Pre- Proposal Conference: X No Requests for Further Information: December 6, 2023 @ 4:00 PM Requests for information or clarification must be made electronically to the attention of: Eric Hammerschlag, City Engineer E-mail: ehammerschlag@pawtucketri.com
Bid Bond: No
Fidelity Bond: No
Performance and Payment Bond: No The successful respondent will be required to furnish all insurance documentation as outlined in the attached General Terms & Conditions of Purchase. The proposal process and resulting contract are subject to the General Terms and Conditions of Purchase. Submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation is acknowledgement and acceptance of these General Terms and Conditions of Purchase. The City of Pawtucket reserves the right to award on the basis of cost alone, accept or reject any or all bids, and to act in its best interest including, but not limited to, directly negotiating with any vendor who submits a proposal in response to this RFP and to award a contract based upon the results of those negotiations alone. Proposals found to be technically or substantially non-responsive at any point in the evaluation process will be rejected and not considered further. The City of Pawtucket may, at its sole option, elect to require presentations(s) by bidders clearly in consideration for award. The City of Pawtucket (City) is interested in selecting a Consultant (or consultant team) to evaluate the existing conditions and provide proposed improvements or alternatives for the Veteran's Memorial Park pool facilities located in Fairlawn Park at 271 Smithfield Avenue in Pawtucket, RI. The City intends to select a Consultant firm/team that the City believes will provide the best qualifications in assisting the City with improvements that meet the City's needs for this facility. This project is funded through multiple sources including a Federal Congressional Directed Spending Grant, the Community Development Block Grant Program, and the City Recreation Bond. Special conditions for CDBG contracts will apply. The proposed scope of work below is provided for a general outline of anticipated
services - a specific scope of work and defined fee will be executed with a
Consultant selected to perform these services. It is expected that the scope of work
will include all work needed to fully address the feasibility, business plan, marketing,
evaluation, conceptual design alternatives, and design development for an aquatic
facility at this site.
The City envisions that the scope of services may include but may not be limited to:
o Developing and implementing a public outreach process;
o Market and program analysis and option(s) strategy;
o Capital and operating cost estimating;
o Research of similar aquatic facilities;
o Operational cost recovery analysis based on multiple operational models and program components;
o Site analysis and evaluation;
o Alternative schematic facility designs;
o Graphics analysis and other visual aids for public presentations;
o Project scheduling;
o Potential rate structure evaluation;
o Preparation of a draft and final written report,
o Advancement of plans to the design development phase of the chosen improvements. The vendor shall maintain and keep in force such comprehensive general liability insurance as shall protect them from claims which may arise from operations under any contract entered into with the City of Pawtucket, whether such operations be by themselves or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by them. The amounts of insurance shall be not less than $1,000,000.00 combined single limit for any one occurrence covering both bodily injury and property damage, including accidental death. The City of Pawtucket shall be named as additional insured on the vendor's General Liability Policy. The vendor shall maintain and keep in force such Workers' compensation insurance limits as required by the statutes of the State of Rhode Island, and Employer's Liability with limits no less than $500,000. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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