View Attachment A — Oakland City Council, December 6, 2022

OFFICE OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
Edward D. Reiskin, City Administrator

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
For
Measure AA - Oakland Children’s Initiative
Implementation Partner(s)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________

✔ Due Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 – 2:00 p.m. (Pacific) ✔ Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific) – via Zoom To register in advance for the meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdu6pqTooEtXE7oU7 ZPAhIOpgTFkUMRwn. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. SCOPE OF SERVICES 5
III. PROPOSAL 10
A. General information 10
B. Submittal Requirements 22
C. Required Proposal Elements and Format 23
D. Rejection of Proposal Elements 28
E. Evaluation of Proposals 29
F. Interviews of Short-listed Firms 30
G. Contract Negotiations and Award 32

IV. ATTACHMENTS
A. Sample Professional Services Agreement 34
B. Stand-Alone Schedules
1) Required with Proposal:
● Schedule E - Project Consultant Team 57
● Schedule I- Sanctuary City Contracting and Investment Ordinance 58
● Schedule O - Campaign Contribution Limits…………. 60
● Schedule W – Border Wall Prohibition………………... 61
2) Required before full contract execution
● Schedule E-2 Oakland Workforce Verification 64
● Schedule Q Insurance Requirements 65
C. City Schedules and Policies…………………………………….. 70

The Combined Contract Schedules will be collected from the successful proposer before a final decision is made and up to full contract execution. It may be viewed at:
https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance-forms-and- schedules or at 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Suite 3341, Oakland, CA Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES). Also, request a copy by email from [email protected]

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 1 I. I N T R O D U C T I O N
This Request for Proposal (RFP) is being issued by the City of Oakland, Office of the City Administrator for the Measure AA – Oakland Children’s Initiative Implementation Partner(s).

Pre-proposal Meeting Date and Time (Mandatory): Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific) – Topics to be discussed at this meeting include proposal requirements, application process, selection process and timeline, and City of Oakland Contract Compliance and registration in “iSupplier”.

All potential applicants are encouraged to attend the meeting which will take place virtually via Zoom platform. Applicants must register in advance at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdu6pqTooEtXE7oU7ZPAhIOpgTFkUM Rwn in order to receive the Zoom webinar information. The meeting will be recorded and made available on Children’s Initiative Website.

Deadline for Questions: 2:00 PM (Pacific), Friday, September 16, 2022 by email to the Project Manager, [email protected]

Proposal Submittal Deadline Date and Time: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 2:00 PM (Pacific)

Submit Proposals electronically to iSupplier: Please log on to iSupplier to submit your proposal before the 2:00 P.M. (Pacific) deadline. Questions regarding online submittal through iSupplier must be directed to [email protected] to the attention of Paula Peav.

Proposals Must Be Received and Time Stamped by Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES) Staff No Later Than - 2:00 P.M. (Pacific). Proposals not received at the above location by the Proposal Submittal Deadline are late and will be returned to proposers unopened.

The Contractor shall be required to comply with all applicable City programs and policies outlined in Attachment C. Details are presented in the project documents and will be discussed at the pre-proposal meeting. Discussions will include, but may not be limited to: ♦Equal Benefits for Registered Domestic Partners ♦Campaign Contribution ♦Post-project Contractor Evaluation ♦Prompt Payment ♦Arizona Boycott ♦ 50% L/SLBE ♦ Dispute Disclosure ♦Living Wage ♦Minimum Wage ♦Professional Services Local Hire ♦ Border Wall Prohibition♦ Sanctuary City Contracting and Investment Ordinance

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 2 Contractors who wish to participate in the RFP process are required to register in iSupplier to receive addenda, updates, announcements, and notifications of contracting opportunities. We recommend updating your firm’s primary email address regularly and periodically confirming that the “Products and Services” section fully represents the scope of products and services provided. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

For further information and detailed iSupplier registration instructions, please visit the following link https://www.oaklandca.gov/services/register-with-isupplier

Free copies of the RFP documents and Addenda are available in iSupplier. Hard copies will NOT be available for purchase from the City. Please consult the City website for the Plan Holder list.

1. iSupplier Registration/Login:
https://www.oaklandca.gov/services/register-with-isupplier New registrants can email [email protected] for registration instructions. Allow 3 working days for approval to access bid documents through iSupplier

2. iSupplier userguides: https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/isupplier-user- guides

3. iSupplier Plan Holders List:
https://www.oaklandca.gov/services/active-closed-opportunties

Contact Information: The following City staffs are available to answer questions regarding this RFP.

1. Project Manager: Jennifer Cabán at [email protected] or (510) 238-6840

2. Contract Admin: Paula Peav at [email protected] or (510) 238-3190

3. Contract Compliance Officer: Vivian Inman at [email protected] or (510) 238-6261

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 3 RFP Timeline
Dates listed are subject to change:

STEPS DATES
Voluntary Pre-Proposal Meeting - Optional August 31, 2022 10 – 11 a.m. (Pacific) Request for Proposals (RFP) Released August 31, 2022
Technical Assistance by Email Available August 31 - September 16, 2022, 2 p.m. (Pacific) Pre-Proposal Meetings (Bidders’ Conference) -
Required September 7, 2022 10 - 11:30 a.m. (Pacific)
Application Deadline: Proposals Due September 21, 2022, 2 p.m. (Pacific) Proposal Review September 26 - 30, 2022
Interviews October 1 - October 15, 2022
Children's Initiative Oversight Commission
Recommendations for Funding Mid-Late October 2022
Programs Recommended for Funding Emailed Mid-Late October 2022 City Council Approval November 2022 (exact date TBD)
Contracting and Negotiations Begins December 1, 2022
Program Year/ Contract Begins January 1, 2023

OVERVIEW
The Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA), ), driven to the ballot by community advocacy, is a 2018 Charter Amendment passed by the citizens of Oakland to deepen the early investment in children and support them through college graduation, by dramatically expanding access to high quality preschool and providing college access, mentorship, and scholarship support services for students to obtain 4-year or 2-year college or technical degrees. The City of Oakland projects it will leverage +$30 million in annual revenue to dramatically expand access to and the quality of preschool, as well as significantly increase college enrollment and college graduation rates.

The charter establishes three funds a) the Oakland Early Education Fund, funded by 62% of the proceeds of the parcel tax, 2) the Oakland Promise Fund, funded by 31% of the proceeds of the parcel tax and 3) the Oversight, Accountability, and Evaluation Fund, funded by 7% of the proceeds of the parcel tax. In FY 2022-23, the projected budget for

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 4 the Early Education Fund is $23,181,428 and the Oakland Promise Fund will be $11,590,714, and the Oversight, Accountability, and Evaluation Fund will be $2,617,258.

Allowable uses of the funds are specified in the voter-approved Charter amendment.

The Implementation Partner(s) will be selected according to the guidelines set forth in this document. Contracts awarded through this RFP will be performed from contract execution date through June 30, 2027. The contract may be extended for additional term of up to five (5) years, provided the Implementation Partner(s) remains in good standing and continues to carry out requirements as specified in Oakland Children’s Initiative and is not terminated prior to the expiration of its term.

Selection Criteria
Selection criteria was established by the voter-approved measure. In accordance with the Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA) 2018:

The selection criteria for the Early Childhood Implementation Partner are as follows:

1. The Implementation Partner must be administered by a public agency and first funding priority shall be given to public agencies to expand public programs. The requirements for the Early Education Implementation Partner shall remain in effect for a minimum of 5 years and shall remain in effect thereafter unless the Oversight Commission recommends, and the City Council approves deeming that any of the requirements shall not apply.

2. The Implementation Partner must have a mission consistent with the purposes of the Early Education Fund and the capability to implement all of the Guidelines of the Early Education Fund, through direct provision or through partnership agreements;

3. The Implementation Partner must have expertise in early education or a record of successfully implementing programs or services for children age zero to five; and

4. At the time of application and while acting as Implementation Partner, the Implementation Partner must not be a private preschool provider in the City of Oakland.

5. The Implementation Partner must have the ability to enable the external evaluation of programs, demonstrated through means such as having an existing data-evaluation system or an existing relationship with a credible external evaluator.

