7167 Bid Invitation7167
RFQ Energy Management Office Advanced Forecasting Model
Issue Date:9/11/2019
Questions Deadline:9/26/2019 05:00 PM (CT)
Response Deadline:10/3/2019 11:00 AM (CT)
Contact Information
Contact:Jane Rogers
Address:901-B Texas Street
Sr. Buyer
Denton, TX 76209
Phone:(940) 349-7318
Email:jane.rogers@cityofdenton.com
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Event Information
Number:7167
Title:RFQ Energy Management Office Advanced Forecasting Model
Type:Request for Qualifications
Issue Date:9/11/2019
Question Deadline:9/26/2019 05:00 PM (CT)
Response Deadline:10/3/2019 11:00 AM (CT)
Notes:In accordance with the provisions of Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 252
and 271, the City of Denton (the City) is requesting submissions to contract with an
individual or business with considerable experience in providing goods or services
of this solicitation. The responses and the cost solutions shall be submitted to the
City of Denton in a sealed submission.
The awarded individual or business shall possess a proven track record of using
innovative approaches to providing goods and services that represent the best value
to their clients. The awarded individual or business shall have the ability to
accomplish all aspects of the requested services. The selected individual or firm
should be able to provide innovative methods to deal with municipal challenges, and
cost effective solutions.
A firm may submit a solicitation response for one or more of the categories of
product or services requested in this solicitation.
Billing Information
Contact:City of Denton
Address:215 E McKinney St
Accounts Payable
Denton, TX 96201-4299
Bid Attachments
7167 EMO Advanced Forecasting Model Scope of Work.pdf Download
7167 Scope of Work
Conflict_of_Interest_Questionaire.docx Download
Conflict of Interest Questionnaire
Requested Attachments
Conflict of Interest Questionnaire
(Attachment required)
The individual or business must disclose any business relationship that would have an effect, of a conflict of interest.
Please attach a signed copy of the conflict of interest questionnaire.
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Bid Attributes
1 SECTION 1
General Information
2 Contract Term
It is the intention of the City of Denton to award a contract for a three (3) year period.
The Contract shall commence upon the issuance of a Notice of Award/Issuance of Purchase Order by the City of
Denton. At the sole option of the City of Denton, the Contract may be further extended as needed, not to exceed a
total of six (6) months.
3 Pricing
4 Price Adjustments
5 Product Literature
Complete descriptive literature for each proposed item to include outline drawings, nameplate data and verification
of other ratings.
6 Equipment Schedule
The respondent shall provide an equipment schedule. The schedule shall include the year, make, model and
description of the equipment.
7 Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
As permitted under Interlocal Cooperation Act C Texas Government Code, Chapter 791, other governmental entities
may wish to also participate under the same terms and conditions contained in this contract. The governmental
entities will have the option to use the pricing as agreed to within the resulting contract. Governmental entities will
issue their internal purchase orders directly to the contractor(s).
Yes No (Please Select)
(Required: Check only one)
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8 Submittal Instructions
The City of Denton will accept electronic or hard copy submittals until the date and time on the cover sheet of this
solicitation. Any submission received after the date and/or hour set for solicitation opening will be returned
unopened.
Hard copy submissions shall include one (1) usb flash drive and may be hand delivered (by firm or express courier)
to the address listed below:
City of Denton
Materials Management
SOLICITATION NUMBER AND NAME
901B Texas Street
Denton, TX 76209
The City of Denton reserves the right to accept or reject in part or in whole any submission, and to waive
technicalities of the submission, in the best interest of obtaining best value for the City.
Each respondent is responsible for taking the necessary steps to ensure their submission is received by the date
and time noted herein. The City is not responsible for missing, lost or late mail or any mail delays, internal or
external, that may result in the submission arriving after the set time.
HARD COPY SUBMISSION FORMAT
Respondents shall provide detailed information to allow the City to properly evaluate the submission. The City
requests the following format be used:
1. Hard copy submissions shall be bound only utilizing a staple or binder clip. Do not submit responses in a
binder or file folder.
2. Submission shall be no more than 50 pages in length
3. Utilize tabs to identify exhibits and attachments
4. Hard Copy Submittals shall include one (1) usb flash drive and one (1) original signed by an officer
authorized to bind the firm
5. Submit response, before the published due date. Hard copy submittals must be in a sealed envelope with the
solicitation number and name.
