2015/04/08 Council Agenda Packet

SCHEDULE The following anticipated schedule contains major milestones and may be modified as a result of consultant responses and contract negotiations: xxxx xx, 2015 Council Authorization of RFP x oo xx ,2015 Deadline for Submittal of Questions xxxx xx, 2015 Qualification Statement Submittals Due xxxxxxx 2015 Consultant Firm Interviews xxxxxxx 2015 Consultant Firm Negotiations xxxxxxx 2015 Anticipated City Council Contract Award and Execution of Professional Services Agreement • NON-ENDORSEMENT • As a result of the selection of a consultant to provide services to the City of Everett, the City of Everett is neither endorsing nor suggesting that the consultant's service is the best or only solution. The consultant agrees to make no reference to the City of Everett in any literature, promotional material, brochures, sales presentation or the like without the express written consent of the City of Everett. PROPRIETARY MATERIAL Any information contained in the Statement of Qualifications that is proprietary must be clearly designated. Marking the entire statement as proprietary will be neither accepted nor honored. If a request is made to view a consultant's statement, the City of Everett will comply according to The Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW. If any information is marked as proprietary in the statement, such information will not be made available until the affected consultant has been given an opportunity to seek a court injunction against the requested disclosure. RESPONSE PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF EVERETT All materials submitted in response to this request become the property of the City of Everett. Selection or rejection of a response does not affect this right. NO OBLIGATION TO BUY The City of Everett reserves the right to refrain from contracting with any vendor. The release of this RFQ does not compel the City of Everett to purchase. COST OF PREPARING STATEMENTS The City of Everett is not liable for any costs incurred by consultants in the preparation and presentation of statements and demonstrations submitted in response to this RFQ. NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED Consultants must submit one unbound original statement of qualifications, four bound copies and one electronic copy in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format. SUBMITTAL INFORMATION Respond to all sections in their entirety and submit your response on standard 8.5 x 11 paper. Title each page with your name or company name and note the section number and the question number for each • response. DRAFT RFQ 2015-0xx Police Department Assessment-Page$of 11 9