The selection criteria for the Oakland Promise Implementation Partner are as follows:

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 5 1. The Implementation Partner must be an Oakland-based non-profit organization in good standing or a government agency, or an entity, project, or program within such a body;

2. The Implementation Partner must be a non-profit organization, government agency, or an entity, project or program within such a body, with a mission consistent with the purposes of the Oakland Promise Fund and the capability to implement all of the Guidelines, including the initial Guidelines set forth in Section 1609, and the eligible uses of the Oakland Promise Fund, as set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subdivision (c) of Section 1607, through direct provision or through partnership agreements;

3. The Implementation Partner must have the capability to successfully implement, either directly or through subcontracts, evidence-based programs or services for children from birth through college graduation and experience serving populations reflective of the diversity of Oakland, in service of all Oakland Promise Fund eligible uses as set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subdivision (c) of Section 1607;

4. The Implementation Partner must have the ability to leverage other funding sources, such as private philanthropy, grants, and/or an endowment or quasi- endowment, to achieve the purposes of the Oakland Promise Fund; and

II. BUDGET
Applicants should submit a proposed budget for one or both Implementation Partner components that is reasonable based on services being solicited. The maximum total amount that can be allocated for each is as follows: a) the Oakland Early Education Fund, funded by 62% of the proceeds of the parcel tax projected for FY 2022-23 at $23,181,428 and 2) the Oakland Promise Fund, funded by 31% of the proceeds of the parcel tax projected for FY 2022-23 at $11,590,714.

III. SCOPE OF SERVICES

The Early Education Fund Implementation Partner will provide services and/or subcontract with organizations that will provide services to:

1. Increase overall attainment and reduce socioeconomic and/or other demographic disparities, in child educational outcomes, such as kinder-readiness, and provide

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 6 family support services, to achieve the following outcomes prioritized as follows, such that plans to fund a lower priority outcome may only be implemented if the Early Education Implementation Partner has determined that the next highest priority goal is reasonably achievable within the five-year period:
a. Make available free or affordable and high-quality early education and/or preschool for four-year old children from low-income families, such as those who make less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the state median income, with a priority on serving the children of families with the lowest incomes and/or those who are in high need, while also supporting such families who need family, friend, and neighbor care.
b. Increase the availability of free or affordable and high-quality early education and/or preschool for three-year-old children from low-income families, with a priority on serving the children of families with the lowest incomes or those who are in high need, while also supporting such families who need family, friend, and neighbor care.
c. Increase the affordability and/or quality of preschool for all four-year-old children, with a priority on serving the children of families with the lowest incomes or those in highest need, while also supporting such families who need family, friend, and neighbor care.
d. Increase the affordability and/or quality of preschool for three-year-old children, with a priority on serving the children of families with the lowest incomes or those in highest need, while also supporting such families who need family, friend, and neighbor care.
e. Increase the availability and/or quality of child development support services for children and families from low-income backgrounds with children from birth through age three, while also supporting such families who need family, friend, and neighbor care.

2. Provide for a rigorous external evaluation, such as Result Based Accountability, of the impact of the early education programs, such as on child outcomes data including kindergarten-readiness, that will facilitate assessment of whether the early education programs are achieving the goals of the Act and provide information on how to mitigate disparities, such as those by wealth and income or for children in high-need.

3. Ensure that professional development and coaching are generally available for educators, and that participating center-based preschool programs generally are able to do the following within a reasonable timeframe:
a. Achieve a baseline rating of at least three (3) or higher on the regional Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), or a successor system b. Utilize a developmentally appropriate curriculum aligned with California Department of Education standards, and in addition that is also evidence-based and/or has demonstrated success in improving preparation for kindergarten; c. Conduct formative assessments to shape instruction; and

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 7 d. Participate in valid, regular, and reliable assessments of early education quality in order to foster continuous improvement and to reduce disparities, such as those by income and wealth, in child outcomes.

4. Ensure that funding streams from federal, state, and local sources, including Head Start, are coordinated to reduce the administrative burden of program beneficiaries in accessing services, and to ensure that existing high-quality early education programs are not made financially unviable.

5. Give priority consideration to expanding higher quality programs and/or facilities for children who are in the highest need, from the lowest-income backgrounds, live in areas of high unmet early education need, and/or who are traditionally underserved, as resources allow, which could include enhanced services, such as bilingual or dual-language instruction, supports to enhance cultural competency, or a higher rating on the QRIS or a successor system.

Early Education Fund Implementation Partner Requirements

1. This contract is for services conducted from contract execution date through June 30, 2027.

2. The Early Education Fund Implementation Partner will:
a. Provide monthly invoices detailing services provided based upon the agreed upon scope of services listed
b. Participate in independent financial audits of expenditures at least annually c. Participate in performance monitoring through formal performance appraisal at least every 2 years
d. Participate in a rigorous and reliable external evaluation, such as Result Based Accountability, in partnership with the Children’s Initiative Accountability Officer
e. Attend meetings of the Children’s Initiative Oversight Commission to provide quarterly updates about the progress towards reaching the goals described in the scope of services listed
f. Respond to routine reporting as requested to the Children’s Initiative Accountability Officer and Oversight Commission, Oakland City Council, and OUSD Board of Education
g. Data & Evaluation Parameters include but are not limited to:
i. Performance metrics and benchmarks, such as Results Based Accountability, which capture impacts
ii. Plans for consultation or engagement with experts, community members, and program beneficiaries;
iii. Annual independent financial audits;
iv. Data sharing agreements including disaggregation by race and income of program beneficiaries; and
v. Additional parameters and privacy requirements will be developed in partnership with the Children's Initiative Accountability Officer. h. Participate in trainings as required by the Children’s Initiative Accountability Officer and Oversight Commission

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 8 3. The Early Education Fund Implementation Partner will subcontract, as necessary, with other entities on an annual basis per a process to be developed in partnership with the Children’s Initiative Oversight Commission.
a. For example, the Early Education Fund Implementation Partner shall first review applications for funding from the City of Oakland Head Start and Oakland Unified School District and then subsequently consider applications for funding from other providers.
b. The Early Education Implementation Partner shall provide notice of annual disbursements from the Early Education Fund to City of Oakland Head Start, Oakland Unified School District and providers by Spring of each year

The Oakland Promise Fund Implementation Partner will provide services and/or subcontract with organizations that will provide services to:

1. Reduce socioeconomic and/or demographic disparities, such as those related to wealth and income, for children from an early age, in college readiness, access, affordability, applications, enrollment, retention and completion, particularly for students in high-need or who are traditionally underrepresented in post-secondary education.

2. Increase early college savings and asset building for families with children ranging in age from zero to grade five, such as through the creation and seeding of college savings accounts and the provision of financial coaching and supports to families.

3. Increase the expectations and resources to attend college among children and families of all socioeconomic backgrounds in Oakland public schools, with a priority for students from low-income backgrounds and/or traditionally underrepresented in college, through strategies, such as increasing school-based programming that builds the college-bound identity of students and a college-going culture in elementary, middle, and high schools.

4. Increase college awareness, application, and eligibility, as measured by increases in completing courses required for college enrollment, such as those required by the University of California, and in college acceptance rates of Oakland Public School students, through means such as providing college access services that are integrated into schools.

5. Increase college affordability, including by expanding access to public and private student financial aid, such as by increasing FAFSA or Dream Act Application completion rates, increasing the direct provision of college scholarships including multi-year last dollar scholarships, and partnering with educational institutions in order to provide institution-specific scholarships and to reduce tuition, room and board, and/or other college expenses.

6. Increase college admission, matriculation, and enrollment rates, such as increasing the percent of students who enroll in college in the fall directly following high school graduation through a focus on the above strategies.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 9 7. Increase full-time college persistence rates for students enrolled in college, especially persistence between their first and second year of enrollment, through means such as mentoring, peer advising, and on-campus supports.

8. Increase the number of Oakland students graduating from college within six (6) years of high school graduation.

Oakland Promise Fund Implementation Partner Requirements

1. The RFP award will result in a contract for services conducted from contract execution date through June 30, 2027.

2. The Oakland Promise Fund Implementation Partner will:
a. Provide monthly invoices detailing services provided based upon the agreed upon scope of services listed
b. Participate in independent financial audits of expenditures at least annually c. Participate in performance monitoring through formal performance appraisal at least every 2 years
d. Participate in a rigorous and reliable external evaluation led by the Children’s Initiative Accountability Officer
e. Attend meetings of the Children’s Initiative Oversight Commission to provide quarterly updates about the progress towards reaching the goals described in the scope of services listed
f. Respond to routine reporting as requested to the Children’s Initiative Accountability Officer and Oversight Commission, Oakland City Council, and OUSD Board of Education
g. Data & Evaluation Parameters include but are not limited to:
i. Performance metrics and benchmarks such as Result Based Accountability, which capture impacts
ii. Plans for consultation or engagement with experts, community members, and program beneficiaries;
iii. Annual independent financial audits;
iv. Data sharing agreements including disaggregation by race and income of program beneficiaries; and
v. Additional parameters and privacy requirements will be developed in partnership with Children’s Initiative Accountability Officer. h. Participate in trainings as required by the Children’s Initiative Accountability Officer and Oversight Commission

3. The Oakland Promise Fund Implementation Partner may subcontract with other entities on an annual basis per a process to be developed by the Children’s Initiative Oversight Commission.

