The Lake Arrowhead Community Services District (District) requests written responses to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of an On-Call Environmental Consultant ("Consultant") to provide environmental consulting services for one or more proposed projects including, but not limited to, CEQA, conditional use permits, and specific plans. The Consultant will be responsible for the preparation of Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Initial Studies, Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, technical studies and other California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) documentation for proposed projects. The Consultant must be willing to work collaboratively with, and manage the work of, other members of the environmental analysis team. LACSD will, based on qualifications presented in response to this RFP, select the firm(s) best able to provide environmental consulting services for upcoming private and District initiated projects. Question Deadline 10/07/2022 at 5:00 PM PT All proposals and questions regarding this RFP shall be directed in writing to: Scott Schroder sschroder@lakearrowheadcsd.com No postmarked proposals will be accepted. Once submitted, proposals, including the composition of the consulting staff, cannot be altered without prior written consent of the District. All costs associated with preparation of any proposal shall be the sole responsibility of the proposer. Each proposal shall be limited to a maximum of 15 pages, using minimum 12-point font size. Consultant is aware of the requirements of California Labor Code Sections 1720, et seq., and 1770, et seq., as well as California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 16000, et seq., ("Prevailing Wage Laws"), which require the payment of prevailing wage rates and the performance of other requirements on certain "public works" and "maintenance" projects. If the Services are being performed as part of an applicable "public works" or "maintenance" project, as defined by the Prevailing Wage Laws, and if the total compensation is $1,000 or more, Consultant agrees to fully comply with such Prevailing Wage Laws. District shall provide Consultant with a copy of the prevailing rates of per diem wages in effect at the commencement of this Agreement. Consultant shall make copies of the prevailing rates of per diem wages for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to execute the Services available to interested parties upon request, and shall post copies at the Consultant's principal place of business and at the project site. Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold the District, its elected officials, officers, employees and agents free and harmless from any claims, liabilities, costs, penalties or interest arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with the Prevailing Wage Laws. The District reserves the right to amend the RFP by addendum prior to the final proposal submittal date. The District reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals and to waive informalities and minor irregularities in any proposal reviewed. The District may reject any proposal that does not conform to the instructions provided in this RFP. Additionally, the District reserves the right to negotiate all final terms and conditions of any proposal received before entering into a final contract The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.
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