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Request for Proposals 2011 Street Improvements -------------------------- Page 4 of 6 public hearings and presenting all materials to the City Council for approval, etc. As such, at the end of this section, please include any tasks your firm could exclude from your services and what fee reduction may result from these tasks being performed by the City. 9. Insurance Certificate Indicate ability to provide all necessary insurance certificates. SECTION 4: CONSULTANT SELECTION RFP's will be reviewed and evaluated by a team of City staff on the basis of the following criteria: 1. Consulting firm and key project staff experience with simila.x projects to this, including the conducting of public and MS Chapter 429 processes and State Aid plan development, approval and administration. In addition to understanding technical issues and having sound technical/engineering expertise, the Consultant must also have an awareness and understanding of the social/political issues that can surround a project of this nature, and must possess the personal and leadership skills necessary to navigate the project through the public process. 2. Proven successful construction management of projects of this nature is required. This includes the effective coordination and management of private and public utilities, contractors, adjacent property owners, and other stakeholders. 3. Proven track record in successfully completing similar projects on time and within budget. Successful experience of both the firm itself and the individual team members will be considered. 4. Proposed approach to completing the project 5. Proposed project schedule Following review of the RFP's by the City, only selected Consultants will be asked to make oral presentations of their proposals to City representatives. Upon conclusion of the presentations, staff will select a Consultant to negotiate a contract as follows: 1. If, for any reason, a firm is not able to commence the services in that firm's RFP within 30 days of the award, the City reserves the right to contract with another qualified firm. " 2. The City shall not be liable for any expenses incurred by the Consultant prior to the signing of a contract including, but not limited to, the RFP preparation, attendance at interviews, or final contract negotiations. 3. The RFP must be signed in ink by an official authorized to bind the Consultant to its provisions that will be included as part of an eventual contract. The RFP must include a statement as to the period during which the RFP remains valid. This period must be at least 90 days from the date of the submittal. 4. The City reserves the right to reject any and all RFP submittals or to request additional information from any or all Consultants. C:\Users\jmiller\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Wmdows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IES\ 8YEIN5ER\2011 %20RFP%20Engineering[1].doc