County consultant performance ratings as well as knowledge that any member of the Selection Committee has pertaining to the past performance of the firm on any project.

VI. Instructions for Submittal

A. Submittals

Submittals must be typed on standard (8 1/2” x 11”) paper with a standard USB drive containing the digital copy accompanying the hardcopy. The pages should be numbered, however, submittal pages will be counted by section to determine compliance with page limits. Responses are limited to the page counts indicated in each section and should be double-sided using a minimum of size 11 font. Page counts will be determined by pages with print on them, not by the physical piece of paper. For example, a piece of paper which has print on both sides, shall be considered two (2) pages while a piece of paper with print on only one side would be considered a single page. Each submittal shall be prepared simply and economically as indicated above. Bindings, colored displays, and promotional materials will not be considered in the selection process. Emphasis must be on completeness, relevance, and clarity of content.

NOTE: Additional pages other than what has been specified above in each section should not be included and can be grounds for disqualification.

Submittals must be sealed in an opaque envelope or box, and reference RFP# ENG23-

001 and the words “REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS” must be clearly indicated on the outside of all of the envelopes or boxes. Submittals must be physically received by

Whitfield County prior to the deadline indicated in the Schedule of Events (Section III of

RFP) at the exact address below:

Brain McBrayer

Finance Department

Whitfield County Board of Commissioners

201 South Hamilton Street, 4th Floor, Dalton, Georgia 30720

No submittals will be accepted after the time and date set for receipt.

Any submittal received via facsimile or e-mail will be rejected. All expenses for preparing and submitting responses are the sole cost of the party submitting the response.

Whitfield County is not obligated to any party to reimburse such expenses. All submittals upon receipt become the property of Whitfield County. Labeling information provided in submittals “proprietary” or “confidential”, or any other designation of restricted use will not protect the information from public view. Subject to the provisions of the Open

Records Act, the details of the proposal documents will remain confidential until final award.

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Whitfield County reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to waive any technicalities associated with this submittal if deemed in the best interest of the county.

B. Questions and Criteria for Clarification

Questions about any aspect of the RFP, or the project, shall be submitted in writing via email to: Kent Benson, e-mail: KBenson@whitfieldcountyga.com. The deadlines for submission of questions relating to the RFP are the times and dates shown in the

(Schedule of Events Section III). From the issue date of this solicitation until a successful proposer is selected and the award is made official and announced, respondents are subject to the Restriction of Communication in Section I.B.

VII. Whitfield County Terms and Conditions

A. Statement of Agreement

With the submission of the RFP, the respondent agrees that he/she has carefully examined the RFP, and agrees that it is the respondent’s responsibility to request clarification on any issues in any section of the RFP with which the respondent disagrees or needs clarified. The respondent also understands that failure to mention these items during the question period or in the proposal will be interpreted to mean that the respondent is in full agreement with the terms, conditions, specifications and requirements in the therein. With proposal the respondent hereby certifies: (a) that this submittal is genuine and is not made in the interest or on behalf of any undisclosed person, firm, or corporation; (b) that respondent has not directly or indirectly included or solicited any other respondent to put in a false or insincere submittal (c) that respondent has not solicited or induced any person, firm, or corporation to refrain from sending a proposal.

B. Joint-Venture Proposals, Sub-Consultants, and Vendors

Whitfield County will not allow a joint-venture for this procurement. Sub-Consultants shall generally be considered any team member which is performing any service which typically requires prequalification, and whose services are billed as costs. Sub-Consultant

Team Members must be written into the resulting Agreement and are subject to all terms and conditions in the Agreement. Vendors shall be considered any team member which is performing any service which typically does not require prequalification, and whose services are billed as direct expenses. Vendors may not be written into the resulting

Agreement and may not be subject to all terms and conditions in the Agreement.

C. Non-Discrimination and DBE Requirements

Firm must affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.

DBE participation can be met by prime contracting or sub-contracting.

Whitfield County will monitor and assess each consultant services submittals for their

DBE participation and/or good faith effort in promoting equity and opportunity in accordance with the state of Georgia, Department of Transportation Disadvantage

Business Program Plan.

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D. Audit and Accounting System Requirements

Whitfield County reserves the right to reject any proposal with firms that do not meet the following requirements:

1) Firm(s) should have an accounting system in place to meet requirements of 48 CFR

Part 31 and, in the case of non-profit organizations, OMB Circular A-122.

2) If it currently has aggregate contract amount exceeding $250,000 has

a. Performed an audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards to test compliance with the requirements of the Federal cost principles and issued an audit report of the consultant’s indirect cost rate(s); or

b. Conducted a review of an audit report and related work papers prepared by a certified public accountant and issued a letter of concurrence with the related audited indirect cost rate(s).

