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III. GENERAL INFORMATION A. The term of any agreement will begin after the contract is awarded by the City Council. B. When determined appropriate, the City will provide information in its possession relevant to preparation of required information in the RFP. The City will provide only the staff assistance and documentation specifically referred to herein. C. The Developer shall be responsible for retaining data, records and documentation for the preparation of the required information. These materials shall be made available to the City as requested by the City. D. This RFP does not commit the City to pay costs incurred in preparation of a response to this RFP. All costs incurred in the preparation of the proposal, the submission of additional information and /or any aspect of a proposal prior to award of a written contract will be borne by the respondent. 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 informality or technical defect in a proposal. E. All data, documents and other products used, developed or produced during response preparation of the RFP will become property of the City. All responses to the RFP shall become property of the City. Proposer information identified as proprietary information shall be maintained confidential, to the extent allowed under the California Public Records Act. F. The City reserves the right to reject, replace and approve any and all subcontractors. All subcontractor(s) shall be identified in the response to the RFP and the City reserves the right to reject any subcontractor(s). Subcontractors shall be the responsibility of the Developer and the City shall assume no liability of such subcontractors. IV. COORDINATION Coordination by the awarded Developer with the City, other contractors and agencies will be required to achieve satisfactory and timely delivery of the required services. Coordination may include, but not be limited to, coordination with impacted businesses, neighborhood and civic groups, local and /or state agency boards, and attendance at Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission meetings and City Council meetings. The City will decide the manner in which the coordination efforts will be conducted. At the City's option, coordination efforts may be performed by the Developer's direct contact, by the Developer acting through the City or by the City only. When coordination efforts require agreements, such agreements shall be coordinated through the City. V. DEVELOPER RESPONSIBILITIES The selected Developer will assume responsibility for all aspects of the development, and for insuring that the project is developed and operated in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, HOME regulations and Project -Based Voucher regulations. The selected Developer will ensure that the project is developed and operated in accordance with the City of Santa Ana laws, regulations, and the planning and development process. VI. CITY BUSINESS LICENSE The selected proposer shall be required to obtain a City of Santa Ana Business license within 30 -days of selection and must provide a copy to the City project manager or designee prior to commencing any work in Santa Ana. City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency Request for Proposals for Affordable Housing Development 1915 7