6. The submission shall include the following:
a. Completed Bid Invitation
b. Safety Record (if applicable form will be attached)
c. Conflict of Interest Questionnaire
d. Appendices may be used for additional documentation or clarification at the respondent's option
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9 Evaluation Procedures
Selection of a firm(s) to provide the aforementioned materials and services shall be in accordance with the City of
Denton Purchasing Policies and procedures and the State of Texas Local Government Code 2254. The City of
Denton shall open all submissions and evaluate each respondent in accordance to the below criteria:
Step 1: The City of Denton will evaluate the submission in accordance with the selection criteria and will rank the
firms on the basis of the submittals. The City of Denton, reserves the right to consider information obtained in
addition to the data submitted in the response. The selection criterion is listed below:
Identification and understanding of the City's requirements for this project (FACTOR: 20%)
The respondent's understanding of the objectives and scope of the requested services of the primary areas,
in a clear and concise, written expression. The respondent will provide all the appropriately requested criteria
consideration to be a critical component of the evaluation.
Past Performance and experience on projects of this magnitude and complexity (FACTOR: 30%)
The respondent's successful experience in projects within the primary areas similar to the scope of work
requested in this RFQ will be a major consideration. Based on the past performance of both the individual
project personnel and the respondent, The City of Denton will determine if the respondent has the track
record to provide the required services in successfully administering similar projects. c) Experience and
qualifications of the Respondent and key personnel available for this project (FACTOR: 30%).
The qualifications of the respondent in terms of experience, service capability and resources will be reviewed
in order to assess the ability of the respondent to successfully complete the project assignment. The
firm’s ability to provide the necessary professional and technical expertise and supervision will be a
major consideration.
The qualifications and experience of the individuals who will be directly assigned to the primary areas is a
major evaluation factor to be considered. The personnel cited shall be designated as to whether they are an
employee, consultant or contract employee of the RFQ respondent. Their educational and professional
credentials as well as direct experience on similar projects will be considered in evaluating the respondent.
Experience with other municipally funded projects and familiarity with municipal requirements and procedures
will also be considered in the evaluation process.
Schedule presented for this service and defined in the scope of work (FACTOR: 20%)
Proposed schedule for competition of the scope of work.
The total possible score of the submissions shall be scored and weighted as indicated above. Based on the
outcome of the computations performed, each submission will be assigned a raw score. The assigned weight will
then be applied to these scores to calculate an overall score for each submission for completion of the final
scoring process.
Step 2: City of Denton will proceed to negotiate a contract with the highest ranked firm. The City may elect to conduct
oral discussions, request clarifications, and presentations concerning the project approach and ability to furnish the
requirements, as part of the negotiation process.
Provided the City of Denton cannot successfully contract with the highest ranked firm, the City of Denton shall
formally, and in writing, end all negotiations with that firm and the City of Denton may elect to proceed to negotiate with
the next firm in the order of the selection ranking until a contract is reached or negotiations with all ranked firms end,
in accordance with Texas Government Code 2254.
Step 3: A written recommendation will be presented to the appropriate approving authority for the City of Denton (the
City Manager, Public Utility Board, City Council) requesting authorization to proceed with contract execution for the
proposed services.
In accordance with Local Government Code 252.049, trade secrets and confidential information in competitive
sealed proposals are not open for public inspection. All submissions shall be opened in a manner that avoids
disclosure of the contents to competing respondents and keeps the responses secret during negotiations. A public
opening will not be conducted with this process.
After the contract has been awarded all submissions will be open for public inspection, and the unsuccessful
respondent(s) may request a debriefing regarding their submittal. Please contact the City of Denton Materials
Management staff to document the request for a debriefing. A meeting with the City of Denton Materials
Management Staff and the using Division will be scheduled within a reasonable time.
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Section 2
Business Overview Questionnaire
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Firm's Legal Name
(Required: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Address Line 1
(Required: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Address Line 2
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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City
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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State
(Required: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
1
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Zip Code
(Required: Numbers only)
1
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Agent Authorized to sign contract
The agents name and email who is authorized to sign the contract
(Required: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
1
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Subsidiary of:
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Organization Class
Partnership Corporation Individual Association
(Required: Check only one)
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Tax Payer ID
(Required: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Date Established
__ __ / __ __ / __ __ __ __
(Required)
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Historically Underutilized Business
Yes, We are a registered HUB.
