This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Ontario, California. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Building Department desires to engage the services of two or more professional firms to provide these services on an as-needed basis. The areas of responsibility shall include, but are not limited to, the following: - Building Plan Check Services - Building Inspection Services - Building Permit Technician Services - Building Office Services This request is not for any specific project and the services will be required on an as-needed basis for the term of the contract. Qualified firms should posses the expertise and resources to provide comprehensive coordination with various stakeholders in achieving the City's adopted goals and objectives. The City desires to work with experienced firms that would maintain positive working relationships with all City staff as well as other consultants and the public; possess the ability to think through project issues and recommend possible solutions based on current California Building Codes. The bidder must attach a pdf file to the electronic bid submission containing all the completed and signed Bid Documents Notes The bidder is solely responsible for "on time" submission of their electronic bid. The City will only consider bids that have been transmitted successfully and have been issued an ebid confirmation number with a time stamp from the Bid Management System indicating that bid was submitted successfully. Transmission of bids by any other means will not be accepted. Bidder shall be solely responsible for informing itself with respect to the proper utilization of the bid management system, for ensuring the capability of their computer system to upload the required documents, and for the stability of their internet service. Failure of the bidder to successfully submit an electronic bid shall be at the bidder's sole risk and no relief will be given for late and/or improperly submitted bids. Bidders experiencing any technical difficulties with the bid submission process may contact PlanetBids at (818) 992-1771. Questions of an operational nature may be directed to the City's Purchasing office at (909) 395-2012. Neither the City, nor PlanetBids, makes any guarantee as to the timely availability of assistance, or assurance that any given problem will be resolved by the bid submission deadline. It is the bidder's responsibility to become familiar with the contract documents in their entirety. The City reserves the right to order more, less, or no items at the "per unit cost" stated in the bid proposal. The City reserves the right to award its total requirements to one bidder, or to apportion those requirements among several Bidders as the City may deem to be in its best interests. Bidders must submit all questions pertaining to this bid through the City's Online Bid Management System, by selecting the "Q&A" tab. Questions sent directly to City Staff will not be addressed and you will be directed to submit your question(s) online. Although price is a factor in selection of supplier(s), award may not be made strictly on the basis of low bid. The City reserves the right to waive any immaterial irregularity in any bid if it is determined to be in the best interest of the City to do so. Select "Place e-bid" to start entering bid information. All information entered is visible only to bidder. Data entered may be "saved" or "submitted" and revised or withdrawn up to the closing deadline. This solicitation is a Request for Proposal (RFP), typically subject to negotiation, and as such award is based on multiple criteria of which price is only one element in the City's best value determination. The RFP solicitation usually requires a Response File rather than line item pricing; therefore, a bid tabulation will not be available. Information regarding proposals is publicly available upon submission of a Public Records Request following award. The City has established a local preference to vendors located within the City limits of Ontario a 1 3/4% advantage in the City's determination of low bid, and a 3/4% advantage of vendors outside the City but within the County of San Bernardino. Online Q&A Yes Q&A Deadline 02/24/2022 5:00 PM (PST) Bid Bond 0.00% Payment Bond 0.00% Performance Bond 0.00% Pre-Bid Meeting No Online The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.