3) Firm(s) should have no significant outstanding deficient audit findings from previous contracts with FEDERAL AGENCY that have not been resolved.

4) The prime is responsible for being reasonably assured that all sub-consultant(s) presented as a part of the proposed team are similarly in compliance with the above requirements.

E. Submittal Costs and Confidentiality

All expenses for preparing and submitting responses are the sole cost of the respondent submitting the response. Whitfield County is not obligated to any respondent to reimburse such expenses. All submittals upon receipt become the property of Whitfield

County. Labeling information provided in submittals as “proprietary” or “confidential”, or any other designation of restricted use will not protect the information from public view. Subject to the provisions of the Open Records Act, the details of the proposal documents will remain confidential until a final award.

F. Award Conditions

This request is not an offer to contract or a solicitation of bids. This request and any proposal submitted in response, regardless of whether the proposal is determined to be the best proposal, is not binding upon Whitfield County and does not obligate Whitfield

County to procure or contract for any services. Neither Whitfield County, nor any respondent submitting a response will be bound unless and until a written contract mutually accepted by both parties is negotiated as to its terms and conditions and is signed by Whitfield County and a respondent containing such terms and conditions as are negotiated between those parties.

Whitfield County reserves the right to waive non-compliance with any requirements of this RFP and to reject any or all proposals submitted in responses. Upon review of responses, Whitfield County will determine the respondent(s) proposal that in the sole judgment of Whitfield County is in the best interest of Whitfield County (if any is so determined), with respect to the evaluation criteria stated herein. Whitfield County then may conduct negotiations with such respondent(s) to determine if an acceptable contract may be reached.

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G. Right to Cancel or Change RFP

Whitfield County reserves the right to cancel any and all RFP where it is determined to be in the best interest of Whitfield County to do so. Whitfield County reserves the right to increase, reduce, add or delete any item in this solicitation as deemed necessary.

It is the responsibility of all firms interested in submitting proposals for this advertisement to routinely check the posting on the Georgia Procurement Registry for any revisions to this RFP.

H. Substitutions, Alternates, Exceptions, and Extensions

No substitutions or alternates will be accepted for this solicitation. Any respondent submitting substitutions or alternates will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for award.

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Exhibit I

Engineering and Design Related Services Scope of Work

The selected firm shall provide services for the engineering and design of the Whitfield County Prater’s

Mill Park. Tasks include the following:

Task 1: Design Development

1) Prepare design development documents, including description of all design work, demolition, grading and paving plans, storm drainage, utilities installation and adjustment issues, and other necessary civil engineering work, safe and accessible sidewalks and pedestrian ways, roadways, parking, streetscape elements, special features such as street furniture, including benches, litter containers, street trees, plant materials, signing, lighting, etc.

2) Prepare revised views as necessary to describe the project.

3) Prepare a detailed cost estimate of all elements of the work.

4) Provide evidence of project's compliance with all relevant local, state and federal codes and regulations.

5) Respond to review by Whitfield County staff and other parties.

Task 2: Construction Documents

1) Prepare construction documents, including plans, specifications (in CSI or similar format), general and supplemental conditions, and bid documents, adequate to let a guaranteed maximum price contract including detailed description of all design work, details of all required demolition of existing structures and other appurtenances, if applicable, soil erosion and sedimentation control, physical improvements, equipment, demolition, grading and paving plans, storm drainage, and other necessary civil engineering work, safe and accessible sidewalks and pedestrian ways, roadways, parking, streetscape elements, special features such as street furniture, including benches, litter containers, street trees, plant materials, signage, lighting, etc.

2) At the point of 75% completion of construction documents, submit plans and specifications to

Whitfield County for review with a detailed cost estimate of all elements of the work.

3) Provide evidence of project's compliance with all relevant local, state and federal codes and regulations. sedimentation control. Consultant shall be responsible for identifying all required approvals and permits, including soil erosion permits, NPDES approval, etc.

4) Respond to review by Whitfield County staff and other parties.

Task 3: Bid Assistance

Make available a complete set of contract documents marked “Approved for Construction.” Provide up to four (4) sets of final plans and specifications marked “Approved for Construction.” Cost of plans and specifications will be borne by bidders.

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Exhibit II

CERTIFICATION FORM

I,___________________________, being duly sworn, state that I am___________________ (title) of

_______________________________________________(firm) and hereby duly certify that I have read and understand the information presented in the attached proposal and any enclosure and exhibits thereto.

Initial each box below indicating certification. The person initialing must be the same person who signs the Certification Form. (If unable to initial any box for any reason, place an “X” in the applicable box and attach a statement explaining the non-certification. Whitfield County will review and make a determination as to whether or not the firm shall be considered further or disqualified).

I further certify that to the best of my knowledge the information given in response to the

Request for Proposals is full, complete and truthful.

