RFQ-54-2022_-_Building_Construction_Contracts_-_FINAL_6.20.22.pdf

City of Murfreesboro

….creating a better quality of life

Request for Qualifications

(RFQ)

for

Building Construction Contractors

ISSUE DATE:

June 21, 2022

RESPONSE DUE DATE:

July 14, 2022, 2:00 P.M. CST

1.0 Introduction

The City of Murfreesboro is requesting proposals from qualified and properly licensed General Contractors for building construction, remodeling, renovation, and repair of City-owned facilities. The City desires to establish a pool of qualified general construction contractors to bid on certain projects in order to more quickly contract for construction services. The City will establish of pool of no more than six (6) contractors for a period of three (3) years.

For reference, throughout this document, the word “proposal” is used to reference the RFQ response.

2.0 Schedule

2.1 Schedule Deadlines and Requirements

The City intends to adhere to the schedule listed for the selection process. Dates may be adjusted by City as needed.

No proposals will be accepted after July 14, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. Central Standard Time

The City is accepting only electronic submission for this RFQ. Respondents must create a free account with OpenGov (formerly ProcureNow), the City’s e-procurement portal, by signing up at https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/murfreesborotn. All proposals received by the deadline will be opened via Zoom on July 14, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. Central Standard Time. All registered Respondents will be sent a Zoom link via email.

Activity Target Date

RFQ Issued June 21, 2022

Submittal of questions July 5, 2022

Answers to questions July 5, 2022

Proposals submitted July 14, 2022

Finalist Selections July 21, 2022

2.2 Finalist Selection

The City may select no more than six Respondents from the RFQ responses to further evaluate as semi-finalists. The finalists will be selected based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the RFQs.

2.3 Non-Lobbying Clause

Any supplier or lobbyist for a vendor is prohibited from having any communications concerning this solicitation for a competitive procurement with any City Staff Member, the Mayor, City Council Member, City Manager, Legal Department or any other City employee except for the designated contact person, Cathy Smith, Purchasing Director. Any supplier or lobbyist who violates this provision will cause their Proposal to be considered not responsive and therefore ineligible for award.

3.0 Contact Information

The City is accepting only electronic bid submissions. Respondents must create a free account with OpenGov (formerly ProcureNow) by signing up at https://secure.procurenow.com/signup.

Any inquiries, questions, or requests for explanation in regard to the City requirements must be received no later than July 14, 2022 by 2:00 p.m. local time via OpenGov (formerly ProcureNow). No oral interpretation or clarifications will be given as to the meaning of any part of the Request for Qualifications documents.

Prospective Respondents desiring further information or interpretations must make requests in writing through the Question/Answer Tab via the City's e-Procurement portal, OpenGov (formerly ProcureNow), on or before July 5, 2022, by 2:00 p.m. CST. Please include the section title for each question, if applicable, in order to ensure that questions asked are responded to correctly. All questions submitted and answers provided shall be electronically distributed to Respondents on record as following this solicitation on the City's e-procurement portal. Answers to all inquiries or requests involving substantive matters will be provided in addendum form. Any addenda shall be posted on OpenGov (formerly ProcureNow), and Addenda notifications will be emailed to all persons on record as following this RFQ. Failure of any Respondent to receive any such addenda or interpretation shall not relieve such Respondent from any obligation under their proposal as submitted. All addenda so issued shall become part of the contract documents.

4.0 Background

The City of Murfreesboro is requesting statements of qualifications from interested vendors in order to identify, review, and evaluate qualified respondents to provide General Contractor services for building renovation and repair projects. It is the City’s intent to execute the City’s standard version of AIA Document A121, Standard Form of Master Agreement Between Owner and Contractor where Work is provided under multiple Work Orders with qualified General Contractors (Master Agreement). Each project would be completed using AIA Document A221, Work Order for use with Master Agreement Between Owner and Contractor (Work Order). Copies of the proposed Master Agreement and Work order are attached hereto as Exhibits A and B.

5.0 Services Requested/Specifications

5.1 Specifications

The City desires to identify a pool of contractors to perform miscellaneous construction and repair services, including but not limited to, projects involving mechanical, electrical, plumbing, site improvements, and general contractor work. Contractors should have at a minimum a General Contractors license. Please list any additional license classifications held. Contractor’s classification(s) should be specified within the proposal document and uploaded via the Bid Posting on OpenGov (formerly ProcureNow).

