2007/02/28 Council Agenda Packet

Y 6 • Whether the Proposer understands and accepts that the requirements set forth in EMC 5.70.110 for licensees authorized for police impounds will be incorporated, at the City's sole discretion, into the terms of any contract with the City. • Such other information as may be secured having a bearing on the decision to award the contract. • Any other reason deemed proper by the City. 4.2 The City has established a five-member evaluation team that includes representatives from EPD(2 members); Finance Department(1 member); Clerk's Office(1 member); Public Safety Committee(1 member). 4.3 In evaluating the proposals,the City's evaluation team may give weight to the following elements: Cost of services provided: 60% Fit with City's objectives with regard to quality and responsiveness of services: 30% Potential to develop a positive working relationship with City: 10%. 5.0 Instructions for Proposal Form A—Proposer Qualifications,Representations and Warranties 5.1 Proposer shall complete and submit Proposal Form A. Proposer shall provide additional information as required. 5.2 The City reserves the right to inspect any of Proposer's facilities and equipment after the Proposal due date and time listed in Section 2.2. The Proposer shall make such facilities and equipment available for the City's inspection within eight business hours of the City's request. The City may require additional information concerning a Proposer's facilities, equipment,personnel,and procedures. The Proposer shall supply such information within the time noted in the City's request. 5.3 The City shall consider awarding agreements only to responsible Proposers. Responsible Proposers are those that have, in the sole judgment of the City,the financial ability,character,reputation, resources, skills, capability, reliability, and business integrity necessary to perform the requirements of the agreement. In determination of responsibility,the City may consider all information available to the City,whether specifically provided by the Proposer in response to this RFP or other information otherwise available to the City in evaluating the responsibility of the Proposer. Such information may include,but is not limited to, experience and history of the City with current and/or prior contracts held by the Proposer with the City or with other agencies,references provided by the Proposer to the City, information provided by the Proposer as part of the RFP responses,and information not specifically provided by the Proposer but is otherwise available to the City and has merit in consideration of responsibility, in the opinion of the City. The evaluation of responsibility shall be determined by the City and shall be in the sole opinion of the City. Such evaluation by the City shall be final and not subject to appeal. 25