RSG
BETTER COMMUNITIES.
BOLDER FUTURES.
August 23, 2024 Via Mail
Kim Nutt, Housing Program Supervisor
CITY OF MERCED
678 W. 18th Street
Merced, CA 95349
COST PROPOSAL — COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND HOME
INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS
This letter presents our cost proposal to accompany RSG'S response to the Request for Proposals released on August 2, 2024.
Fee Estimate
Con Plan: RSG estimates that the services will be on a time-and-materials basis with a not-to- exceed fee of $79,950.
Update of Housing Division's Policies and Procedures: RSG estimates that the services will be on a time-and-materials basis with a not-to-exceed fee of $14,115.
Additional services will be performed on a time-and-materials basis subject to notification to proceed. A breakdown of our cost estimate is provided in the following table. Note that RSG's budget assumes that we would meet with City staff at least once a month to discuss status, feedback, and pending questions.
CITY OF MERCED
FY 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN
Sr.
Principal Director Associate Associate Analyst Total
$275 $275 $200 $185 $135
Community Outreach & Citizen Participation
Citizen Participation Plan $1,950
Community Survey (multi-lingual, English, Spanish, Hmong) $2,430 Stakeholder Engagement (2 stakeholder meetings - in person/hybrid TBD) 16 $7,935 Stakeholder Survey (multi-lingual, English, Spanish, Hmong) $2,430 Community Workshops (3 In-person) 2 24 $12,515
Preparation of Consolidated Plan 5 20 10 $17,300
City Council Meetings (2) 3 6 16 $9,985
2 Additional Meetings (Housing Authority & Collaborative) 6 16 $8,905 Resource Binder 1 1 1 $2,115
Update of AFH 8 15 $7,125
Resource Bnder (AFH) 1 1 3 6 $2,115
Total 25-28 Annual Plan 2 5 12 $5,145
23 63 98 140 80 $79,950
$6,325 $17,325 $19,600 $25,900 $10,800 $79,950
peter uret plies pretend recedures
1 3 10 5 $4,225
cordination Meetings (4 : $2,640
pdated Pollcles/Procedures Documen $7,250
2 10 10 44 5 $14,115
TOTAL $94,065
S A N DIEGO LOS ANGELES OAKLAND
170 Eucalyptus Ave, Suite 200, Vista, CA 92084 | 714.541.4585 | rsgsolutions.com
CITY OF MERCED
August 23, 2024
Fee Schedule
Our firm's current fee schedule for 2024 can be found in the table below:
Principal/Director $ 275
Senior Associate $200
Associate $185
Senior Analyst $ 150
Analyst $ 135
Research Assistant $125
Technician $100
Clerical $60
Reimbursable Cost plus
Expenses 10%
RSG does not charge clients for travel or mileage (except direct costs related to field work/surveys), parking, standard telephone/fax expenses, general postage, or incidental copies. However, we do charge for messenger services and overnight shipping/express mail costs. We also charge for copies of reports, documents, notices, and support material more than five (5) copies. We bill reimbursable costs at the actual expense plus a 10% surcharge.
RSG issues monthly invoices payable upon receipt, unless otherwise agreed upon in advance.
Invoices identify tasks completed to date, hours expended and the hourly rate.
We appreciate the opportunity to submit this proposal to the City. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 714.316.2111 or [email protected].
Sincerely,
RSG, Inc.
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Tara Matthews, Principal