IV. USE OF FUNDS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 10 A. The Early Education Fund shall only be used to support programs to expand access to, or enhance the quality of, early care and education and preschool for children who reside in Oakland and to increase educational outcomes such as kindergarten-readiness and reduce educational disparities related to income and wealth or for children traditionally underrepresented in higher education, as further specified in the five-year Guidelines.

The Early Education Fund shall only be used to expand access to or enhance the quality of early care and education. If federal, state, non-City, or restricted Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) funding were committed for the purpose of providing such services and subsequently ceases to be provided or is not replaced by other non-City funding for the same purpose, then money from the Early Education Fund may be expended to the extent necessary for such services to continue.

Moneys in the Early Education Fund shall not be used for Kindergarten - 12 school day services except for the purpose of expanding transitional kindergarten eligibility to additional four-year old children.

B. The Oakland Promise Fund shall be used exclusively to achieve the following public purposes for Oakland residents and children who attend Oakland Public Schools, as further specified by the five-year Guidelines, and including the collection and maintenance of data to enable evaluation over time:

1. Increase early college awareness and expectations in children and their families, such as by instilling a college-bound identity in students and college-going culture in schools;

2. Increase college savings and/or family economic well-being starting early in a child's life;

3. Increase college- and/or career-access, such as by increasing awareness, preparedness, planning, and/or eligibility;

4. Increase college enrollment rates, and application and/or admission rates;

5. Increase college affordability, such as by expanding access to public and private student financial aid, and direct scholarships to students for tuition, room and board, and/or other college expenses;

6. Increase college persistence and graduation rates, such as by expanding access to mentoring; and

7. Reduce disparities in post-secondary education outcomes for students traditionally underrepresented in post-secondary education.

V. THE PROPOSAL

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 11 1. The successful proposer selected for this service shall obtain or provide proof of having a current City of Oakland Business tax Certificate.

2. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

3. Local and Small Local Business Enterprise Program (L/SLBE)

The City of Oakland has adopted a Local and Small Local Business Enterprise Program (L/SLBE). The City’s current L/SLBE Program guidelines may be accessed via the following link:
https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/LSLBE-Program- Guidelines_Revised.5.4.21.pdf

Contractor understands and agrees to the following:

a. Preference Points – Preference points are awarded based on the level of local, small local and very small local business participation that is proposed by contractors during the competitive solicitation process.

b. Maintaining Participation – As a condition of award of this Contract, Contractor must achieve and maintain the levels of local, small local or very small local business participation for which preference points were earned during the competitive solicitation process or the levels of participation agreed upon by the Parties during negotiation of this Agreement. Failure to achieve and maintain the proposed levels of participation may result in the imposition of penalties as set forth in the above-reference Local and Small Local Business Enterprise Program guidelines.

c. Contractor shall submit information concerning the ownership and workforce composition of Contractor’s firm as well as its subcontractors and suppliers, by completing Schedule D, Ownership, Ethnicity, and Gender Questionnaire, and Schedule E, Project Consultant Team, which shall be attached hereto and incorporated herein.

4. The City’s Living Wage Ordinance

This Agreement is subject to the Oakland Living Wage Ordinance. The Living Wage Ordinance requires that nothing less than a prescribed minimum level of compensation (a living wage) be paid to employees of service Contractors (contractors) of the City and employees of CFARs (Ord. 12050 § 1, 1998). Oakland employers are also subject to the City

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 12 of Oakland Minimum Wage law (see Section 5, below), and must pay employees wages and provide benefits consistent with the Minimum Wage law or Oakland Living Wage Ordinance, whichever are greater.

The Ordinance also requires submission of the Declaration of Compliance attached and incorporated herein as Declaration of Compliance – Living Wage Form; and made part of this Agreement, and, unless specific exemptions apply or a waiver is granted, the contractor must provide the following to its employees who perform services under or related to this Agreement:

a. Minimum compensation – Said employees shall be paid an initial hourly wage rate of $16.14 with health benefits or $18.53 without health benefits. These initial rates shall be upwardly adjusted each year no later than April 1 in proportion to the increase at the immediately preceding December 31 over the year earlier level of the Bay Region Consumer Price Index as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Effective July 1st of each year, Contract shall pay adjusted wage rates.
b. Health benefits – Said full-time and part-time employees paid at the lower living wage rate shall be provided health benefits of at least $2.39 per hour. Contractor shall provide proof that health benefits are in effect for those employees no later than 30 days after execution of the contract or receipt of City financial assistance.
c. Compensated days off – Said employees shall be entitled to twelve compensated days off per year for sick leave, vacation or personal necessity at the employee's request, and ten uncompensated days off per year for sick leave. Employees shall accrue one compensated day off per month of full time employment. Part-time employees shall accrue compensated days off in increments proportional to that accrued by full-time employees. The employees shall be eligible to use accrued days off after the first six months of employment or consistent with company policy, whichever is sooner. Paid holidays, consistent with established employer policy, may be counted toward provision of the required 12 compensated days off. Ten uncompensated days off shall be made available, as needed, for personal or immediate family illness after the employee has exhausted his or her accrued compensated days off for that year.
d. Federal Earned Income Credit (EIC) - To inform employees that he or she may be eligible for Earned Income Credit (EIC) and shall provide forms to apply for advance EIC payments to eligible employees. For

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 13 more information, web sites include but are not limited to: (1) https://www.irs.gov/ and https://www.irs.gov/credits-
deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit
e. Contractor shall provide to all employees and to Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES) written notice of its obligation to eligible employees under the City’s Living Wage requirements. Said notice shall be posted prominently in communal areas of the work site(s) and shall include the above-referenced information.
f. Contractor shall provide all written notices and forms required above in English, Spanish or other languages spoken by a significant number of employees within 30 days of employment under this Agreement. g. Reporting – Contractor shall maintain a listing of the name, address, hire date, occupation classification, rate of pay and benefits for each of its employees. Contractor shall provide a copy of said list to the Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES), on a quarterly basis, by March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 for the applicable compliance period. Failure to provide said list within five days of the due date will result in liquidated damages of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day that the list remains outstanding. Contractor shall maintain employee payroll and related records for a period of four (4) years after expiration of the compliance period.
h. Contractor shall require subcontractors that provide services under or related to this Agreement to comply with the above Living Wage provisions. Contractor shall include the above-referenced sections in its subcontracts. Copies of said subcontracts shall be submitted to Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES).

5. Minimum Wage Ordinance
Oakland employers are subject to Oakland’s Minimum Wage Law, whereby Oakland employees must be paid the current Minimum Wage rate. Employers must notify employees of the annually adjusted rates by each December 15th and prominently display notices at the job site.

The law requires paid sick leave for employees and payment of service charges collected for their services. This contract is also subject to Oakland’s Living Wage Ordinance (see Section 4, above), and must pay employees wages and provide benefits consistent with the Living Wage Ordinance, whichever are greater.

6. For further information, please go to the following website:

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 14 https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/minimum-wage-paid-leave-service- charges Equal Benefits Ordinance

This Agreement is subject to the Equal Benefits Ordinance of Chapter 2.32 of the Oakland Municipal Code and its implementing regulations. The purpose of this Ordinance is to protect and further the public, health, safety, convenience, comfort, property and general welfare by requiring that public funds be expended in a manner so as to prohibit discrimination in the provision of employee benefits by City Contractors (contractors) between employees with spouses and employees with domestic partners, and/or between domestic partners and spouses of such employees. (Ord. 12394 (part), 2001)

The following contractors are subject to the Equal Benefits Ordinance:

Entities which enter into a "contract" with the City for an amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or more for public works or improvements to be performed, or for goods or services to be purchased or grants to be provided at the expense of the City or to be paid out of moneys deposited in the treasury or out of trust moneys under the control of or collected by the city; and Entities which enter into a "property contract" pursuant to Section 2.32.020(D) with the City in an amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or more for the exclusive use of or occupancy (1) of real property owned or controlled by the city or (2) of real property owned by others for the city’s use or occupancy, for a term exceeding twenty-nine (29) days in any calendar year.

The Ordinance shall only apply to those portions of a Contractor’s operations that occur (1) within the City; (2) on real property outside the City if the property is owned by the City or if the City has a right to occupy the property, and if the contract’s presence at that location is connected to a contract with the City; and (3) elsewhere in the United States where work related to a City contract is being performed. The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to sub-contracts or sub-contractors.