Selected contractors will provide construction and repair services for various City projects. Types of projects and services could include interior and exterior maintenance of buildings, remodeling, new additions and renovations, site work, water line services, sewer services, electrical services, and other utility extensions associated with City facility buildings and their sites.

Construction services may include:

• Assisting with evaluating, troubleshooting and construction issues associated with projects

• Providing detailed cost estimating for projects, including, labor, materials and schedule of availability to perform work in a timely manner

• Providing value engineering as required

• Providing project management services

• Providing preconstruction/programming estimation

• Coordinating with various City departments and other agencies including utility companies, etc.

• Scheduling and managing site operations

• Managing all subcontracts while meeting City project requirements and standards

• Addressing all federal, state, and local permitting requirements and assist in the permitting processes

Contractors should include the following in their response:

• Contractor’s license(s) and classifications

• Certificate of insurance Note: For any project that exceeds $100,000, the contractors will be required to submit 100% performance and payment bonds

The City will establish the number of projects on an as-needed basis and cannot guarantee any quantities.

Any quantity furnished under this RFQ will be considered as approximate and will be used solely for the comparison of bids received. The City reserves the right to procure any, all, or none of the services offered by the respondent.

5.2 Qualification Process

The selection will be based on the responses to the RFQ and the ability of the vendor to best meet the needs of the City. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any submittal based on its sole determination of its best interests. The City will enter into negotiation with the most qualified companies.

Those responding to this solicitation should be able to demonstrate a proven track record of providing construction services with projects being delivered on schedule, a proven track record of successfully managing subcontractors, and an ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

5.3 Selection Procedure

The City of Murfreesboro has appointed a three-person selection team to select Vendors and will use a combination of objective and subjective criteria to determine each vendor’s suitability to perform this work.

Proposals with no more than 10 pages, submitted by the deadline established herein, will be evaluated by the team in accordance with the following factors, each of which will carry a designated percentage weight.

Evaluation criteria for the proposals are as follows:

Criteria Description Weight Experience Vendor’s experience in performing building renovation, remodeling, and repair, including previous performance on any City of Murfreesboro contract.

50%

References Provide at least three (3) references, for which the firm has provided service similar in nature to those being requested in this RFQ within the past 5 years.

25%

Qualifications Vendor has the required licenses, insurance, and bonds to perform any construction work for the City.

25%

A selection team will evaluate and rank the submitted Statement of Qualifications, containing no more than 10 pages, based on a weighted rating scale, from which negotiations leading to a formal contract will proceed.

The contractors selected as the most qualified will be expected to enter into a Master Agreement with the City. It is expected that qualified vendors will be called upon to submit bids on available construction projects on an as-needed basis.

The City of Murfreesboro reserves the right to waive any informality in the submitted Proposals, reject any Proposals, or re-advertise for additional Proposals.

All respondents are responsible for costs associated with the preparation of materials in response to this RFQ. The City of Murfreesboro assumes no responsibility for such costs.

5.4 Additional Information

For additional information, please contact City of Murfreesboro Purchasing Department, 111 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130; Email: purchasing@murfreesborotn.gov; Phone: 629-201-6312.

6.0 City Terms and Conditions

It is important for each Respondent to become familiar with each paragraph within this section, as these paragraphs will prevail in the event of any discrepancies or differences between project related or contractual documents.

The Respondent must clearly and specifically detail all exceptions to the Terms and Conditions imposed in this section in the transmittal letter that will accompany its RFQ response.

6.1 Standards

Respondent understands that it shall be a breach of City’s ethical standards policies for any person to offer, give, or agree to give to any City employee or former employee, or for any City employee or former employee to solicit, demand, accept or agree to accept from another person, a gratuity or an offer of employment in connection with any decision, approval, disapproval, evaluation, recommendation, preparation of any part of a requirement or request, influencing the content this RFQ, rendering of advice, investigation, auditing or in any other advisory capacity in any proceeding or application, request for ruling, determination, claim or controversy or other particular matter, pertaining to this RFQ or any contract or subcontract resulting therefrom. A breach of these ethical standards may result in debarment or suspension from being a contractor or subcontractor for any City contract.

