Item 25 - Approve Consultant Agreement with Avenu Insights

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Each Proposer must disclose any existing or potential conflict of interest relative to the performance of the contractual services resulting from this RFP. Any such relationship that might be perceived or represented as a conflict should be disclosed. The City reserves the right to disqualify any Proposer on the grounds of actual or apparent conflict of interest. No person, firm, or subsidiary thereof who has been awarded this Contract may be awarded a Contract for the provision of services, the delivery of supplies, or the provision of any other related action, which is required, suggested, or otherwise deemed appropriate as an end product of this Contract. Therefore, Consultant/Vendor is precluded from contracting for any work recommended as a result of this Contract. This RFP does not commit the City to award a contract or to pay any costs incurred for any services. The City, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Proposals received as a result of this RFP, to negotiate with any qualified source(s), or to cancel this RFP in part or in its entirety. The City may waive any irregularity in any Proposal. All Proposals will become the property of the City of Santa Ana. If any proprietary information is contained in the Proposal, it should be clearly identified. Modifications to the RFP 1. Changes to this RFP shall be made only by formal written amendment(s) issued by the City of Santa Ana which shall be labeled "Addenda" and which shall be numbered sequentially and dated. 2, Any and all addenda issued by the City shall be considered a part of the specifications submitted to the Professional Consultant/Vendors for preparation of their proposals and should be addressed by the Professional Consultant/Vendor in its response. Cost of Pre aration of Offering Pre -Contractual Expenses: The City is not liable for any costs incurred by Proposers prior to entering into a formal contract. Costs for developing a response to this RFP are entirely the responsibility of the Proposer, and shall not be reimbursed in any manner by the City. Pre - contractual expenses are not to be included in the cost proposal. Pre -contractual expenses include, but are not limited to, preparation of the proposal, submission of the proposal and additional information, attendance at pre -proposal conference, negotiating any matter related to this RFP with City, and/or any other expenses incurred by the Proposer prior to the date of award and execution, if any, of the contract. other Expenses: The Consultant/Vendor will be responsible for all costs related to photo copying, telephone communications, fax communications, and parking while on City sites during the performance of work and services under this Contract. Confidentiality of Documents All documents submitted as part of the Professional Consultant/Vendor's offering will be deemed confidential during the evaluation process. Professional Consultant/Vendor offerings will not be available for review by anyone other than the assigned evaluators. Subsequent to the awarding of the agreement, all offerings become public documents and are available for public viewing upon written request. Independent Contractor Consultant/Vendor is considered an independent Contractor and neither Contractor or its employees, nor anyone working under Contractor will be considered an agent or an employee of the City. Neither Contractor, its employees, nor anyone working under Contractor, will qualify for Workers` Compensation or other fringe benefits of any kind through the City. City of Santa Ana — Revenue Auditing, Recovery, Reporting, Analysis, and LeglslativelState Agency Liaison and Implementation Monitoring Services Request for Proposals No. 20-137 October 26, 2020 Page 11