The Equal Benefits Ordinance requires among other things, submission of the attached and incorporated herein as Schedule N-1, Equal Benefits- Declaration of Nondiscrimination form. For more information, see http://library.municode.com/HTML/16308/level2/TIT2ADPE_CH2.32EQB EOR.html#TOPTITLE

7. Prompt Payment Ordinance OMC Section 2.06.070 Prompt Payment Terms Required in Notices Inviting Bids, Requests for Proposals/Qualifications and Purchase Contracts

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 15 This Agreement is subject to the Prompt Payment Ordinance of Oakland Municipal Code, Title 2, Chapter 2.06. The Ordinance requires that, unless specific exemptions apply. Contractor and its subcontractors shall pay undisputed invoices of their subcontractors for goods and/or services within twenty (20) business days of submission of invoices unless the Contractor or its subcontractors notify the Liaison in writing within five (5) business days that there is a bona fide dispute between the Contractor or its subcontractor and claimant, in which case the Contractor or its subcontractor may withhold the disputed amount but shall pay the undisputed amount.

Disputed payments are subject to investigation by the City of Oakland Liaison upon the filing of a compliant. Contractor or its subcontractors opposing payment shall provide security in the form of cash, certified check or bond to cover the disputed amount and penalty during the investigation. If Contractor or its subcontractor fails or refuses to deposit security, the City will withhold an amount sufficient to cover the claim from the next Contractor progress payment. The City, upon a determination that an undisputed invoice or payment is late, will release security deposits or withholds directly to claimants for valid claims.

Contractor and its subcontractors shall not be allowed to retain monies from subcontractor payments for goods as project retention, and are required to release subcontractor project retention in proportion to the subcontractor services rendered, for which payment is due and undisputed, within five (5) business days of payment. Contractor and its subcontractors shall be required to pass on to and pay subcontractors mobilization fees within five (5) business days of being paid such fees by the City. For the purpose of posting on the City's website, Contractor and its subcontractors, are required to file notice with the City of release of retention and payment of mobilization fees, within five (5) business days of such payment or release; and, Contractors are required to file an affidavit, under penalty of perjury, that he or she has paid all subcontractors, within five (5) business days following receipt of payment from the City, The affidavit shall provide the names and address of all subcontractors and the amount paid to each.

Contractor and its subcontractors shall include the same or similar provisions as those set forth above in this section in any contract with a contractor or subcontractor that delivers goods and/or services pursuant to or in connection with a City of Oakland purchase contract.

Prompt Payment invoice and claim forms are available at the following City of Oakland website: https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/prompt-

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 16 payment-forms or at Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES), 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 3341, Oakland, CA 94612. Invoice and claim inquiries should be directed to Vivian Inman, City of Oakland Prompt Payment Liaison, 510-238-6261 or email [email protected].

8. Non-Discrimination/Equal Employment Practices

Contractor shall not discriminate or permit discrimination against any person or group of persons in any manner prohibited by federal, state or local laws. During the performance of this Agreement, Contractor agrees as follows:

a. Contractor and Contractor’s sub-contractors, if any, shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, marital status, religion, gender, sexual preference, race, creed, color, national origin, Acquired-Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS-Related Complex (ARC) or disability. This nondiscrimination policy shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, failure to promote, demotion or transfer, recruitment advertising, layoffs, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship.

b. Contractor and Contractor’s Sub-contractors shall state in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of Contractor that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, marital status, religion, gender, sexual preference, race, creed, color, national origin, Acquired- Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS-Related Complex (ARC) or disability.

c. Contractor shall make its goods, services, and facilities accessible to people with disabilities and shall verify compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act by executing Declaration of Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, attached hereto and incorporated herein.

d. If applicable, Contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with whom Contractor has a collective bargaining agreement or contract or understanding, a notice advising the labor union or workers’ representative of Contractor’s commitments under this nondiscrimination clause and shall post copies of the notice in

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 17 conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.

e. Contractor shall submit information concerning the ownership and workforce composition of Contractor’s firm as well as its sub- Contractors and suppliers, by completing the Ownership, Ethnicity and Gender Questionnaire.

f. The Project Contractor Team attached and incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement, Exit Report and Affidavit, attached and incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement.

g. All affirmative action efforts of Contractors are subject to tracking by the City. This information or data shall be used for statistical purposes only. All Contractors are required to provide data regarding the make- up of their sub-Contractors and agents who will perform City contracts, including the race and gender of each employee and/or Contractor and his or her job title or function and the methodology used by Contractor to hire and/or contract with the individual or entity in question.

h. The City will immediately report evidence or instances of apparent discrimination in City or Agency contracts to the appropriate State and Federal agencies, and will take action against Contractors who are found to be engaging in discriminatory acts or practices by an appropriate State or Federal agency or court of law, up to and including termination or debarment.

i. In the recruitment of sub-Contractors, the City of Oakland requires all Contractors to undertake nondiscriminatory and equal outreach efforts, which include outreach to minorities and women-owned businesses as well as other segments of Oakland’s business community. The City Administrator will track the City’s MBE/WBE utilization to ensure the absence of unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, marital status, religion, gender, sexual preference, race, creed, color, national origin, Acquired-Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS-Related Complex (ARC) or disability.

j. In the use of such recruitment, hiring and retention of employees or sub-Contractors, the City of Oakland requires all Contractors to undertake nondiscriminatory and equal outreach efforts which include outreach to minorities and women as well as other segments of Oakland’s business community.

9. Arizona and Arizona-Based Businesses

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 18 Contractor agrees that in accordance with Resolution No. 82727 C.M.S., neither it nor any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or agents that will provide services under this agreement is currently headquartered in the State of Arizona, and shall not establish an Arizona business headquarters for the duration of this agreement with the City of Oakland or until Arizona rescinds SB 1070.

Contractor acknowledges its duty to notify Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES), if it’s Business Entity or any of its subsidiaries affiliates or agents subsequently relocates its headquarters to the State of Arizona. Such relocation shall be a basis for termination of this agreement.

10. Sanctuary City Contracting and Investment Ordinance

Ordinance N.O. 13540 CMS was adopted by the Oakland City Council on June 4th, 2019 and prohibits the City from contracting with any person or entity that provides the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) services or goods for data collection or with the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Customs and Border Protection (CBP), or the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement (HHS/ORR) to support immigration detention facilities. These contractors are not to be used unless the City Council makes a specific determination that no reasonable alternative exists. The ordinance also prohibits the City from investing in any of these companies and requires the City to include notice of these prohibitions in any Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Qualifications (RFQs), and any construction or other contracting bids. The ordinance also requires that the City provide an annual report to the Privacy Advisory Commission on its enforcement.

11. Border Wall Ordinance

This contract is subject to the Border Wall Ordinance of Oakland Municipal Code (Ordinance 13459 C.M.S, passed November 28, 2017) and effective immediately upon adoption. The purpose of the ordinance is to mandate and direct the City Administrator- in instances where there is no significant additional cost, to be defined in regulations, or conflict with law- to refrain from entering into new or amended contracts to purchase professional, technical, scientific or financial services, goods, construction labor and materials or other services, or supplies from businesses that enter into

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 19 contracts to provide such services, goods, materials or supplies to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall;

The City of Oakland shall be prohibited from entering into any contractual agreement for the purchase of services, goods, equipment, cyber network or cloud computing, internet, or cloud-based computer technology or services with any "BORDER WALL ENTITY" individual, firm, or financial institution who provides any services, goods, equipment or information technology or cloud- based technology or services, to construction of the a wall along any part of the United States - Mexico border.

All vendors seeking to do business with the City of Oakland must are complete and sign “Schedule W” as a statement of compliance with Ordinance 13459 C.M.S,

12. Pending Dispute Disclosure Policy:

Contractors are required to disclose pending disputes with the City of Oakland when they are involved in submitting bids, proposals or applications for a City contract or transaction involving professional services. This includes contract amendments. Contractor agrees to disclose, and has disclosed, any and all pending disputes to the City prior to execution of this agreement. The City will provide a form for such disclosure upon Contractor’s request. Failure to disclose pending disputes prior to execution of this amendment shall be a basis for termination of this agreement.

13. City of Oakland Campaign Contribution Limits

This Agreement is subject to the City of Oakland Campaign Reform Act of Chapter 3.12 of the Oakland Municipal Code and its implementing regulations if it requires Council approval. The City of Oakland Campaign Reform Act prohibits Contractors that are doing business or seeking to do business with the City of Oakland from making campaign contributions to Oakland candidates between commencement of negotiations and either 180 days after completion of, or termination of, contract negotiations. If this Agreement requires Council approval, Contractor must sign and date an Acknowledgment of Campaign Contribution Limits Form.