6.2 Warranties

Respondent warrants it will perform the services in a professional manner according to the standards established in the industry for the type of work to be performed.

6.3 Indemnification

6.3.1 Respondent must indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents and employees from any claims, penalties, damages, costs and attorney fees (“Expenses”) arising from injuries or damages resulting from, in part or in whole, the negligent or intentional acts or omissions of contractor, its officers, employees and/or agents, including its subcontractors or independent contractors, in connection with the performance of any Agreement entered, and, Expenses arising from any failure of Contractor, its officers, employees and/or agents, including mailto:purchasing@murfreesborotn.gov its subcontractors or independent contractors, to observe applicable laws, including, but not limited to, labor laws and minimum wage laws.

6.3.2 Pursuant to Tennessee Attorney General Opinion 93-01, the City will not and legally cannot indemnify, defend or hold harmless in any fashion Respondent from any claims arising from any failure, regardless of any language in any attachment or other document that Respondent may provide.

6.4 Terms for Payment

Payment for services rendered shall be as outlined in the Master Agreement and Work Order.

6.5 Assignment

The successful Respondent shall not assign, transfer, convey, sublet, or otherwise dispose of any contract award or any or all if its rights, title or interest therein, without prior written consent of the City. Such consent by the City shall not relieve the assignor of liability in the event of default by the assignee.

6.6 Insurance

The successful Respondent shall maintain at least the following commercial insurance policies for the duration of the Contract in the amounts specified:

a. Comprehensive general liability insurance – insurance including blanket contractual, broad form property damage, completed operations, and independent contractor’s liability, all applicable to personal injury, bodily injury, and property damage to a limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate.

b. Workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurance – Workers’ compensation in compliance with the applicable state and federal laws; employer’s liability with a limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence.

c. Professional liability (errors and omissions) insurance covering performance of professional services may be required under individual work orders.

The selected Respondent must provide City with the required insurance certificates and endorsements and name the City as an additional insured on the liability coverages upon contract execution.

6.7 Scope of Insurance and Special Hazards

The insurance required under the preceding paragraphs shall provide adequate protection for the successful Respondent and any sub-contractors against damage claims that may arise from operations under this contract, whether such operations are by the insured or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by the successful Respondent.

6.8 Governing Law and Venue

The contract will be governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee. Venue for any action shall be in the applicable court for Rutherford County, Tennessee.

6.9 Compliance with Laws

The Respondent’s contract shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and Local statutes, rules, and regulations. Respondents shall be approved by the appropriate regulatory authorities, if any, in the State of Tennessee to provide the services herein described.

6.10 Iran Divestment Act of Tennessee

By submission of this bid, each Respondent and each person signing on behalf of any Respondent certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each party thereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of its knowledge and belief that each Respondent is not on the list created pursuant to T.C.A. §12-12-106. Bids not conforming with this provision shall not be opened. Failure of any Respondent to comply therewith shall void such bid and such bid shall not be considered.

6.11 Tennessee General Contractor’s License Required.

Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated Title 62, Chapter 6, Part 1, if a bid is $25,000 or above, bidder must be a properly licensed contractor as required by the Contractor’s Licensing Act of 1976, Public Chapter No.

822 of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee as P amended. In accordance with T.C.A. §62-6-119, Bidder shall provide within the electronic bid document: (1) the bidder’s name, license number, expiration date thereof, and license classification of the contractor applying to bid for the prime contract; (2) The name, license number, expiration date thereof, and license classification of the contractor applying to bid for the masonry contract (if applicable) where the total cost of the materials and labor for the masonry portion of the construction project exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); (3) The name, license number, expiration date thereof, and license classification of the contractor applying to bid for the electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, or air conditioning contracts except when such contractor's portion of the construction project is less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); (4) For each vertical closed loop geothermal heating and cooling project, the company name, department of environment and conservation license number, classification (G, L or G,L) and the expiration date, except when the geothermal portion of the construction project is in an amount less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); (5) Prime contractor Respondents who are to perform the masonry portion of the construction project which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), materials and labor, the electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation or air conditioning or the geothermal heating and cooling must be so designated; and (6) Only one (1) contractor in each of the classifications listed above shall be written on the bid envelope or provided within the electronic bid document. Bids not conforming with this provision shall not be opened. Failure of any bidder to comply therewith shall void such bid and such bid shall not be considered.

