The Santa Cruz County, Community Development and Infrastructure Department, Public Works Division, Capital Projects Section (Capital Projects) is seeking qualified consulting firms (Consultants) to provide Various Consulting services on an On-Call basis for building and facilities improvement projects. The response to this solicitation will be in the form of a Statement of Qualifications. The County intends to use this selection process to create an on-call list of various consulting services for a period of three years, with the possibility of a one-year extension for consultants performing satisfactorily. The County reserves the right to extend this on-call list on a year-to- year basis; however, in no case shall the renewal extend beyond four years. Individual contracts will be awarded on an as-needed basis. The County may assign work by soliciting proposals from one or more of the selected Consultants depending on the type of work required, estimated dollar value of the contract, experience and expertise required for the work, consultant's current workload and ability to respond, or other criteria. The County reserves the right to unilaterally assign work to any of the awarded firms, as it deems prudent. Once it has been determined there is a need for project work, consultants on this on-call list may be asked to provide, at minimum: a proposed scope of work, detailed fee and time schedule, and assigned staff. The fee schedule submitted in the proposal or task sheet shall be the same as the fees included in the Consultant's original response submittal. The consultant has the right to amend their rate sheet on a yearly basis as long as the increase is reasonable and meets applicable purchasing guidelines. The County may opt to assign specific projects to a firm based on the informal proposal process described above. Upon selection of the awarded firm, Consultant shall sign the County's standard Independent Contractor Agreement (Design Professionals) and will be required to provide evidence of insurance for the coverage specified in the agreement. The actual scope of work and fee for the specific project will be negotiated and included in the agreement, in accordance with the fee schedule provided by the consultant in response to this RFQ. The County makes no specific guarantee of a minimum or maximum number of hours or amount of services that will be awarded to any single Consultant. In addition, the selection of any Consultant to provide these services shall in no way be considered an exclusive agreement to provide service for the County. The performance period of the contract is 3 years with the possibility of 1-year extension for consultants performing satisfactorily. Question Deadline 09/19/2023 at 4:00 PM PT Any questions related to this RFQ shall be sent through the online e-Procurement Portal at online. DO NOT Email inquiries.
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