(Optional: Check if applicable)
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Please provide a detailed listing of all products and/or services that your company provides.
(Required: Maximum 4000 characters allowed)
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Has your company filed or been named in any litigation involving your company and the Owner on a
contract within the last five years under your current company name or any other company name?
If so provide details of the issues and resolution if available. Include lawsuits where Owner was involved. (Notice:
Failure to disclose this information during proposal submission, and later discovered, may result in contract
termination at the Owner’s option.)
(Optional: Maximum 4000 characters allowed)
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Have you ever defaulted on or failed to complete a contract under your current company name or any
other company name? If so, where and why? Give name and telephone number of Owner.
(Optional: Maximum 4000 characters allowed)
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Have you ever had a contract terminated by the Owner? If so, where and why? Give name and
telephone number (s) of Owner (s).
(Optional: Maximum 4000 characters allowed)
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Has your company implemented an Employee Health and Safety Program compliant with 29 CFR 1910
General Industry Standards and/or 29 CFR 1926 General Construction Standards as they apply to your
Company customary activities?
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owasrch.search_form?
p_doc_type=STANDARDS&p_toc_level=1&p_keyvalue=1926
(Optional: Maximum 4000 characters allowed)
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Resident/Non-Resident Bidder Determination
Texas Government Code Section 2252.002: Non-resident bidders. Texas law prohibits cities and other governmental
units from awarding contracts to a non-resident firm unless the amount of such a bid is lower than the lowest bid by
a Texas resident by the amount the Texas resident would be required to underbid in the non-resident
bidders’ state. In order to make this determination, please provide the name, address and phone number of:
a. Responding firms principle place of business:
b. Company's majority owner principal place of business
c. Ultimate Parent Company's principle place of business
(Optional: Maximum 4000 characters allowed)
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Section 3
Minimum Qualifications
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Demonstrated competence in providing similar services to electric utlities, generators, trading
companies and retail providers
Yes No (Please Select)
(Required: Check only one)
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Reference 1 - Government/Company Name
Person who you have done business with in the past.
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Reference 1 - Phone
Enter phone number.
(__ __ __) __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ext:
(Optional)
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Reference 1 - Contact Person & Title
(Required: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Reference 1 - Email Address
(Required: Email address)
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Reference 1 - Scope of Work
(Required: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Reference 1 - Contract Period
(Required: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Reference 2 - Government/Company Name
Person who you have done business with in the past.
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Reference 2 - Phone
Enter phone number
(__ __ __) __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ext:
(Optional)
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Reference 2 - Contact Person & Title
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Reference 2 - Email Address
(Optional: Email address)
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Reference 2 - Scope of Work
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Reference 2 - Contract Period
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Reference 3 - Government/Company Name
Person who you have done business with in the past
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Refernece 3 - Phone
Enter phone number
(__ __ __) __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ext:
(Optional)
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Reference 3 - Contact Person & Title
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Reference 3 - Email Address
(Optional: Email address)
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Reference 3 - Scope of Work
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Reference 3 - Contract Period
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
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Registered with the State of Texas
The responding individual or business must be registered in the State of Texas, or the County of Denton, to provide
the products or services required in the solicitation, and the individual or business must have all licensure required
by the State to provide any services required under this contact.
To learn how to obtain information about filing with the State of Texas, or obtaining copies or certificates from the
Secretary of State visit Webpage: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/copies.shtml; Phone 512-463-5578; or email
corpcert@sos.state.tx.us.
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Authorized Manufacturer
Authorized manufacturer or distributor authorized by the manufacturer for products identified in the Technical
Specifications to sell to the City of Denton, Texas. Attach documentation such as a letter from the manufacturer or a
line card.
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Section 4
Terms and Conditions
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General Provisions
1. SILENCE OF SPECIFICATIONS
The apparent silence of these specifications as to any detail or the apparent omission from it of a detailed
description concerning any point, shall be regarded as a meaning that the only best commercial practices
are to prevail. All interpretations of these specifications shall be made on the basis of this statement.
2. RESPONDENTS COST TO DEVELOP SUBMITTAL
Respondents to this solicitation are responsible for all costs of submittal preparation, delivery and any oral
presentations required as part of the selection process. All materials submitted in response to the
solicitation become property of the City of Denton and will be returned only at the option of the City.
