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The piuposais will Ue reviewed by a conuuitiee of Gity staff meuobers. llie corrnniuee will evaluata <br />Proposers based on their response to the RFQ. A final score will be calculated for each submitted <br />proposal and used to rank the proposers. The most responsive proposers will be informed after the <br />scoring and evaluation is complete. The committee will recommend award of the contract to the <br />proposer who will provide the best quality service to the City. The City reserves the right to negotiate <br />pricing and for additional interviews. The City will notify the successful firms by email of invitation for a <br />final oral interview and/or award, <br />XIV. PUBLIC RECORDS <br />Proposals will become public record after award of agreement. Interested offerors may submit a written <br />request, with a self-addressed stamped envelope to receive results of the evaluation. Proposer information <br />identified as proprietary information shall be maintained confidential, to the extent allowed under the <br />California Public Records Act. Submit your request to: City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency, <br />Attn.: Judson Brown, Housing Division Manager, 20 Civic Center Plaza M-26, Santa Ana, CA 92701. <br />XV, FILING A PROTEST <br />Bidders may file a "protest" with the City's Community Development Agency — Housing Division. In order <br />for a vendor's protest to be considered valid, the protest must: <br />1. Be filed in writing within five (5) business days of either the RFQ posted date or before 5:00 p.m. of <br />the 5th business day following the posting of RFQ results/Notice of Intent to Award Contract on the <br />City's website; <br />2, Clearly Identify the specific irregularity or accusation; <br />3. Clearly identify the specific City staff determination or recommendation being protested; <br />4, Specify, in detail, the grounds of the protest and the facts supporting the protest; and <br />5. Include all relevant, supporting documentation with the protest at time of filing. <br />If the protest does not comply with each of these requirements, it will be rejected as invalid. If the protest is <br />valid, the City's Housing Division Manager, or other designated City staff member, shall review the basis of <br />the protest and all relevant information. The Housing Division Manager will provide a written decision to the <br />protestor within fourteen (14) calendar days from receipt of protest. The decision from the Housing Division <br />Manager, or her/her designee, Is final and no further appeals will be considered. <br />City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency <br />Request for Qualifications — Affordable Housing Financial, Analytical and Advisory Services <br />Page 9 <br />