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 awarded party shall maintain a current business license throughout the term of the resulting contract. Procedure to obtain a City of Santa Ana Business License is available by contacting the Finance and Management Services, Business Tax Office at (714) 647-5447 or on the City’s website: www.santa-ana.org C. CITY RIGHT TO REJECT The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals submitted and no representation is made hereby that any agreement will be awarded pursuant to this RFP or otherwise. The City reserves the right to accept or reject the combined or separate components of this proposal in part or in its entirety or to waive any minor inconsistency, informality or technical defect in the proposal. D. CONFLICT OF INTEREST Contractor shall exercise reasonable care and diligence to prevent any actions or conditions that could result in a conflict with the best interests of the City. This obligation shall apply to the Contractor; the Contractor’s employees, agents, and Subcontractors associated with accomplishing work and services hereunder. The Contractor’s efforts shall include, but not be limited to, establishing precautions to prevent its employees, agents, and Subcontractors from providing or offering gifts, entertainment, payments, loans or other considerations which could be deemed to influence or appear to influence City staff or elected officers from acting in the best interests of the City. 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, Contractor is precluded from contracting for any work recommended as a result of this Contract. E. CONTRACTOR’S EXPENSE Pre-Contractual Expenses: The City is not liable for any costs incurred by Proposers prior to entering into a formal contract. Costs of 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 Contractor 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. F. CONTRACTOR’S PROJECT MANAGER/KEY PERSONNEL Except as formally approved by the City, the key personnel identified in Contractor’s proposal shall be the individuals who will actually complete the work. Changes in staffing must be reported in writing and approved by the City. The City shall have the right to require the removal and replacement of the Contractor’s Project Manager and key personnel under the