3. MINIMUM RESPONSE
Submittals that do not, at a minimum, contain the Attachments and Exhibit 1 Pricing Sheet will be subject to
disqualification at the sole discretion of the City of Denton. If any firm submitting a proposal is a
corporation, it must be registered to conduct business in the State of Texas. Proof of this registration must
be included as part of the submittal.
4. VALIDITY PERIOD
The information included in the solicitation response(s), and any cost information obtained from a
negotiation process, remain valid for 120 days from the response due date or until the contract is approved
by the governing body.
5. REJECTION OF SUBMITTAL
ANY PROPOSAL SUBMITTED AFTER THE DUE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED WITHIN SECTION III, SHALL
BE REJECTED. THE CITY SHALL REJECT RESPONSES SUBMITTED BY FIRMS THAT DO NOT MEET
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.
The City of Denton reserves the right to reject any and all submittals received in response to the solicitation
and to waive any minor technicalities or irregularities as determined to be in the best interest of the City.
6. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
If a respondent does not desire proprietary information in the submission to be disclosed, the respondent
shall identify all proprietary information in the submission. This identification will be accomplished by
individually marking each page or line item detail with the words "Proprietary Information". If the respondent
fails to identify proprietary information, the respondent agrees that by submission of its response, that those
sections shall be deemed non-proprietary and made available upon public request. Respondents are
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advised that the City, to the extent permitted by law, will protect the confidentiality of all submissions.
Respondent shall consider the implications of the Texas Public Information Act, particularly after the
solicitation process has ceased and the contract has been awarded. While there are provisions in the Texas
Public Information Act to protect proprietary information, where the respondent can meet certain evidentiary
standards, please be advised that a determination on whether those standards have been met will not be
decided by the City of Denton, but by the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas. In the event a
request for public information is made, the City will notify the respondent, who may then request an opinion
from the Attorney General pursuant to 552.305, Texas Government Code. The City will not make a request
of the Attorney General.
7. NON-ENDORSEMENT
If a submission is accepted, the successful respondent shall not issue any news releases or
other statements pertaining to the award or servicing of the agreement that state or imply the
City of Denton's endorsement of the successful respondent's services.
8. ASSIGNMENT
The successful contractor shall not sell, assign, transfer or convey this contract in whole, or
part, without the prior written consent of the Purchasing Manager.
9. UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATIONS
After release of this solicitation, respondent contact regarding this solicitation with members of
the evaluation, interview or selection panels, employees of the City or officials of the City other
than the Purchasing Manager, or authorized City of Denton purchasing staff, or as otherwise
indicated is prohibited and may result in disqualification from this procurement process. No
officer, employee, agent or representative of the respondent shall have any contact or
discussion, verbal or written, with any members of the City Council, members of the evaluation,
interview, or selection panels, City staff or City's consultants, or directly or indirectly through
others, seeking to influence any City Council member, City staff, or City's consultants regarding
any matters pertaining to this solicitation, except as herein provided. If a representative of any
respondent violates the foregoing prohibition by contacting any of the above listed parties with
who contact is not authorized, such contact may result in the respondent being disqualified from
the procurement process. Any oral communications are considered unofficial and non-binding
with regard to this solicitation.
10. DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any terms and conditions attached to a solicitation will not be considered unless specifically
referred to on a solicitation and may result in disqualification. Any submissions that do not
clearly outline all qualifications may be disqualified.
11. INTELLECTUALLY PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATION
The contractor will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City of Denton, and its authorized
users, against any action or claim brought against the City of Denton, or its authorized users that
is based on a claim that software infringes any patent rights, copyright rights or incorporated
misappropriated trade secrets. Contractor will pay any damages attributable to such claim that
are awarded against the City of Denton or its authorized users, in a judgment or settlement. If the
City of Denton or its authorized users' utilization of the software becomes subject to a claim, or is
likely to become subject to a claim, in the sole opinion of the City of Denton, or its authorized
users, the Contractor shall, at its sole expense (1) procure for City of Denton or its authorized
users, the right to continue using such software under the terms of this Contract; or (2) replace
or modify the software so that it is non-infringing.
12. RIGHTS TO DATA, DOCUMENTS, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE
(GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OWNERSHIP)
Any software, research, reports studies, data, photographs, negatives or other documents,
drawings or materials prepared by contractor in the performance of its obligations under this
contract shall be the exclusive property of the City of Denton and all such materials shall be
delivered to the City by the contractor upon completion, termination, or cancellation of this
contract. Contractor may, at its own expense, keep copies of all its writings for its personal files.
