Item 02 - On-Call Agreements for Affordable Housing Services

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