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The Town of North Beach is seeking design proposals from qualified consultants to address and mitigate damage caused by coastal flooding and wave action to approximately 220 feet of shoreline. With the anticipated impacts of sea level rise and climate change, the Town recognizes the urgency of implementing effective and sustainable solutions to protect its vulnerable waterfront areas. The selected design consultant will be responsible for producing a comprehensive and biddable set of plans and specifications for construction. Issuer/Contact for Clarifications: Stacy Milor, Town Clerk 443-646-2415 rfp@northbeachmd.org. Questions Due Date and Time: All written questions will be due on or before Friday, March 28, 2025 by 2:00pm (Eastern standard time). All questions shall be submitted to the procurement office at rfp@northbeachmd.org. Proposal Validity Period: All proposals received must be valid for 120 calendar days from the date that responses to this solicitation are due. The technical proposal shall be accompanied by a brief transmittal letter, signed by an officer of the company authorized to bind the Consultant to their proposal, with required affidavit(s) attached. The yellow labels provided with this RFP shall be affixed to the front of each envelope and marked according to the above. Each label shall be fully filled out and clearly marked as to which envelope contains the technical proposal, and which one contains price information. Where proposals are sent by any method to the Town of North Beach's Procurement Office, the Consultant shall be responsible for their delivery before the date and time set for the closing of proposal acceptance. If the delivery is delayed beyond the due date and time set for receipt of proposals, proposals shall not be accepted. If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Town of North Beach processes so that bids cannot be received at the Town of North Beach Procurement Office by the exact date and time specified in this RFP and the Town of North Beach is precluded from amending the bid opening date, the time specified for receipt of bids shall be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in this RFP on the first work day on which normal Town of North Beach administrative offices resume operations. All proposals received before the time set for receipt of proposals shall be kept secure. The proposals shall not be opened or viewed and shall remain in a locked box or a safe. If an RFP is cancelled, proposals shall be returned to the Consultants. Necessary precautions shall be taken to ensure the security of the bid box or safe. Before the technical proposal opening, information concerning the identity and number of proposals received shall only be made available to employees of Town of North Beach Procurement Office. Such disclosure shall be only on a "need to know" basis. If proposal samples are submitted, they shall be handled with sufficient care to prevent disclosure of characteristics before proposal opening. Proposals made on any form(s) other than the required form(s) included in this RFP shall not be considered. Changes in the phraseology of the proposal, additional or limiting provisions shall render the proposal invalid and shall cause its rejection. Changes to the RFP shall only be made in writing. Town of North Beach assumes no responsibility for verbal instructions or interpretations. Unless otherwise specified, all proposals shall be binding for 160 calendar days following the date and hour set for receipt of proposals, unless extended by mutual consent of all parties. The Town of North Beach is tax exempt, and all prices quoted shall be exclusive of any Federal or Maryland State Taxes. This includes Federal Excise Tax and any other Excise Tax applicable to any other equipment or accessories. However, taxes are required to be paid by the Consultant on all materials and equipment to be incorporated into the Project. The Consultant is prohibited from using the Town of North Beach's tax-exempt number for any purchases. Consultants are warned against submitting unbalanced price proposals as this will render them liable to rejection. If the Consultant to whom an award is made shall fail to execute the Contract hereto attached, and as herein provided, the award may be annulled and the Contract awarded to the next most responsible Consultant, and such Consultant shall fulfil every stipulation embraced herein, as if they were the original party to whom the award was made; or Town of North Beach may reject all proposals as its interests may require. Town of North Beach reserves the right to reject proposals improperly labelled. The envelopes shall also show the Consultant's company name and address. (ANY TECHNICAL PROPOSAL WITH PRICE INFORMATION MAY BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE.). The right is hereby reserved to reject any or all proposals, and to waive informalities, as the interest of the Town of North Beach may require. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.