Contractor shall not use, willingly allow, or cause to have such materials used for any purpose
other than the performance of contractor's obligations under this contract without the prior
written consent of the City; provided, however, that contractor shall be allowed to use non-
confidential materials for writing samples in pursuit of the work.
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The ownership rights described herein shall include, but not be limited to, the right to copy,
publish, display, transfer, prepare derivative works, or otherwise use the works.
13. PATENT RIGHTS
The contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City from any claim involving patent
right infringement or copyrights on goods supplied.
14. AWARD
The City reserves the right to award a contract or contracts to various respondents by line item,
section(s), or by entire proposal; whichever is most advantageous, or provides the "best
value&" to the City, unless denied by the respondent.
15. CONTRACTS
The successful awarded vendor(s) will be required to sign an original contract. A sample
contract is provided in Appendix B - Sample Contract. Respondents shall review the document
and note exceptions in the proposal.
16. INSURANCE
The City requires standard insurance for services performed on site. The successful awarded
vendor will be required to provide a certificate of insurance as outlined in the contract.
17. CHANGES DURING CONTRACT TERM
The awarded contractor shall not change specifications during the contract term without prior
approval. Any deviation in the specifications or change in the products must be approved in
advance by the City of Denton. Notice of a change shall be submitted in writing to
purchasing@cityofdenton.com, with the solicitation number in the subject line, for review.
Products/Services found to have changed specifications without notification, and acceptance,
will be returned at the supplier's expense. Products that have been installed will be replaced at
the contractor's expense.
18. ADDING NEW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO THE CONTRACT
AFTER AWARD
Following the Contract award, additional services or products of the same general category that
could have been encompassed in the award of this contract, and that are not already on the
contract, may be added. A formal written request may be sent to successful Contractor (s) to
provide a proposal on the additional services and shall submit proposals to the City of Denton as
instructed. All prices are subject to negotiation with a Best and Final Offer ("BAFO"). The City of
Denton may accept or reject any or all pricing proposals, and may issue a separate solicitation
for the services/products after rejecting some or all of the proposals. The commodities and
services covered under this provision shall conform to the statement of work, specifications,
and requirements as outlined in the request. Contract changes shall be made in accordance with
Local Government Code 252.048
19. SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
The City does not warrant or guarantee against the possibility that safety or environmental
hazards or potential hazards (including premises and special defects) may exist at the City's
facilities. The Contractor shall be responsible for identifying any hazardous conditions and
notifying the City of these conditions in writing no later than 30 days after contract award and
prior to initiation of service delivery on the property. This will be accomplished by the Contractor
conducting an environmental assessment and an occupational health, and safety inspection of
the service bay or field service areas by competent, qualified and appropriately licensed
practitioners. The costs of these inspections and any subsequent corrective action will be
negotiated between the City and the Contractor.
All contractors to the City of Denton are required to ensure absolute safety standards are
applied and enforced. The City of Denton will not be responsible for individual contractor safety,
and the awarded contractor shall not hold the City of Denton responsible. Known hazards shall
immediately be reported and all safety precautions shall be taken to prevent potential safety
issues from occurring.
20. CONTRACTOR STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE
Monthly Time Standards - Contractors shall fully understand that the City relies on the product or
service of the solicitation to provide vital municipal services, and the availability and reliability
of the equipment is of the essence. With this in mind, the Contractor shall meet the following
performance standards at all times. Labor disputes, strikes, and other events, except those
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beyond the Contractor's control such as acts of God, shall not relieve the Contractor from
meeting these standards. For service category, the Contractor must ensure the given level of
service is achieved, within the designated number of working hours.
Contractor shall deliver goods or services within specified delivery times for 95% of all orders.
21. ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
Respondent shall offer written observations, based upon previous experiences in public
projects of this magnitude, addressing any anticipated problems and offer proposed solutions to
those problems.
22. ADDITIONAL GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
a. Prior to commencement of the services, the City and selected individual or business will conduct
an initial meeting to review the overall scope, schedule, deliverables and planning process to
implement a successful program.
b. The awarded Contractor shall provide to the City of Denton, detailed reports of time and
services provided to the City on a monthly basis.
c. Staff available to assist the selected provider is limited; the proposals submitted should not
anticipate extensive staff assistance during equipment repairs or maintenance.