14. Nuclear Free Zone Disclosure

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 20 Contractor represents, pursuant to the combined form Nuclear Free Zone Disclosure Form that Contractor is in compliance with the City of Oakland’s restrictions on doing business with service providers considered nuclear weapons makers. Prior to execution of this agreement, Contractor shall complete the combined form, attached hereto.

15. Sample Professional Service Agreement

This Agreement is subject to the attached Sample Professional Service Agreement.

16. Insurance Requirements
The Contractor will be required to provide proof of all insurance required for the work prior to execution of the contract, including copies of the Contractor’s insurance policies if and when requested. Failure to provide the insurance proof requested or failure to do so in a timely manner shall constitute grounds for rescission of the contract award.

The Contractor shall name the City of Oakland, its Council members, directors, officers, agents, employees and volunteers as additional insured in its Comprehensive Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability policies. If Contractor submits the ACORD Insurance Certificate, the additional insured endorsement must be set forth on a CG20 10 11 85 form and/or CA 20 48 - Designated Insured Form (for business auto insurance).

Please Note: A statement of additional insured endorsement on the ACORD insurance certificate is insufficient and will be rejected as proof of the additional insured requirement.

Unless a written waiver is obtained from the City’s Risk Manager, Contractors must provide the insurance as found at
https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance- forms-and-schedules (Schedule Q). A copy of the requirements is attached and incorporated herein by reference. Liability insurance shall be provided in accordance with the requirements specified.

When providing the insurance, include the Project Name and Project Number on the ACORD form in the section marked Description of Operations/Locations.

When providing the insurance, the “Certificate Holder” should be listed as:

City of Oakland, Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES), 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 3341, Oakland, CA 94612.

17. City Contractor Performance Evaluation

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 21 At the end of the project, the Project Manager will evaluate the Contractor’s Performance in accordance with the City Contractor Performance Evaluation program.

18. Violation Of Federal, State, City/Agency Laws, Programs Or Policies:

The City or Agency may, in their sole discretion, consider violations of any programs and policies described or referenced in this Request for Proposal, a material breach and may take enforcement action provided under the law, programs or policies, and/or terminate the contract, debar contractors from further contracts with City and Agency and/or take any other action or invoke any other remedy available under law or equity.

19. Contractor’s Qualifications

Contractor represents that Contractor has the qualifications and skills necessary to perform the services under this Agreement in a competent and professional manner without the advice or direction of the City.

Contractor’s services will be performed in accordance with the generally accepted principles and practices applicable to Contractor’s trade or profession. The Contractor warrants that the Contractor, and the Contractor’s employees and sub-contractors are properly licensed, registered, and/or certified as may be required under any applicable federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations relating to Contractor’s performance of the Services. All Services provided pursuant to this Agreement shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Contractor will promptly advise City of any change in the applicable laws, regulations, or other conditions that may affect City’s program. This means Contractor is able to fulfill the requirements of this Agreement. Failure to perform all of the services required under this Agreement will constitute a material breach of the Agreement and may be cause for termination of the Agreement. Contractor has complete and sole discretion for the manner in which the work under this Agreement is performed. Prior to execution of this agreement, Contractor shall complete the Independent Contractor Questionnaire, Part A, attached hereto.

20. The following City staff are available to answer questions:

RFP Related Issues: Jennifer Cabán at [email protected] Project Manager: Jennifer Cabán at [email protected] Contract Analyst: Paula Peav at [email protected]
Compliance Officer: Vivian Inman at [email protected]

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 22 21. All responses to the RFP become the property of the City.

22. The RFP does not commit the City to award a contract or to pay any cost incurred in the preparation of the proposal.

23. The City reserves the sole right to evaluate each proposal and to accept or reject any or all proposals received as a result of the RFP process.

24. The City reserves the unqualified right to modify, suspend, or terminate at its sole discretion any and all aspects of the RFP and/or RFP process, to obtain further information from any and all Contractor teams and to waive any defects as to form or content of the RFP or any responses by any contractor teams

25. The City may require a service provider to participate in negotiations and submit technical information or other revisions to the service provider’s qualifications as may result from negotiations.

26. All documents and information submitted to the City of Oakland in response to an RFP are public records pursuant to California Government Code, Sections 6254, et seq. and City of Oakland Sunshine Ordinance, Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 2.20. The City shall disclose such documents and information upon request by any member of the public, absent a mandatory duty to withhold or a discretionary exemption that the City may choose to exercise. The City shall not in any way be liable or responsible for any disclosures of documents or information made pursuant to a request under the Public Records Act or the City of Oakland Sunshine Ordinance.

27. The Fair Political Practices Act and/or California Government Code Section 1090, among other statutes and regulations may prohibit the City from contracting with a service provider if the service provider or an employee, officer or director of the service providers’ firm, or any immediate family of the preceding, or any sub-contractor or contractor of the service provider, is serving as a public official, elected official, employee, board or commission member of the City who will award or influence the awarding of the contract or otherwise participate in the making of the contract. The making of a contract includes actions that are preliminary or preparatory to the selection of a contractor such as, but not limited to, involvement in the reasoning, planning and/or drafting of solicitations for bids and RFQs, feasibility studies, master plans or preliminary discussions or negotiations.

B. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS & NARRATIVE QUESTIONS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 23 Submit Proposals electronically to iSupplier:

Please log on to iSupplier to submit your proposal before the 2:00 p.m. (Pacific) by September 21, 2022. Questions regarding online submittal through iSupplier must be directed to [email protected] to the attention of Paula Peav or refer to the iSupplier userguide at https://cao-
94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Bid_Quote_Withdrawal_UserGuide.pdf .

All proposals must include the project name, segment(s) of RFP you are bidding on, submittal date, and time the proposals are due on the documents.

C. REQUIRED PROPOSAL ELEMENTS AND FORMAT

1. Transmittal Letter
a. For the transmittal letter, only. Addressed to Edward D. Reiskin, City Administrator, Office of the City Administrator, City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 3rd Floor, Oakland, California, 94612. (Please do not submit proposals to this address or forward proposals to this address.)
b. Signed by an officer of the consultant. In case of joint venture or other joint-prime relationship, an officer of each venture partner shall sign.

2. Small Local Business
a. In response to this RFP, the prime contractor shall be qualified agencies noted in the introduction. For Local and Small Local Business Enterprises, submit a copy of current business license and date established in Oakland.
b. Sub-Consultants (if used): list addresses, telephone numbers and areas of expertise of each. Briefly describe the project responsibility of each team member. Identify which contractors are MBE, WBE, Local Business Enterprises (LBE) and Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE). Additionally, for LBEs/SLBEs, submit a copy of current business license and date established in Oakland.

3. Agency History and Capacity
Provide information on your agency location, annual agency budget, primary agency funding, years in operation, executive leadership, and fiscal sponsorship, if applicable. Applicants will also provide information on their

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 24 agency’s history, accomplishments, and key leadership. Agencies will be required to submit the following attachments:
● IRS 501(c)3 Letter of Tax-Exempt Status
● Audited Financial Statements
● Most Current Filed IRS Form 990
● Organizational Budget including Revenues and Expenses for Current Year
● Board of Directors Roster with Affiliations, Roles and Terms Fiscally sponsored initiatives must also upload the fiscal sponsor agreement with their fiscal sponsor and their fiscal sponsor’s annual budget. All agencies, please answer the following questions:
a. Describe your agency's experience providing direct services for children and youth in Oakland, including pertinent history and accomplishments.
b. Describe your agency’s senior leadership and management, and the role of the board of directors.
c. For Applicants with Fiscal Sponsors only: Describe the relationship between the proposed program and the fiscal sponsor agency, and the roles of both in the success of the proposed program.

4. Staffing Experience and Qualifications
Applicants will provide information on the key staff that will be delivering direct services and their qualifications. Applicants may attach staff resumes or job descriptions as appropriate. Applicants will provide information on how their agency supports staff to develop and acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful. Please answer the following questions:
a. Describe the key program leadership and staff that are responsible for delivering the direct services outlined in this RFP. Describe their leadership and experience in effectively achieving outcomes similar to the intended outcomes of the RFP. Include key duties, roles and time devoted to the proposed program. Include information on staff experience, community connections, and cultural competence.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 25 b. Describe the key knowledge, skills, and ability possessed by your staff or needed in the roles for your program to be successful, and how will your agency support staff to acquire and develop their knowledge, skills, and ability.

