RFQu 25_72_003 Revised Page 20 of 24.pdf

DeKalb County School District RFQu No. 25-752-003 A/E Services for Bus Maintenance, Parking and Charging Facilities Project No. N/A September 26, 2024 Revised Page 20 of 24

November 6, 2024 by 2:00 p.m. EST. No response other than written by the Senior Procurement Manager, will be binding upon DCSD. All supplemental instructions will be in the form of written Addenda to the RFQu.

9.9 Selection committee members, school board members and school board personnel are not to be contacted prior to the Board of Education’s decision to approve or reject the final recommendation presented to it by the Chief Operating Officer. At the discretion of DCSD, failure to comply with this requirement will be grounds for disqualification.

9.10 Specifically, this NO-CONTACT PERIOD shall commence on the initial date of the advertisement for Request for Qualifications and continue through and include the date the DeKalb County Board of Education makes its determination to approve or reject the final recommendations.

9.11 The assigned contact persons for this RFQu are Weyman Christopher, Senior Procurement Manager and Angela Arlene-Myrick, Procurement Manager. Mr. Christopher can be reached at

(678) 676-0217 or by email at dcsd-op-bidquestion@dekalbschoolsga.org. Mrs. Arlene-Myrick can be reached at (678) 676-1554 or by email at angela_arlene-myrick@dekalbschoolsga.org.

Prospective Respondents must limit their contact regarding this RFQu to the assigned contact persons.

9.12 Failure to meet any of these requirements may disqualify your firm from consideration.

10.0 TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

10.1. DCSD reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals in the best interest of DCSD.

DeKalb County School District reserves the right to waive any formalities in the selection process.

10.2 It is mutually understood and agreed that the nature, amount, and frequency of the Services shall be determined solely by Owner and that Owner does not represent or guarantee unto firm that any specific amount of services will be requested or required of firm pursuant to this RFQu.

10.3 Proposals which do not comply with these instructions or that do not include the requested data may not be considered.

10.4 The successful firm shall not discriminate against any person in accordance with Federal, State or Local law.

10.5 It is the sole responsibility of the submitting firm to ensure proposals are received on or before the time and date required, and in the format stated.

10.6 By submission of a response to this RFQu, the Respondent certifies that he/she and his/her employees shall not engage in the unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of controlled substance or drugs during the performance of the contract.

10.7 By submission of a response to this RFQu, the Respondent certifies that he/she and his/her employees shall not use tobacco products on DCSD property at any time during the performance of this contract.

10.8 Respondents shall fully certify that they, as individuals or as officials of a business entity, have not entered into any agreement, participated in collusion, or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free and competitive responses to this RFQu. Further, Respondents guarantee that their response is not made in conjunction with or on behalf of another party and that they have not been directly or indirectly induced in any manner or taken any action to result in a restriction of trade or in an unfair advantage.