6.12 Non-Discrimination.

It is the policy of the City not to discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, veteran status, disability, or other status or class protected under federal or state law in its hiring and employment practices, or in admission to, access to, or operation of its programs, services, and activities. With regard to all aspects of any Agreement entered into per this RFQ, Respondent certifies and warrants it will comply with this policy. No person may be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, be discriminated against in the admission or access to, or be discriminated against in treatment or employment in the City’s contracted programs or activities, on the grounds of handicap and/or disability, age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other classification protected by federal or Tennessee State Constitutional or statutory law; nor may they be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in the performance of contracts with the City or in the employment practices of the City’s Contractors. Accordingly, all Respondents entering into contracts with the City may upon request be required to show proof of such nondiscrimination and to post in conspicuous places that are available to all employees and applicants, notices of nondiscrimination. Respondent further acknowledges that the City is a federal government contractor, and that by virtue of any contract entered into per this RFQ, Respondent will be a federal government subcontractor.

Therefore, in accordance with federal law, Contractor specifically acknowledges and agrees as follows:

(a) The City and Respondent shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, and requires federal government contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

(b) The City and Respondent shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.

(c) The City and Respondent shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

6.13 Funding Sources

Should the funding for any project include the expenditure of federal funds, particularly ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds, the applicable clauses located in Attachment B are hereby incorporated into this Request for Qualifications, as well as any contract or work order entered into between the City and Contractor. The selected Contractor is not obligated to provide a quote or services for projects utilizing federal funds.

7.0 Guidelines for this Request for Qualifications Process

7.1 Basis for Proposals

Only information supplied by the City in writing should be used in the preparation of a proposal. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications shall not be binding. Respondent must acknowledge any subsequently issued addenda by signing and including such documents in the proposal.

7.2 Respondent Terms and Conditions

The Respondent must submit a complete set of any additional terms and conditions that it proposes to have included in contract negotiations with the City with its proposal. City will not accept any contract term limiting Respondent’s liability to the amount of the contract. Additionally, the Respondent must submit any and all documents/agreements City must sign with its proposal.

7.3 Disclosure of Proposals

As a matter of state law, each Respondent’s RFQ response in its entirety will become a public record after completion of the selection process. The content of any proposal will not be disclosed to other Respondents during the selection process.

7.4 Late Proposals

Proposals must be received at the specified location on or before the published proposal due date and time.

Any proposal received after the time and date set for receipt of proposals will be late and, at the discretion of City, may not be considered.

7.5 Signing of Proposals

The submission and signature of a proposal shall indicate the intention of the Respondent to adhere to the provisions described in this RFQ and therefore must be signed by a representative with the authority to do so.

7.6 Cost of Proposal

This RFQ does not commit the City to pay any costs incurred by any Respondent in preparation and/or submission of a proposal or for procuring or contracting for the services to be furnished under the RFQ. All costs directly or indirectly related to responding to this RFQ (including all costs incurred in supplementary documentation or on-site interviews) until contract execution will be borne by the Respondent.

7.7 Conflict of Interest, Non-Collusion and Anti-Lobbying

The Respondent promises that its officers, employees or agents will not attempt to lobby or influence a vote or recommendation related to the firm’s proposal, directly or indirectly, through any contact with City Council members or City employees between the release of this RFQ and award of contract by City and that there will be no collusion and no conflict of interest.

7.8 Ownership of Proposals

All documents submitted in response to this RFQ shall become the property of City.

7.9 Disqualification or Rejection of Proposals

Respondents may be disqualified for any of the following reasons:

a. There is reason to believe that collusion exists between or among two or more Respondents;

b. The Respondent is in arrears on an existing City contract or has defaulted on a previous City contract;

c. The Respondent lacks financial stability;

d. The Respondent has failed to perform under a previous or current City contract;

e. The Respondent has failed to adhere to one or more of the provisions established in this RFQ;

f. The Respondent has failed to submit its proposal in the format specified herein;

g. The Respondent has failed to submit its proposal on or before the deadline established herein; or

h. The Respondent has failed to adhere to generally accepted ethical and professional principles during the proposal process.

7.10 Right to Waive Irregularities

Proposals shall be considered irregular if they show any omissions, alterations of form, additions, conditions not called for, or irregularities of any kind.

