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ADDENDUM No. 2
SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
Description of BID 7436: Environmental Services
OPENING DATE: 3:00 PM (Our Clock) November 2, 2012
To all prospective bidders under the specifications and contract documents described
above, the following changes/additions are hereby made and detailed in the following
sections of this addendum:
Exhibit 1 – Revised Proposal Submittal Format
Exhibit 2 – Revised Evaluation Criteria
Please contact Opal Dick, CPPO, Senior Buyer at (970) 221-6778 with any questions
regarding this addendum.
RECEIPT OF THIS ADDENDUM MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY A WRITTEN
STATEMENT ENCLOSED WITH THE BID/QUOTE STATING THAT THIS
ADDENDUM HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Financial Services
Purchasing Division
215 N. Mason St. 2nd Floor
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6775
970.221.6707
fcgov.com/purchasing
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EXHIBIT 1 – REVISED PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL FORMAT
Section III: Proposal Description & Format has been revised as follows, removing
Subsection 3: Fees & Costs. Costs are not to be included with the response but will be
negotiated with the successful firm.
III. PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION & FORMAT
Written proposals should be structured in this fashion and should include, at a
minimum, the following sections:
Proposal Section One: Scope of Proposal
This section is to include, at a minimum, the following components:
1-A. Proposal Understanding. This section should demonstrate the understanding of
the Professional (and any applicable subconsultants) of the required services,
and of the policy and procedural issues that may be involved in providing such
services. This section should not exceed 5-8 pages.
1-B. Specific Service Requirements. This section should consist of a description of
the understanding, expertise, and experience of the Professional (and any
applicable subconsultants) in relationship to each item or task listed in Section II
above. This section should not exceed one-half to one page of description for
each of the 29 items or tasks listed separately in Section II, or no more than 15-
20 pages total.
1-C. Relevant Project Experience. This section should consist of summary
descriptions of projects that will provide examples of how the Professional and
any affiliated subconsultants have performed the activities included in the scope
of work in the past. Detailed or extended descriptions may be provided in the
Appendices. This section should not exceed 5-8 pages.
Proposal Section Two: Capabilities and Qualifications
This section is to include, at a minimum, the following components:
2-A. Capabilities. This section should describe the capabilities of the Professional
and any affiliated subconsultants, based on education, experience, and previous
projects. This should include a matrix chart or description of area of expertise
vs. available staffing. Please also include in this section a description of any
additional similar and related environmental service and consulting capabilities,
above and beyond those required to perform the services described in Section II
above.
2-B. Staff. This section should list staff members who will provide services directly,
including the length and type of experience related to each type of service,
specific areas of expertise, and billing category. Include resumes for these
persons in the Appendices.
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2-C. References. This section should consist of five client references that the City
may contact concerning performance on current or recent projects, complete
with address, phone numbers, and contact persons, including at least one
municipality or public entity for whom the Professional has done work.
Reference review procedures are described in Section V below.
2-D. Subconsultants. This section should list the name, address, phone numbers,
capabilities, qualifications, experience, and expertise of any subconsultant to be
retained by the Professional to assist in any of the defined service areas.
Proposal Section Three: Appendices
3-A. Resumes.
3-B. Detailed Project Descriptions. Additional project descriptions may be included
here.
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EXHIBIT 2 – REVISED EVALUATION CRITERIA
The Review & Assessment Criteria for proposals has been revised as follows, removing
the cost analysis.
REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT
Professional firms will be evaluated on the following criteria. These criteria will be the
basis for review of the written proposals and optional interview session. At discretion of
the City, interviews of top rated firms may be held.
The rating scale shall be from 1 to 5, with 1 being a poor rating, 3 being an average
rating, and 5 being an outstanding rating.
WEIGHTING
FACTOR QUALIFICATION STANDARD
3.0 Scope of Proposal
Does the proposal show an understanding of
the project objective, methodology to be used
and results that are desired from the project?
2.0 Assigned
Personnel
Do the persons who will be working on the
project have the necessary skills? Are
sufficient people of the requisite skills assigned
to the project?
1.0 Availability
Can the work be completed in the necessary
time? Can the target start and completion
dates be met? Are other qualified personnel
available to assist in meeting the project
schedule if required? Is the project team
available to attend meetings as required by the
Scope of Work?
1.0 Motivation Is the firm interested and are they capable of
doing the work in the required time frame?
3.0 Firm Capability
Does the firm have the support capabilities the
assigned personnel require? Has the firm
done previous projects of this type and scope?