Government Relations Government Bids & RFPs

Contractor shall receive from city rates specified in the contract fees for services performed to the satisfaction of the city. contractor shall submit an itemized invoice to city for services performed.

Responses to this rfp will be evaluated using a point system as shown in section iii. responses to this rfp will be evaluated using a point system as shown in section iii.

Proposals must include professional qualifications, past involvement with similar projects, and a discussion of potential conflicts. a. professional qualifications and b. past involvement with similar projects

no preproposal meeting will be held for this rfp. no preproposal meeting will be held for this rfp.

Protest must be submitted within five calendar days prior to the opening date of the request for bid or request for proposal. any party which is a prospective bidder, offeror, or contractor that may be aggrieved by the solicitation must submit a written protest within five 5 calendar days prior to the opening date of the request for bid or request for proposal.

A proposal may be disqualified if attachments a e are not completed, executed and included with the proposal. a proposal may be disqualified if attachments a e are not completed, executed and included with the proposal.

All proper invoices received by the city will be paid within 30 calendar days of the city's receipt of the deliverables or of the invoice, whichever is later. all proper invoices received by the city will be paid within 30 calendar days of the city's receipt of the deliverables or of the invoice, whichever is later.

The contractor warrants that all services will be fully and timely performed in a good and workmanlike manner in accordance with generally accepted industry standards and practices. the contractor warrants and represents that all services to be provided to the city under the contract will be fully and timely performed in a good and workmanlike manner in accordance with generally accepted industry standards and practices

Offers will be evaluated based on experience and qualifications, proposed solution, and price. offers will be evaluated based on the evaluation factors below, listed in order of relative importance. evaluation factors experience and qualifications proposed solution price

Minimum qualifications include at least 10 years of experience working within the state or federal legislative processes and lobbying experience for a municipally-owned electric utility. a. at least 10 years of experience working within the state or federal legislative processes, understanding the complex network of agencies, positions and funding mechanisms and governing laws and rulemaking that lead to effective outcomes for the city of austin.

Offerors shall notify the person listed on the cover sheet in writing of any omissions, ambiguities, inconsistencies or errors in the solicitation prior to the offer due date and time. offerors shall notify the person listed on the cover sheet in writing of any omissions, ambiguities, inconsistencies or errors in the solicitation prior to the offer due date and time.

Failure to meet minimum qualifications will result in the city moving to the next lowest offer. if any minimum qualifications are not met, the city will move to the next lowest offer and repeat the process.

Payment shall be made on a regular basis upon receipt of a detailed, certified statement of account, which shall include dates and hours reported for the period covered by the regular statement. payment shall be made on a regular basis upon receipt of a detailed, certified statement of account

The contract shall be awarded to the offeror or offerors whose proposal is most advantageous to the county, taking into consideration the evaluation factors set forth in the rfp. the contract shall be awarded to the offeror or offerors whose proposal is most advantageous to the county

Offerors must be a responsible offeror and submit a responsive offer. The evaluation committee will reject the proposal of any offeror who is not a responsible offeror or fails to submit a responsive offer

Failure to meet a mandatory item or factor will result in the rejection of the offerors proposal. failure to meet a mandatory item or factor will result in the rejection of the offerors proposal