The City reserves the right to waive irregularities. The City also reserves the right to waive any mandatory requirement provided that all proposals failed to meet the same mandatory requirement, and the failure to do so does not otherwise materially affect the procurement. This right is at the sole discretion of City.

7.11 Withdrawal of Proposals

Proposals may be withdrawn from OpenGov (formerly ProcureNow) if requested prior to the exact hour and date specified for receipt of proposals.

7.12 Amendment of Proposals

A Respondent must submit any amended proposal before the deadline for receipt of proposals. Such amended proposal must be a complete replacement of a previously submitted response and must be clearly identified as such. City will not merge, collate, or assemble proposal materials.

7.13 Exceptions to RFQ Specifications

Although the specifications stated in the RFQ represent City’s anticipated needs, there may be instances where it is in City’s interest to permit exceptions to specifications and accept alternatives.

It is extremely important that the Respondent make very clear where exceptions are taken to the specifications and how the Respondent will provide alternatives. Therefore, exceptions, conditions, or qualifications to the provisions of City’s specifications must be clearly identified as such together with reasons for taking exception and inserted into the proposal response. If the Respondent does not make clear that an exception is being taken, City will assume the proposal response is responding to and will meet the specification as written.

Where the Respondent does not agree with City’s terms and conditions, the proposal must enumerate the specific clauses that the Respondent wishes to amend or delete and suggest alternative wording. Any minimum terms that City will have to agree to in order to enter into a contract with the Respondent and any item the Respondent considers to be a mandatory term must be submitted with the RFQ response.

7.14 Consideration of Proposals

Discussions may be conducted with responsible Respondents for the purpose of clarification to assure full understanding of the proposal. In conducting discussions, there will be no disclosure of any information derived from proposals submitted by competing Respondents. Until the City awards the contracts, it reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and waive technicalities, to re-advertise for new proposals, or to proceed with the work in any manner as may be considered in the best interest of City.

7.15 Termination

The City reserves the right to cancel this RFQ at any time. City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals submitted in response to this RFQ.

7.16 Taxes

Respondent will be responsible for the payment of any applicable tax on the services it will provide.

7.17 Award of Contract

The City reserves the right to withhold final action on the RFQ for a reasonable time, not to exceed one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of submitting proposals, and in no event will an award be made until further investigations have been made as to the responsibility of the proposed Respondent. The award of the contract(s), if an award is made, will be to the responsible and responsive Respondent(s) whose proposal(s) meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the Request for Qualifications and whose contract terms are acceptable to City. City reserves the right to abandon, without obligation to the Respondent, any part of the project, or the entire project, at any time before the successful Respondent begins any work authorized by City.

The award of the contract shall not become effective until the contract has been executed by the successful Respondent(s) and City.

7.18 Appeal Process

Each Respondent shall be notified of the Respondent(s) selected for recommendation to the City Council before the proposed City Council action. A protest by an aggrieved Respondent who is not selected will be heard by the City Council if filed with the City Council, through the City Recorder, within seven (7) calendar days after the intended award is announced. Any issue raised by the protesting party after the seven-day period shall not be considered as part of the protest. The City Council may stay an award due to a pending protest without financial or other obligation to the Respondent(s) recommended to the Council. The City Council may, by resolution, adopt rules and procedures applicable to protests.

7.19 Execution of Contract

The City Council will authorize the award of any contract(s) to the successful Respondent(s). City will require the successful Respondent(s) to sign the necessary documents entering into the required contract with City within and provide the necessary evidence of insurance and bonding as required under the contract within ten (10) working days of City Council authorization.

No contract for this project may be signed by City without the authorization of the City Council. No contract shall be binding on City until it has been approved and executed by the Mayor or designee and approved as to form by the City Attorney.

7.20 Auditable Records

The successful Respondent must be prepared to maintain accounts and records in connection with its performance of services for City as reasonably required. The Respondent must afford City agents or auditors reasonable facilities and access for the examination and audit of its records pertaining to its performance. The records may be examined at any reasonable time during the term and for a period of three years following the completion of work under any contract. Upon request by the City, winning Respondent shall be able to produce and exhibit all such records as requested. Records must be available within an office environment located not more than a 45 minutes’ drive from the City’s local office or the reasonable expenses incurred to access the records must be borne by successful Respondent.

