19H - RFP - RIGHT OF WAY SRVS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT

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2. Staffing & Project Organization - 30% Qualifications of project staff, particularly key personnel and especially the Project Manager; key personnel's level of involvement in performing related work cited in "Qualifications of the Firm" section; logic of project organization; adequacy of labor commitment; concurrence in the restrictions on changes in key personnel. 3. Work Plan - 20% Depth of Consultant's understanding of City's requirements and overall quality of work plan; logic, clarity and specificity of work plan; appropriateness of labor distribution among the tasks; ability to meet the project deadline; reasonableness of proposed schedule; utility of suggested technical or procedural innovations. 4. Cost and Price - 20% Reasonableness and affordability of the proposed hourly rates and other direct costs compared with other offers received. Adequacy of data in support of figures quoted; reasonableness of individual task budgets; basis on which prices are quoted. EVALUATION PROCEDURE An evaluation committee will be appointed to review all proposals received for this RFP. The committee is comprised of City staff and may include outside personnel. The committee members will evaluate the written proposals using criteria identified in Consultant Selection above. A list of top ranked proposals, firms within a competitive range, will be developed based upon averaging of the committee members' scores for each proposal. During the evaluation period, the City may interview some or all of the proposing firms. At any time during the evaluation process, and before or after selection for award, the City may negotiate contract terms with some or all Consultants, and expressly reserves the right to negotiate with several Consultants simultaneously, and thereafter to award a contract to the Consultant or Consultants presenting the most favorable terms to the City. Consultants may also be asked to submit a Best and Final Offer (BAFO). The BAFO will include, but not necessarily be limited to, additional information, confirmation or clarification of issues, and submission of a final cost/price proposal. At the conclusion of the evaluation process, the evaluation committee will recommend to the appropriate Board Committee, the Consultant with the highest final ranking or a short list of top ranked Consultants within the competitive range The Board Committee will review the evaluation committee's recommendation and forward its decision to the full Board of Directors for final action. AWARD The City Council will consider the recommendation of staff and may approve contract award or Page 8 of 48 19H-10