I further certify that the submitting firm and any principal employee of the submitting firm has not, in the immediately preceding five (5) years, been convicted of any crime of moral turpitude or any felony offense, nor has had their professional license suspended, revoked or been subjected to disciplinary proceedings, nor is any team members/principals currently under indictment for any reason related to actions on public infrastructure projects.

I further certify that I understand that Firms included on the current Federal list of firms suspended or debarred are not eligible for selection and that the submitting firm has not, in the immediately preceding five (5) years, been suspended or debarred from contracting with any federal, state or local government agency, and further, that the submitting firm is not now under consideration for suspension or debarment from any such agency.

I further certify that the submitting firm has not in the immediately preceding five (5) years been defaulted in any federal, state or local government agency contract and further, that the submitting firm is not now under any notice of intent to default on any such contract, nor has been removed from a contract or failed to complete a contract as assigned due to cause or default.

I further certify that the firm or any affiliate(s) has not been involved in any arbitration, litigation, mediation, dispute review board or other dispute resolution proceeding with a client, business partner, or government agency in the last five years involving an amount in excess of $500,000 related to performance on public infrastructure projects.

I further certify that there are not any pending regulatory inquiries that could impact our ability to provide services if we are the selected consultant.

I further certify that there are no possible conflicts of interest created by our consideration in the selection process or by our involvement in the project.

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I further certify that the submitting firm’s annual average revenue for the past five (5) years is sufficient to allow the services to be delivered effectively by our firm and that there are no trends in the revenue which may be concerning other than normal market fluctuations.

I further certify that in regards to Audit and Accounting System Requirements, that the submitting firm:

1. Has an accounting system in place to meet requirements of 48 CFR Part 31 and, in the case of non-profit organizations, OMB Circular A-122.

2. If it currently has aggregate contract amount exceeding $250,000 has

a. Performed an audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards to test compliance with the requirements of the Federal cost principles and issued an audit report of the consultant’s indirect cost rate(s); or

b. Conducted a review of an audit report and related work papers prepared by a certified public accountant and issued a letter of concurrence with the related audited indirect cost rate(s).

3. Has no significant outstanding deficient audit findings from previous contracts with a FEDERAL AGENCY that have not been resolved.

4. Is responsible for being reasonably assured that all sub-consultant(s) presented as a part of the proposed team are similarly in compliance with the above requirements.

I acknowledge, agree and authorize, and certify that the proposer acknowledges, agrees and authorizes, that Whitfield County may, by means that either deems appropriate, determine the accuracy and truth of the information provided by the proposer and that the Whitfield County may contact any individual or entity named in the Request for Proposals for the purpose of verifying the information supplied therein.

I acknowledge and agree that all of the information contained in the Request for Proposals is submitted for the express purpose of inducing the Whitfield County to award a contract.

A material false statement or omission made in conjunction with this proposal is sufficient cause for suspension or debarment from further contracts, or denial or rescission of any contract entered into based upon this proposal thereby precluding the firm from doing business with, or performing work for, the

State of Georgia. In addition, such false statement or omission may subject the person and entity making the proposal to criminal prosecution under the laws of the State of Georgia of the United States, including but not limited to O.C.G.A. §16-10-20, 18 U.S.C. §§1001 or 1341.

Sworn and Subscribed before me

This _____ day of __________, 20____.

Signature

NOTARY PUBLIC

My Commission Expires:

NOTARY SEAL

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Exhibit III

GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT AFFIDAVIT

Contracting Entity/Respondent:

Address:

Solicitation No./Contract No.:

Solicitation No./Contract Name: Engineering and Design Related Services

By executing this affidavit, the undersigned person or entity verifies its compliance with O.C.G.A. § 13-

10-91, stating affirmatively that the individual, firm, or entity which is contracting with Whitfield County has registered with, is authorized to participate in, and is participating in the federal work authorization program commonly known as E-Verify, or any subsequent replacement program, in accordance with the applicable provisions and deadlines established in O.C.G.A. § 13-10-91.

The undersigned person or entity further agrees that it will continue to use the federal work authorization program throughout the contract period, and it will contract for the physical performance of services in satisfaction of such contract only with subcontractors who present an affidavit to the undersigned with the information required by O.C.GA. § 13-10-91 (b).

The undersigned person or entity further agrees to maintain records of such compliance and provide a copy of each such verification to Whitfield County within five (5) business days after any subcontractor is retained to perform such service.

E-Verify/Company Identification Number Date of Authorization

Signature of Authorized Officer or Agent Date

Title of Authorized Officer or Agent

Printed Name of Authorized Officer or Agent

Sworn and Subscribed before me

This _____ day of __________, 20____.

Signature

NOTARY PUBLIC

My Commission Expires:

NOTARY SEAL

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Exhibit IV

CONCEPT PLAN

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Exhibit V

Opinion of Probable Costs