7.21 Compliance with Iran Divestment Act

By submission of this proposal, each Respondent and each person signing on behalf of any Respondent certifies, and in the case of a joint proposal each party thereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of its knowledge and belief that each Respondent is not a person included within the list created pursuant to T.C.A. §12-12-106.

NOTE: All responses are subject to public disclosure in accordance with the Tennessee Public Records Law.

In the event a Respondent desires to share proprietary or confidential information, arrangements must be made with the City prior to disclosure of that information to any person or agent of the City.

8.0 RFQ Requirements and Format

Please use the following format to structure your RFQ response. The detail represents the items that are to be covered in each section of your response. Failure to follow the directions or to address all items will impact the evaluation. Failure to address a significant portion of the items may classify the response as non-responsive and preclude it from further consideration. The number of pages in the RFQ response cannot exceed 10 pages. All materials must be uploaded via OpenGov (formerly ProcureNow).

Delivery of Request for Qualifications

When: RFQ Proposals must be submitted by July 14, 2022; 2:00pm Local Time

Where: RFQ must be submitted electronically and uploaded via OpenGov (formerly ProcureNow) at https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/murfreesborotn

How: RFQ Proposals must be clearly marked “Building Construction Contractors” and uploaded to OpenGov (formerly ProcureNow). Proposals sent by mail, fax, e-mail or other means will not be accepted. Proposals should be no more than 10 pages.

The City of Murfreesboro reserves the right to waive any informality in the submitted Proposals, reject any Proposals, or re-advertise for additional Proposals.

All respondents are responsible for costs associated with the preparation of materials in response to their proposal. The City of Murfreesboro assumes no responsibility for such costs.

8.1 Company Profile and Statement of Qualifications

Responses shall include a brief Company Profile and Statement of Qualifications indicating what experience your company has regarding the type of work requested. The Contractor Questionnaire included as Attachment A (also located in the attachments section of the OpenGov [formerly ProcureNow] post) should be completed and included with your response to this RFQ. Responses must be submitted in the format outlined in this section. Responses should be limited to ten (10) pages. Submit one electronic copy via the City’s e-procurement portal OpenGov (formerly ProcureNow). The City reserves the right to eliminate from further consideration any response that is deemed to be substantially or materially unresponsive to the requests for information contained in this document. The intent of the City is that all responses follow the same format in order to evaluate each response fairly. Responses will be evaluated in light of the material and substantiating evidence presented therein, and not on the basis of what is inferred.

8.2 Experience and Qualifications

Provide a copy of the Tennessee General Contractor’s License under which this work will be performed and copies of any licenses/certifications that personnel assigned to this work possess.

https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/murfreesborotn

The response should include a description of the vendor’s company including its ownership structure. It should also describe all relevant experience the firm has over the last five (5) years. Finally, there should be a description of any unique qualifications, education or training that the principals have that relates to this request.

It should specifically detail the firm’s approach for the following items.

• Management of resources across multiple projects

• Project schedule development and maintenance

• Project document completion

• Subcontractor awards and management

• Closeout procedures including punch list development, operations and maintenance manuals, warranties and as-builts.

Describe how the City would benefit from a relationship with your firm. What special or unique capabilities does the Respondent bring to the project? This section should cover at a minimum scheduling, project management, reporting, safety, and site management. Describe the types of work you intend to perform and the types you will subcontract. Finally, describe your quality assurance program and processes.

8.3 Primary Point of Contact

Provide a list of the person(s) that will be involved in managing this contract. Specifically provide contact information, office hours and physical location/address.

8.4 References

Provide references that indicate prior relevant experience including local government experience.

References shall be of the type and format described below:

a. Three (3) references of entities that similar services were provided within the past five (5) years.

Include the name and address of the entity and the name and telephone number of that entity’s project manager.

b. Provide any references for whom work has been performed using a contracting method similar to the one described herein. Provide contact information as outlined above.

c. Describe any prior or pending litigation or investigation, either civil or criminal, involving a governmental agency or which may affect the performance of the services to be rendered herein, in which the vendor’s company, any of its employees, subcontractors, or sub consultants is or has been involved within the last three (3) years. Describe any debarment by any local, state, or federal governmental entity.

8.5 Value Added Services

List in detail other value-added services you can provide to the City.