Item 19 Agreement with Robert D. Niehaus, Inc. for Long-Term Financial Planning and Water and Sewer Cost of Service Study

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CITY OF SANTA ANA Agent shall be the primary contact person to represent your firm and will be the person to conduct the presentation, if invited to an interview. iv. Resumes for all key staff proposed describing relevant experience. e. Proposed Work Plan Proposal shall include a statement demonstrating the firm’s understanding of the Scope of Services. Additionally, proposed work plan shall include Proposers’: i. Anticipated approach to performing services as specified herein; ii. Suggestions or special concerns the evaluation committee should take into consideration (if any); iii. Description of deliverables and implementation plan. Proposer shall submit a general description of the deliverables, implementation plan, and timeline. f. References: Attachment B – References shall be submitted for similar projects performed for state and/or similar government clients. 2. Cost Proposal All Proposers are required to submit a fixed rate fee with their Cost Proposal. Pricing instructions should be clearly defined to ensure fees proposed can be compared and evaluated. Cost Proposal must include a payment schedule if applicable. City reserves the right to negotiate compensation and/or payment schedule prior to award of any resulting agreement. When applicable, if providing hourly rate sheets, Proposer shall not include rate ranges or averages. The City shall not provide reimbursement for travel-related expenses, mileage, parking, lodging, meals, incidental fees, insurance, freight/shipping and handling/delivery, and any other business expenses, supplies and materials related to providing services as specified herein. Additional costs will not be considered and will not be reimbursed by the City, therefore, such costs must be absorbed in Proposer’s cost proposal fee structure. Any language related to travel reimbursement shall be stricken from the document by the City and if not stricken, shall be deemed invalid. Proposals shall be valid for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days following Proposal deadline. The cost for developing the Proposal is the sole responsibility of the Proposer. All Proposals submitted become property of the City. Pricing shall remain firm for the entire initial Agreement term. Thereafter, any proposed pricing adjustment for follow-on renewal periods shall be submitted to the City Representative in writing at least ninety (90) days prior to the new Agreement term. The City reserves the right to accept, reject, or negotiate any proposed pricing adjustment not to exceed the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI) data as follows: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA; All Urban Consumers; Not Seasonally Adjusted; annualized change comparing the most recent month’s reported data to the same month of the prior year. (This information may be found on the U.S. Department of Labor’s website at www.bls.gov.)