5. Program Design
a. Provide a brief, high-level summary of your agency. The summary should describe the agency in terms of the number served, who will be served, type of services, duration, location, and goal. b. Provide an overview of projected level of services and engagement, what types of services, and when and how services will be delivered. c. Provide an estimate of the number of unduplicated children, youth, families, and providers that will receive direct services. d. Provide a narrative describing the overall program design including services proposed to be delivered, how services are to be delivered and requirement outcomes, under scope of services, are to be achieved. e. Provide examples of how the organization has a track record of effectively achieving the intended outcomes of the measure and it’s alignment with the intended outcomes.
f. Describe how you intend to interface with City staff, Commission, and the community.
g. Describe what the successful completion of the program and services look like for the children, youth, families, and providers. How will you know your program has met its intended goals?
h. If applicable, please provide information on the program partners.

What are their roles and what will they provide?

6. Population and Geography
Please answer the following questions:
a. Provide an estimate of the total number of individuals for which your agency will enroll to provide direct services, including estimated

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 26 demographic data. Only provide estimates for participants that would be engaged and enrolled throughout your agency.
b. Provide information on the agency’s service sites, providing a clear name of the location, address, and location type. Applicants only need to provide service site information for their key locations. c. Describe the population and geographic region that will be served at your agency? What is your experience working with this target population and geographic region?
d. Describe how you plan to recruit, engage, and retain participants and providers outlined in the scope of work. Describe the average length of time that your population may participate in the program. e. Describe the strategy for neighborhood or geography outreach where services will be provided or where the majority of your target population resides. What are the stressors in the neighborhood that most affect your population? What are community and neighborhood assets that your program will utilize to support your target population?

7. Budget
The program budget is an important component of your proposal that should be clearly linked to support the proposed program, with reasonable and justifiable expenses for staffing and program costs. The budget proposed should be an appropriate and accurate projection of the program expenses for one program year: FY 2022-2023 (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023). This section also allows you to show the cost effectiveness of your program and demonstrate how you will leverage other funds for the programs you are proposing. Applicants will provide a narrative justification for each line item in the program budget and will provide information on how funds requested are reasonable to support the level of services proposed. In addition to providing a program budget, please answer the following questions:
a. What were the total program expenses in the most recently completed calendar or fiscal year?
b. What is changing from the current year to what is proposed for 2022- 2023?
c. Explain how funds requested are reasonable to support the proposed numbers of children to be served, hours of service to be provided, and overall program design.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 27 d. If agency collects fees: Describe your fee structure, estimated annual revenue, and estimated percent of individuals participating for free compared to students paying a fee.

8. Relevant Experience
a. If available, describe experiences performing similar functions in local government operations or work in the Oakland community to include a brief description of recommendations and outcomes.
b. If the team has worked together collaboratively, please include a description of this work.
c. Describe your approach to closing disparities and ensuring equitable outcomes.
d. Describe experiences and ability to work effectively with City staff, Commission, community groups, and other stakeholders.

9. Project Approach and Organization
a. Present your concept of the approach and organization required for this RFP. Indicate your understanding of the critical project elements. b. Describe how you intend to interface with City staff, Commission, and the community.

10. References
a. Prime Consultant(s): Three references, giving name, company, address, telephone number and business relationship. References may include businesses, partners, organizations, CBOs, constituents, community members, etc.
b. Proposed Project Manager(s): Two references, giving name, company, address, telephone number and relationship to project manager.

References may include businesses, partners, organizations, CBOs, constituents, community members, etc.

11. Billing Rates
a. Provide a complete list of all staff hourly rates by category, i.e., Principal, Project Manager, Project Professional, Technician, Clerical, etc. Hourly

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 28 rates shall be all-inclusive (i.e. base salary, fringe benefits, overhead, profit, etc.)
b. Shall be all-inclusive (i.e. base salary, fringe benefits, overhead, profit, etc.)

12. Submittals are validated using the following RFP Checklist. a Schedules (Required with submission)

1. Schedule E - Project Consultant Team

2. Schedule I – Sanctuary City Contracting and Investment Ordinance

3. Schedule O - Campaign Contribution Limits

4. Schedule W – Border Wall Prohibition

13. Other schedules must be submitted prior to full contract execution and are available at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and- compliance-forms-and-schedules

14. Addenda - Proposal and Acknowledgment of all Addenda – if issued, please provide signed addenda and submit with proposal.

15. Proprietary Information: All responses to the RFP become the property of the City. To withhold financial and proprietary information, please label each page as "confidential" or "proprietary".

16. Public Records Act or Sunshine Ordinance: Although a document may be labeled "confidential" or "proprietary", information is still subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act or Sunshine Ordinance, and is, at the City's discretion, based on the potential impact of the public’s interests whether to disclose "confidential" or "proprietary" information.

D. REJECTION OF PROPOSAL ELEMENTS

The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, whether minimum qualifications are met, and to modify, postpone, or cancel this RFP without liability, obligation, or commitment to any party, firm, or organization. The City reserves the right to request and obtain additional information from any candidate submitting a proposal. A proposal may be rejected for any of the following reasons:

▪ Proposal received after designated time and date.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 29 ▪ Proposal not in compliance with the City of Oakland Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program.
▪ Proposal not containing the required elements, exhibits, nor organized in the required format.
▪ Proposals not complying with the Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA) funding, eligibility, or submission requirements.
▪ Proposal considered not fully responsive to this RFP.

E. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS – SUBJECT TO CHANGE
The following sample of criteria and the points for each criterion, for a total of 110 points, may be used in evaluating and rating the proposals:

1) Relevant Experience ………………………………………….. 25 points

▪ Past, recently completed, or on-going local government projects to substantiate experience.
▪ Experience with a track record of success for programs or projects on providing services like those described in this RFP.
▪ Prior experience and ability to work with City staff, Commission, community groups, and other stakeholders.

2) Qualifications ………………………………………………. 25 points
▪ Professional background and qualifications of team members and agencies comprising the team.
▪ Organization includes leadership and staff members that have a history of a track record of effectiveness towards the equity goals outlined in the RFP

3) Approach ……………………………………………………. 25 points
▪ Understanding of the nature and extent of the services required. ▪ A specific outline of how the work will be performed. ▪ Awareness of potential problems and providing possible solutions and evidence that they have effectively addressed similar problems with effective solutions.
▪ Special resources the team offers that are relevant to the successful completion of the project.
4) Organization ………………………………………………. 25 points
▪ Current workload, available staff and resources.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 30 ▪ Capacity and flexibility to meet schedules, including any unexpected work.
▪ Mission alignment with the intended outcomes of the RFP ▪ Ability to perform on short notice and under time constraints. ▪ Cost control procedures in design and construction.
▪ Ability to perform numerous projects at the same time.

5) L/SLBE Certified Business Participation ............................ 2-5 Points

6) Other Factors……………………………………………….. 5 points
▪ Presentation, completeness, clarity, organization, and responsiveness of proposal.

F. INTERVIEWS OF SHORT-LISTED FIRMS – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Interviews of short-listed qualified candidates will be held as part of the evaluation phase.

1) The interviews will last approximately 60 minutes, with the time allocated equally between the team’s presentation and a question-and-answer period. The teams should be prepared to discuss at the interview their specific experience providing services like those described in the RFP, project approach, estimated work effort, available resources, and other pertinent areas that would distinguish them. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, interviews may take place virtually or be held at a City of Oakland office (exact location to be determined).

2) Overall Rating Criteria: The following specific criteria and the points for each criterion, for a total of 100 points, will be used in evaluating and rating the short-listed agencies:

a) Presentation:…………………………………….. 40 points
(Scoring criteria is like that of the proposal criteria.) ▪ Relevant Experience
▪ Qualifications
▪ Organization
▪ Approach
▪ Other Factors

b) Request for Proposal Submittal:…………………………. 25 points ▪ Total points from the initial review of proposals will be allocated proportionally based on a maximum allowance of 20 points

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 31 c) Interview / Questions:………………………………… 35 points

Overall Rating Criteria: The following specific criteria and the points for each criterion, for a total of 100 points, will be used in evaluating and rating the short-listed agencies The City anticipates the tentative schedule of events to be as follows:

Only those contractors meeting the relevant experience and submit the SOQ will be invited for interviews.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 32 3) The City anticipates the tentative schedule of events to be as follows:

RFP Timeline
Dates listed are subject to change:

G. CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND AWARD- SUBJECT TO CHANGE

1. The completion of this evaluation process will result in the contractor being numerically ranked. The contractor ranked first will be invited to participate in contract negotiations. Should the City and the first ranked contractor not be able to reach an agreement as to the contract terms within a reasonable timeframe, the City may terminate the negotiations and begin negotiations with the contractor that is next in line.

