SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
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The City of Palo Alto seeks a qualified consultant to perform routine emissions testing for its Regional Water Quality Control Plant's new odor control scrubber and emergency generator, ensuring compliance with Bay Area Air District regulations.
The City of Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant (City or RWQCP) has a new odor control scrubber and a new emergency standby generator that require routine emissions testing per the Bay Area Air District (BAAD).
To meet the compliance requirements, the CITY is seeking a CONSULTANT to conduct and report required emissions testing for non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and other parameters as outlined in the proposal. CONSULTANT shall prepare reports to be submitted to regulatory agencies.
CONSULTANT shall maintain all necessary qualifications and certifications required by BAAD for emissions testing.
Quality and completeness of proposal
Quality, performance and effectiveness of the solution, goods and/or services to be provided by the Proposer
Consultant or contractor’s experience, including the experience of staff to be assigned to the project, with engagements of similar scope and complexity
Proposed cost to the City
Consultant or contractor’s financial condition and stability
Consultant or contractor’s ability to perform the contract within the time specified
Consultant or contractor’s prior record of performance with the city or other local, county or state agency
Consultant or contractor’s ability to provide in the future any maintenance, repairs, parts and/or services
Consultant or contractor’s compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies (including city policies), guidelines and orders governing prior or existing contracts performed by the consultant or contractor
Please indicate the type of business that your company will continue operating as.
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In what state was your company incorporated?
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Please download the below documents, complete, and upload. For additional instructions on this form, please see the section of this RFP titled "Proposal Content and Format" and the subsection titled "Qualifications of the Firm".
It has been indicated that this contract will require prevailing wage. Please provide your DIR Registration Number at this time.
Please provide your California Contractors License Number at this time.
Please Upload your Technical Proposal here. Upload fee proposal separately in the next step.
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Please upload your Evidence of Financial Stability
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By confirming, the submission of a proposal shall be deemed a representation and certification by the Proposer that they have investigated all aspects of the RFP, that they are aware of the applicable facts pertaining to the RFP process, its procedures and requirements, and they have read and understand the RFP. No request for modification of the proposal shall be considered after its submission on the grounds that the Proposer was not fully informed as to any fact or condition.
Confirmation by the Proposer represents and warrants that he or she has the legal capacity and authority to bind the Company stated on the RFP submittal.
What Division of the Department owns this project?
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The City of Palo Alto is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide services for _______________.
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janitorial maintenance in various facilities including but not limited to waste removal, sweeping and mopping and polishing floors, cleaning and disinfecting surfaces, restocking paper towels and toilet paper in restrooms, and replacing air fresheners.
Separate from the Project ID (Bid/RFP#), has a project or WBS # been assigned? If so, please provide.
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How will payment for this contract be structured?
Is this request expected to result in a multi-year contract? If so, how many years? Or is this a one time contract? Or would you like to specify some other answer? If you select "Other", please specify in follow-up question.
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Is there an experience requirement or multiple experience requirements for this contract/project?
Is the awarded proposer for this RFP required to possess a valid State of California Contractor's License or a Professional Certification of some kind?
Will prevailing wage requirements apply to this project?
Would you like to check Certified Payroll Records weekly rather than within 10 days of a given request?
Will there be a pre-bid/proposal meeting or conference scheduled for this solicitation?
Since you have indicated there will be a pre-bid/proposal meeting or conference, will attendance be mandatory or non-mandatory?
Please note that mandatory attendance requires all those submitting a bid or proposal to attend and those not in attendance will be unable to submit a responsive bid or proposal.
Would you like to have bidders respond to an electronic pricing table instead of uploading a separate sheet or series of pricing sheets?
If you are NOT using the Electronic Pricing Table option, will you want your bidder to separate a Price Proposal from the rest of their Response? You'll want to do this if you open your bids initially WITHOUT showing price for any number of reasons, and then come back in after a technical evaluation to unseal pricing later.
Do you wish to allow Proposers to suggest technical or procedural innovations that may assist in providing better service?
Is Contractor's prior record of performance with the City or other government agencies required for evaluating proposals for this solicitation?
Is Contractor's ability to provide future maintenance, repairs, parts and/or services required for evaluating proposals for this solicitation?
Will Service Provider be an independent contractor and will a Live Scan be required?
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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