23. SUBMISSION ERRORS
Prices offered shall be used for submission analysis and for agreement pricing. In case of errors
in the pricing extension or totals, the unit pricing offered by the respondent will govern.
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Bid Acceptance
I have read and understand the Terms and Conditions, Specifications, and Insurance requirements, contained
herein, and further agree to abide and accept said Terms, Conditions and Specifications.
Yes Yes - with exceptions (Please Select)
(Required: Check only one)
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Bid Acceptance Exceptions
If you answered yes - with exceptions to the above question please list the exceptions.
(Optional: Maximum 4000 characters allowed)
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Additional Agreement
Any additional agreement that the supplier wishes to have considered as part of the resulting contract shall be
attached and submitted with the response to this solicitation. Any agreement that is submitted after the closing
date of the solicitation shall not be considered. Please note that agreements in direct conflict with the terms and
conditions of this solicitation may result in rejection of your response to the solicitation.
Acknowledged
(Required: Check if applicable)
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Acknowledgement
The undersigned agrees this submission becomes the property of the City of Denton after the official opening.
The undersigned affirms he has familiarized himself with the specification, drawings, exhibits and other documents;
the local conditions under which the work is to be performed; satisfied himself of the conditions of delivery, handling
and storage of materials and equipment; and all other matters that will be required for the work before submitting a
response.
The undersigned agrees, if this submission is accepted, to furnish any and all items/services upon which prices are
offered, at the price(s) and upon the terms and conditions contained in the specification. The period for acceptance
of this submission will be 120 calendar days unless a different period is noted.
The undersigned affirms that they are duly authorized to execute this contract, that this submission has not been
prepared in collusion with any other respondent, nor any employee of the City of Denton, and that the contents of
this submission have not been communicated to any other respondent or to any employee of the City of Denton
prior to the acceptance of this submission.
Respondent hereby assigns to the City any and all claims for overcharges associated with this contract which arise
under the antitrust laws of the United States, 15 USCA Section 1 et seq., and which arise under the antitrust laws of
the State of Texas, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code, Section 15.01, et seq.
The undersigned affirms that they have read and do understand the specifications, all exhibits and attachments
contained in this solicitation package.
The undersigned agrees that the solicitation package posted on the website are the official specifications and shall
not alter the electronic copy of the specifications and/or pricing sheet, without clearly identifying changes.
The undersigned understands they will be responsible for monitoring the City of Denton Purchasing Website
at: https://www.cityofdenton.com/en-us/business/solicitations-contracting to ensure they have downloaded all
addendum(s).
I certify that I have made no willful misrepresentations in this submission, nor have I withheld information in my
statements and answers to questions. I am aware that the information given by me in this submission will be
investigated, with my full permission, and that any misrepresentations or omissions may cause my submission to be
rejected.
Acknowledge
(Required: Check if applicable)
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Certificate of Interesentd Parties Electronic Filing
In 2015, the Texas Legislature adopted House Bill 1295, which added section 2252.908 of the Government Code.
The law states that the City may not enter into this contract unless the Contractor submits a disclosure of interested
parties (Form 1295) to the City at the time the Contractor submits the signed contract. The Texas Ethics
Commission has adopted rules requiring the business entity to file Form 1295 electronically with the Commission.
Contractor will be required to furnish an original Certificate of Interest Parties before the contract is
awarded, in accordance with Government Code 2252.908.
The contractor shall:
1. Log onto the State Ethics Commission Website at :
https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/whatsnew/elf_info_form1295.htm
2. Register utilizing the tutorial provided by the State
3. Print a copy of the completed Form 1295
4. Enter the Certificate Number on page 2 of this contract.
5. Sign the Form 1295
6. Email the form to purchasing@cityofdenton.com with the contract number in the subject line. (EX: Contract
1234 - Form 1295)
The City must acknowledge the receipt of the filed Form 1295 not later than the 30th day after Council award.
Once a Form 1295 is acknowledged, it will be posted to the Texas Ethics Commission's website within seven
business days.
Acknowledge
(Optional: Check if applicable)
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Supplier Information
Company Name:
Contact Name:
Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Supplier Notes
By submitting your response, you certify that you are authorized to represent and bind your company.
Print Name Signature
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