2. The contract amount (including reimbursements) shall be a not to exceed amount, to be established based upon a mutually agreeable Scope of Services and fee schedule.

3. The City will withhold the final 10% of contract amount pending successful completion of work.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 33 4. Upon successful completion of the negotiations, the City Administrator will award the contract to the selected contractor.

5. A sample City standard professional services agreement is included in the RFP as referenced as Attachment A “Sample Agreement”. The selected contractor will be required to enter into a contract that contains similar terms and conditions as in the standard agreement. Please note that the City Attorney’s Office is typically not inclined to make any modifications to the standard agreement terms and provisions.

6. Upon award the City will issue a Notice to proceed.

7. The selected contractor and its other members will be required to maintain auditable records, documents, and papers for inspection by authorized local, state and federal representatives. Therefore, the contractor and its other members may be required to undergo an evaluation to demonstrate that the contractor uses recognized accounting and financial procedures.

8. All grantees must participate fully in the Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA) independent evaluation process so that meaningful data may be gathered to report to all parties interested in Measure AA. Participation includes attending trainings and workshops, collection of participant survey data, gathering adequate data on effort and results at the evaluator’s request, and hosting site visits. Organizations are also required to attend Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA) informational, technical assistance, training and service coordination meetings.

9. At any time during or before a grant agreement is issued, City of Oakland staff may conduct site visits, interviews, and/or undertake other means to verify Applicants’ provision of services.

H. CONTRACT AND COMPLIANCE

1. Grantees must provide the services projected in the proposal and Scope of Work, subject to contract negotiations. Failure to provide these services may result in reduced payments or suspension of payment.

2. After a contract is awarded, the City reserves the right to amend it as needed throughout the term of the contract to best meet the needs of all parties.

3. The City Auditor and the City department administering this Contract shall have the right to audit this Contract and all books, documents and records relating thereto.

END OF RFP

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 34 ATTACHMENT A

SAMPLE ONLY

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE CITY OF OAKLAND
AND

NAME OF CONTRACTOR

PARTIES AND EFFECTIVE DATE

This Professional Service Agreement (“Agreement” or “Contract”) is made by and between the CITY OF OAKLAND, a municipal corporation (“City”) and [CONTRACTOR’s FULL LEGAL NAME] (“Contractor”) (collectively the “Parties”) and shall be effective on the date the Agreement is executed by all Parties (“Effective Date”).

RECITALS

A. [Text of Recital].

B. [Text of Recital].

C. Funds are available for this Agreement in [insert Department Name] Fund (insert fund number), [insert Project Number, if applicable].

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties to this Agreement covenant as follows:

AGREEMENT PROVISIONS

2. Scope of Services

Contractor agrees to perform the services specified in Schedule A, Scope of Services attached to this Agreement and incorporated herein by reference.

Contractor shall designate an individual who shall be responsible for communications with the City for the duration of this Agreement. The Project Manager for the City shall be Project Manager.

3. Time of Performance

The time for performance under this Agreement (“Term”) shall begin on Month, Day, Year and shall end Month, Day, Year.

4. Compensation and Method of Payment

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 35 Contractor shall be paid for the performance of services set forth in Schedule A during the Agreement Term in accordance with Schedule B, Budget, attached hereto and incorporated herein. Payments shall be based on actual eligible costs incurred by Contractor in the performance of the services under this Agreement but shall be capped so as not to exceed $[Insert Amount] (“Capped Amount”). The maximum amount paid for the performance of services under this Agreement shall not exceed the Capped Amount, even if the Contractor’s actual costs exceed the Capped Amount. All invoices submitted for payment shall identify the completed deliverable(s) and the billable amount for each deliverable along with any supporting documentation (i.e. receipts). Payments shall be due upon completion and acceptance of the services or as otherwise specified in Schedule A or Schedule B.

In the aggregate, progress payments will not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the total amount of the Contract, with the balance to be paid upon satisfactory completion of the entire Contract. Progress, or other payments, will be based on services rendered, and will not be made in advance of services rendered.

In computing the amount of any progress payment (this includes any partial payment of the contract price during the progress of the work, even though the work is broken down into clearly identifiable stages, or separate tasks), the City will determine the amount that the Contractor has earned during the period for which payment is being made, on the basis of the Contract terms.

5. Independent Contractor

a. Rights and Responsibilities

It is expressly agreed that in the performance of the services necessary to carry out this Agreement, Contractor shall be, and is, an independent contractor, and is not an employee of the City. Contractor has and shall retain the right to exercise full control and supervision of the services, and full control over the employment, direction, compensation and discharge of all persons assisting Contractor in the performance of Contractor’s services hereunder. Contractor shall be solely responsible for all matters relating to the payment of his/her employees, including compliance with social security, withholding and all other regulations governing such matters, and shall be solely responsible for Contractor’s own acts and those of Contractor’s subordinates and employees. Contractor will determine the method, details and means of performing the services described in Schedule A.

b. Contractor’s Qualifications

Contractor represents that Contractor has the qualifications and skills necessary to perform the services under this Agreement in a competent and professional manner

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 36 without the advice or direction of City. Contractor warrants that the Contractor, and the Contractor’s employees and sub-consultants are properly licensed, registered, and/or certified as may be required under any applicable federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations relating to Contractor’s performance of the Services. All Services provided pursuant to this Agreement shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Contractor will promptly advise City of any change in the applicable laws, regulations, or other conditions that may affect City’s program.

Failure to perform all of the Services required under this Agreement will constitute a material breach of the Agreement and may be cause for City’s termination of the Agreement. Contractor has complete and sole discretion for the manner in which the work under this Agreement is performed. Prior to execution of this Agreement, Contractor shall complete and submit Schedule M, Independent Contractor Questionnaire, which shall be attached hereto and incorporated herein.

c. Payment of Income Taxes

Contractor is responsible for paying, when due, all income taxes, including estimated taxes, incurred as a result of the compensation paid by the City to Contractor for services under this Agreement. On request, Contractor will provide the City with proof of timely payment. Contractor agrees to indemnify the City for any claims, costs, losses, fees, penalties, interest or damages suffered by the City resulting from Contractor’s failure to comply with this provision.

d. Non-Exclusive Relationship

Contractor may perform services for, and contract with, as many additional clients, persons or companies as Contractor, in Contractor’s sole discretion, sees fit.

e. Tools, Materials and Equipment

Contractor will supply all tools, materials and equipment required to perform the services under this Agreement.

f. Cooperation of the City

The City agrees to comply with all reasonable requests of Contractor necessary to the performance of Contractor’s duties under this Agreement.

g. Extra Work

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 37 Contractor will do no extra work under this Agreement without first receiving prior written authorization from the City.

6. Proprietary or Confidential Information of the City

Contractor understands and agrees that, in the performance of the work or services under this Agreement or in contemplation thereof, Contractor may have access to private or confidential information which may be owned or controlled by the City and that such information may contain proprietary or confidential details, the disclosure of which to third parties may be damaging to the City. Contractor agrees that all information disclosed by the City to Contractor shall be held in confidence and used only in performance of the Agreement. Contractor shall exercise the same standard of care to protect such information as a reasonably prudent contractor would use to protect its own proprietary data.

7. Ownership of Results

Any interest of Contractor or its Subcontractors, in specifications, studies, reports, memoranda, computations, drawings, plans, sheets or other documents prepared by Contractor or its Subcontractors in connection with services to be performed under this Agreement shall be assigned and transmitted to the City. However, Contractor may retain and use copies for reference and as documentation of its experience and capabilities.

8. Copyright

Contractor shall timely execute and provide to the City all necessary documents to assign to the City the copyright to works created pursuant to this Agreement.

9. Audit

Contractor shall maintain (a) a full set of accounting records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures for all funds received under this Agreement; and (b) full and complete documentation of performance related matters such as benchmarks and deliverables associated with this Agreement.

Contractor shall (a) permit the City to have access to those records for the purpose of making an audit, examination or review of financial and performance data pertaining to this Agreement; and (b) maintain such records for a period of four years following the last fiscal year during which the City paid an invoice to Contractor under this Agreement.

In addition to the above, Contractor agrees to comply with all audit, inspection, recordkeeping and fiscal reporting requirements incorporated by reference.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 38 10. Agents/Brokers

Contractor warrants that Contractor has not employed or retained any subcontractor, agent, company or person other than bona fide, full-time employees of Contractor working solely for Contractor, to solicit or secure this Agreement, and that Contractor has not paid or agreed to pay any subcontractor, agent, company or persons other than bona fide employees any fee, commission, percentage, gifts or any other consideration, contingent upon or resulting from the award of this Agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, the City shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement without liability or, in its discretion, to deduct from the Agreement price or consideration, or otherwise recover, the full amount of such fee, commission, percentage or gift.

