Proposals must be submitted to the Purchasing Division office, 3rd floor, located at City Hall, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California ****, prior to 2:00 PM PT on Monday, April 7, 2025. Proposals received after this time and date will not be accepted. The proposals will be opened at 2:00 PM PT, on Monday, April 7, 2025, in the Purchasing Division of City Hall. Proposals shall contain all required documents as stated in attached specifications. The cutoff date and time for receiving questions regarding this bid is 5:00 PM PT on Thursday, March 20, 2025. All inquiries must be made in writing and may be submitted to the email address shown below. The contract term shall be 36 months, beginning July 1, 2025, and may be renewed for a maximum of two consecutive one-year periods through June 30, 2030. The approximate number of drivers employed by the city that would be affected by the DOT regulations is 190, with approximately 2030 additional employees hired on a seasonal basis. The number of random tests is approximately 125 per year. The approximate number of preemployment drug and alcohol tests is 50 per year, and the number of random tests is approximately 15 per year. Price for services shall be on a per test basis, and shall include all
testing services, including specimen collection, analysis, reports, administration and medical review officer (MRO) oversight. Proposals must be responsive to this RFP as issued. Acceptable proposals shall address all items identified in the request for proposals (RFP). Each proposal package shall contain the original unbound proposal or a digital PDF copy of the original proposal. One copy, only, of the firm's proposed fee schedule is to be included in a separate, sealed envelope or separate properly labeled digital file. Both the package containing the proposals as well as the individual envelope with the fee schedule are to be marked with or if submitting by email the subject line shall include the firm's name and, RFP schedule ****, opening at 2:00 pm on Monday, April 7, 2025. Pricing is not to be mentioned anywhere in the body of the proposal. Proposal packages must arrive by the day and time noted on the RFP cover sheet. Questions concerning this RFP shall be directed to Tyler Nash, Senior Buyer, ***@***. *. * city of Redding reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive any nonmaterial irregularities or information in any proposal, and to accept or reject any combination of items. The award of the contract, if it is awarded, shall be made on the basis of availability of budgeted funds and to a responsible contractor who presents the best value to the city.