SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · PALM DESERT OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
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Palm Desert Housing Authority seeks qualified plumbing contractors for on-call maintenance services at 15 affordable housing properties. The contract is for one year with renewal options. Services include emergency and routine plumbing repairs, inspections, and optional upgrades. Proposals must demonstrate experience, staffing, and compliance with licensing and safety requirements.
The Palm Desert Housing Authority ("Authority") is requesting proposals from qualified Contractors ("Contractor" or "Proposers") to establish a Maintenance Services Agreement ("Agreement") for a one (1)-year term with an option to renew for four (4) 1-year terms with one or more qualified contractors.
The Authority owns fifteen (15) affordable apartment rental properties in the City of Palm Desert. The intent of this solicitation is to contract with one or more qualified plumbing contractors to provide on-call plumbing services as described in this document.
To serve and promote the welfare of its residents, the Authority intends to procure the Services, as described in this solicitation.
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert ("City Council") has determined that there is a need for a housing authority within City limits. Consequently, the Authority was established. The Authority is a public agency functioning as a separate legal entity from the City of Palm Desert ("City") whose objective is to serve and promote the welfare of its residents. The members of the City Council constitutes the governing body of the Authority, which is known as the "Authority Board". The Authority Board meets every second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Palm Desert City Hall, which is located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive.
The Authority owns 15 affordable housing properties in the City of Palm Desert which amounts to 1,114 units. The properties are managed by a contracted property management group which is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the properties.
The City is a charter city in the State of California and was incorporated in 1973. The City is a thriving community of approximately 50,000 full-time and 32,000 seasonal residents. It is located in the Coachella Valley in eastern Riverside County, the City is part of the low desert region of Southern California. The City features big-city resources in a friendly, small-town setting, offering first class educational opportunities, as well as safe and clean streets, in addition to plentiful shopping and community events. Palm Desert is considered the geographical, educational and retail center of the Coachella Valley.
Evaluation will consider whether the proposal is organized, complete, responsive, and submitted in accordance with the solicitation’s Content and Format of Proposal requirements.
Consideration may be given to:
Evaluation will consider the proposer’s demonstrated qualifications and experience performing on-call plumbing maintenance services similar in size, scope, and complexity to the services requested.
Consideration may be given to:
Evaluation will consider the proposer’s staffing resources, availability, and demonstrated ability to respond to routine, urgent, emergency, after-hours, weekend, and holiday service calls.
Consideration may be given to:
Evaluation will consider the proposer’s approach to managing, coordinating, documenting, and completing assigned work.
Consideration may be given to:
Evaluation will consider the proposer’s ability to provide the full range of requested plumbing services and any optional or separately authorized services.
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Evaluation will consider whether the pricing proposal is complete, reasonable, clear, and advantageous to the Housing Authority.
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Proposals shall be clear, concise, complete, and well organized. Proposers should provide sufficient information to allow the Authority to evaluate the Proper's qualifications, experience, availability, response capability, pricing, and ability to provide on-call maintenance services at Authority-owned affordable housing properties.
Proposals shall be organized and include page numbers for all pages in the proposal. The proposal shall be uploaded here, in the following order and shall include:
The proposal shall include a cover letter signed by an individual authorized to bind the Proposer. The cover letter shall include, at minimum:
The proposal shall include a description of the Proposer’s company, qualifications, and capacity to provide on-call plumbing maintenance services. At minimum, this section shall include:
The proposal shall describe the Proposer’s relevant experience performing services similar in size, scope, and complexity to the services requested by the Housing Authority.
At minimum, this section should address experience with:
The Proposer should identify whether these services are performed by the Proposer’s own employees or by subcontractors.
The proposal shall identify the personnel who would be assigned to perform, supervise, dispatch, coordinate, or manage the work.
At minimum, this section shall include:
The proposal shall describe the Proposer’s approach to providing on-call plumbing maintenance services to the Housing Authority.
At minimum, this section shall address:
The proposal shall describe the Proposer’s availability and ability to meet the response expectations described in the Scope of Services.
At minimum, this section shall include:
7. Service Capabilities
The proposal shall clearly identify which services the Proposer is qualified and available to perform.
At minimum, the Proposer shall address its ability to provide the following services:
The Proposer shall also identify whether it is qualified and available to perform the following optional services when specifically authorized:
If the Proposer does not provide any of the listed services, the proposal shall clearly identify those exclusions.
8. Subcontractors
The proposal shall identify any subcontractors, if any, that the Proposer intends to use for any portion of the work.
For each proposed subcontractor, the proposal shall include:
If the Proposer does not intend to use subcontractors, the proposal shall state that all work will be performed by the Proposer’s own forces unless otherwise approved in writing.
9. Materials, Equipment, and Vehicles
The proposal shall describe the Proposer’s ability to furnish the labor, materials, tools, equipment, vehicles, transportation, and incidentals necessary to complete assigned work.
At minimum, this section shall include:
10. Permits, Inspections, and Code Compliance
The proposal shall describe the Proposer’s approach to permits, inspections, and code compliance.
