60A - ISSUANCE OF DRAFT SOLID WASTE SERVICES

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and phone number to the City if proposers wish to receive answers to questions and other RFP addenda. Only written responses will govern. Written questions may not be accepted after the date shown in the schedule in Table 2 at the end of this section, as this would leave insufficient time for the City to provide an adequate response to all potential proposers. However, if proposers have simple questions regarding how to complete submittal forms or otherwise complete the proposal requirements, proposers may continue to request assistance via telephone until the proposal due date. See "Communication Protocol During RFP Process' below for instruction on where to submit questions. COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL DURING RFP PROCESS Questions regarding this RFP shall be made in writing via the City's PlanetBids vendor portal. No phone inquiries will be accepted, excepting questions regarding completion of proposal forms, which shall be directed to Laith Ezzet at lezzet@hfh-consultants.com. PROPOSAL ADMINISTRATION The City of Santa Ana shall have the right to perform, and each proposer must agree to cooperate with, an investigation and review of each proposer's ability to perform the work required. Such cooperation shall apply not only to the verification of the proposer's capability and experience in the provision of services, but also to the provision of any other component of work that may be required under this procurement. In order to objectively evaluate all proposals, the City has attempted to describe the desired services and the terms and conditions in the draft franchise agreement in a manner that will allow a reasonable level of comparability among the proposals. Therefore, the City discourages, and may disqualify, proposals that substantially deviate from the RFP. Proposals that do not include the completed forms required herein and information required in Section V may be disqualified. Provided that the proposer has submitted a proposal that meets all of the minimum requirements of this RFP, the proposer may also offer additional enhancements that exceed the RFP requirements. The City reserves, at its sole discretion, the right to reject all proposals, disqualify nonconforming or incomplete proposals, waive deviations from the RFP, and determine whether proposers are qualified. The City reserves the right to issue addenda to the RFP, to modify the RFP, to modify the franchise agreement, or to withdraw the RFP. The City and HF&H may request clarification or additional information from any of the proposers at any point in the RFP process. Proposals must comply fully with the requirements detailed in this RFP. Required supporting documentation must be included as attachments and be appropriately identified. The existing service information presented in Section II and Attachments 2 and 3 of this RFP is for information only and the proposer agrees to indemnify and hold the City harmless for the accuracy of this data. All proposers should take whatever steps they believe are necessary to reasonably establish the actual existing service information when preparing their proposals. Draft, March 9, 2020 4 City of Santa Ana 60A-14