At minimum, this section shall include:
11. Documentation and Reporting
The proposal shall describe the Proposer’s process for documenting service calls, work orders, invoices, and follow-up recommendations.
At minimum, this section shall include:
12. Quality Control and Customer Service
The proposal shall describe the Proposer’s quality control and customer service practices.
At minimum, this section shall include:
13. Safety and Resident Protection
The proposal shall describe the Proposer’s safety practices and approach to resident protection.
At minimum, this section shall address:
14. References
The proposal shall include references for similar work performed within the last five years. References should involve on-call plumbing maintenance, multifamily residential properties, affordable housing properties, public agencies, property management clients, or other comparable work.
For each reference, provide:
Please provide a lump-sum, not-to-exceed fee proposal for the scope of Services. The fee proposal shall include hourly rates for all personnel for “Additional Work” (as such term is defined in the proposed Agreement attached herein).
IF SUBMITTING AN ORIGINAL BID BOND: Please download the Bid Bond Form under #Attachments, and Mail or hand deliver in a sealed and labeled envelope including the Project Number, Project Title, and Project Due Date visible on the outside of the envelope to the City Clerk's Office located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260 before the bid submittal deadline.
IF SUBMITTING CASH OR CASHIER'S CHECK: Mail or hand deliver in a sealed and labeled envelope including the Project Number, Project Title, and Project Due Date visible on the outside of the envelope to the City Clerk's Office located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260 before the bid submittal deadline.
IF SUBMITTING AN E-BID BOND: follow E-Bid Bond instructions.
Please enter your Bid Bond information from Surety2000 below ONLY IF YOU ARE NOT SUBMITTING A HARD COPY BID BOND, CASH, OR CASHIER'S CHECK.
The undersigned declares:
I am an authorized representative of my company, the party making the foregoing Bid, to certify the following.
The Bid is not made in the interest of, or on behalf of, any undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization, or corporation. The Bid is genuine and not collusive or sham. The Bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Bidder to put in a false or sham bid. The Bidder has not directly or indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed with any Bidder or anyone else to put in a sham bid, or to refrain from bidding. The Bidder has not in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement, communication, or conference with anyone to fix the Bid Price of the Bidder or any other Bidder, or to fix any overhead, profit, or cost element of the Bid Price, or of that of any other Bidder. All statements contained in the Bid are true. The Bidder has not, directly or indirectly, submitted his or her Bid Price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative thereto, to any corporation, partnership, company, association, organization, bid depository, or to any member or agent thereof to effectuate a collusive or sham bid, and has not paid, and will not pay, any person or entity for such purpose.
Any person executing this declaration on behalf of a Bidder that is a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any other entity, hereby represents that he or she has full power to execute, and does execute, this declaration on behalf of the Bidder.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
(Public Contract Code section 2200 et seq.)
As required by California Public Contract Code Section 2204, the Contractor certifies subject to penalty for perjury that the option selected below relating to the Contractor’s status in regard to the Iran Contracting Act of 2010 (Public Contract Code Section 2200 et seq.) is true and correct.
Note: In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 2205, false certification of this form shall be reported to the California Attorney General and may result in civil penalties equal to the greater of $250,000 or twice the Contract amount, termination of the Contract and/or ineligibility to bid on contracts for three years.
Please enter your License Number here. This will be verified against the state database.
Please enter your Public Works Contractor DIR Number. This will be verified against the state database.
Please enter your legal entity name for SAM.gov verification.
Provide litigation history for any claims filed by your firm or against your firm related to the provision of Services in the last five (5) years (or type "N/A").
The Authority standard Maintenance Services Agreement contract is included as an attachment herein. The Proposer shall identify any objections to and/or request changes to the standard contract language in this section of the proposal (or type "N/A"). If you are identifying changes here ALSO upload a copy of the redlined Language/Agreement with your Proposal. Changes requested may effect theAuthority's decision to enter into an Agreement.
In submitting a proposal in response to this RFP, Proposer is certifying that it takes no exceptions to this RFP including, but not limited to, the Agreement. If any exceptions are taken, such exceptions must be clearly noted here, and may be reason for rejection of the proposal. As such, Proposer is directed to carefully review the proposed Agreement and, in particular, the insurance and indemnification provisions therein (or type "N/A").
(If two (2) signatures are required, include the following information for both signatories)
Corporation (C-Corp): Requires two signatures from authorized officers— one from President or Vice President, and the other from the Secretary or Treasurer.
An alternate signatory may be used if authorized by a Notarized Corporate Resolution or Article of Authority.
LLC: Usually requires one signature from an authorized member or manager. For significant contracts (e.g., over $50,000 for construction or over $25,000 for service agreements), additional approvals or signatures may be required.
Sole Proprietorship, Non-Profit, Single LLC: Only the one signature is necessary.
If not required, type "N/A"
What agency is this for?
Select YES for any "Public Works" project estimated to exceed $15,000.00 (maintenance).
ex.) Class A, General Engineering
If "NO" Proposers will be prompted to upload their own fee proposal.
Prices provided by Proposers in response to this RFP are valid for ____ days from the proposal due date.
(this will determine the Iran Disclosure requirement for proposers)
(ie, encroachment/building permits)
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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