11. Assignment

Contractor shall not assign or otherwise transfer any rights, duties, obligations or interest in this Agreement or arising hereunder to any person, persons, entity or entities whatsoever without the prior written consent of the City and any attempt to assign or transfer without such prior written consent shall be void. Consent to any single assignment or transfer shall not constitute City’s consent to any further assignment or transfer.

12. Publicity

Any publicity generated by Contractor for the project funded pursuant to this Agreement, during the term of this Agreement or for one year thereafter, will make reference to the contribution of the City of Oakland in making the project possible. The words “City of Oakland” will be explicitly stated in all pieces of publicity, including but not limited to flyers, press releases, posters, brochures, public service announcements, interviews and newspaper articles.

City staff will be available whenever possible at the request of Contractor to assist Contractor in generating publicity for the project funded pursuant to this Agreement.

Contractor further agrees to cooperate with authorized City officials and staff in any City- generated publicity or promotional activities undertaken with respect to this project.

13. Title of Property

Title to all property, real and personal, acquired by the Contractor from City funds shall vest in the name of the City of Oakland and shall be accounted for by means of a formal set of property records. Contractor acknowledges it is responsible for the protection, maintenance and preservation of all such property held in custody for the City during the term of the Agreement. The Contractor shall, upon expiration of termination of this Agreement, deliver to the City all of said property and documents evidencing title to same.

In the case of lost or stolen items or equipment, the Contractor shall immediately notify the

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 39 Police Department, obtain a written police report and notify the City in accordance with “Notice” section of this Agreement.

Contractor shall provide to the City Auditor all property-related audit and other reports required under this Agreement.

Contractor shall obtain the City’s approval prior to the disposition or sale of any real or personal property acquired with City funds.

14. Insurance

Unless a written waiver is obtained from the City’s Risk Manager, Contractor must acquire and maintain for the duration of this Agreement, the policies of insurance identified in Schedule Q, Insurance Requirements, attached hereto and incorporated herein. Contractor must submit proof of insurance, which shall be attached hereto and incorporated herein.

15. Indemnification

a. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless (and at City’s request, defend) City, and each of their respective Councilmembers, officers, partners, agents, and employees (each of which persons and organizations are referred to collectively herein as “Indemnitees” or individually as “Indemnitee”) from and against any and all liabilities, claims, lawsuits, losses, damages, demands, debts, liens, costs, judgments, obligations, administrative or regulatory fines or penalties, actions or causes of action, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) caused by or arising out of any:

(i) Breach of Contractor’s obligations, representations or warranties under this Agreement;

(ii) Act or failure to act in the course of performance by Contractor under this Agreement;

(iii) Negligent or willful acts or omissions in the course of performance by Contractor under this Agreement;

(iv) Claim for personal injury (including death) or property damage to the extent based on the strict liability or caused by any negligent act, error or omission of Contractor;

(v) Unauthorized use or disclosure by Contractor of Confidential Information as provided in the Proprietary or Confidential Information of the City section above; and

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 40 (vi) Claim of infringement or alleged violation of any United States patent right or copyright, trade secret, trademark, or service mark or other proprietary or intellectual property rights of any third party.

b. For purposes of the preceding Subsections (i) through (vi), the term “Contractor” includes Contractor, its officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, servants, sub-consultants and subcontractors.

c. City shall give Contractor prompt written notice of any such claim of loss or damage and shall cooperate with Contractor, in the defense and all related settlement negotiations to the extent that cooperation does not conflict with City’s interests.

d. Notwithstanding the foregoing, City shall have the right if Contractor fails or refuses to defend City with Counsel acceptable to City to engage its own counsel for the purposes of participating in the defense. In addition, City shall have the right to withhold any payments due Contractor in the amount of anticipated defense costs plus additional reasonable amounts as security for Contractor’s obligations under this Section 15. In no event shall Contractor agree to the settlement of any claim described herein without the prior written consent of City.

e. Contractor acknowledges and agrees that it has an immediate and independent obligation to indemnify and defend Indemnitees from any action or claim which potentially falls within this indemnification provision, which obligation shall arise at the time any action or claim is tendered to Contractor by City and continues at all times thereafter, without regard to any alleged or actual contributory negligence of any Indemnitee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Contractor’s liability under this Agreement shall not apply to any action or claim arising from the sole negligence, active negligence or willful misconduct of an Indemnitee.

f. All of Contractor’s obligations under this Section are intended to apply to the fullest extent permitted by law (including, without limitation, California Civil Code Section 2782) and shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Agreement.

g. Contractor’s indemnification obligations set forth above shall not be limited by the City’s insurance requirements contained in Schedule Q hereof, nor by any other provision of this Agreement. City’s liability under this Agreement shall be limited to payment of Contractor in accord to the terms and conditions under this Agreement and shall exclude any liability whatsoever for consequential or indirect damages even if such damages are foreseeable.

16. Right to Offset Claims for Money

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 41 All claims for money due or to become due from City shall be subject to deduction or offset by City from any monies due Contractor by reason of any claim or counterclaim arising out of: a) this Agreement; b) any purchase order; or c) any other transaction with Contractor.

17. Prompt Payment Ordinance

This Contract is subject to the City’s Prompt Payment Ordinance, Title 2, Chapter 2.06 of the Oakland Municipal Code. The Ordinance requires that, unless specific exemptions apply, the Contractor and its subcontractors shall pay undisputed invoices of their subcontractors for goods and/or services within twenty (20) business days of submission of invoices unless the Contractor or its subcontractors notify the City of Oakland Liaison within the Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (“Liaison”) in writing within five (5) business days that there is a bona fide dispute between the Contractor or its subcontractor and claimant, in which case the Contractor or its subcontractor may withhold the disputed amount but shall pay the undisputed amount.

Disputed payments are subject to investigation by the Liaison upon the filing of a complaint.

Contractor or its subcontractors opposing payment shall provide security in the form of cash, certified check or bond to cover the disputed amount and penalty during the investigation. If Contractor or its subcontractor fails or refuses to deposit security, the City will withhold an amount sufficient to cover the claim from the next Contractor progress payment. The City, upon a determination that an undisputed invoice or payment is late, will release security deposits or withholds directly to claimants for valid claims.

Contractor and its subcontractors shall not be allowed to retain monies from subcontractor payments for goods as project retention, and are required to release subcontractor project retention in proportion to the subcontractor services rendered, for which payment is due and undisputed, within five (5) business days of payment. Contractor and its subcontractors shall be required to pass on to and pay subcontractors mobilization fees within five (5) business days of being paid such fees by the City. For the purpose of posting on the City’s website, Contractor and its subcontractors, are required to file notice with the City of release of retention and payment of mobilization fees, within five (5) business days of such payment or release; and, Contractor is required to file an affidavit, under penalty of perjury, that Contractor has paid all subcontractors, within five (5) business days following receipt of payment from the City. The affidavit shall provide the names and address of all subcontractors and the amount paid to each.

If any amount due by a prime contractor or subcontractor to any claimant for goods and/or services rendered in connection with a purchase contract is not timely paid in accordance with the Prompt Payment ordinance, the prime Contractor or subcontractor shall owe and pay to the claimant interest penalty in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the improperly withheld amount per year for every month that payment is not made, provided the claimant agrees to release the prime contractor or subcontractor from any and all further interest penalty that may be claimed or collected on the amount paid. Claimants that

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 42 receive interest payments for late payment under the Prompt Payment Ordinance may not seek further interest penalties on the same late payment in law or equity.

Contractor and its subcontractors shall include the same or similar provisions as those set forth above in this section in any contract with another contractor or subcontractor that delivers goods and/or services pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement.

Prompt Payment invoice and claim forms are available at the following City of Oakland website: https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/prompt-payment-forms or in the Department of Workplace and Employment Standards, 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 3341, Oakland, CA 94612. Invoice and claim inquiries should be directed to Vivian Inman, City of Oakland Prompt Payment Liaison, 510-238-6261 or email [email protected].

18. Arizona and Arizona-Based Businesses

Contractor agrees that in accordance with City Resolution No. 82727 C.M.S., neither it nor any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or agents that provide services under this Agreement is currently headquartered in the State of Arizona, and shall not establish an Arizona business headquarters for the duration of this Agreement or until Arizona rescinds SB 1070.

Contraction shall complete and submit Schedule B-1, Declaration of Compliance with the Arizona Resolution 82727, which shall be attached hereto and incorporated herein.

Contractor acknowledges its duty to notify the City’s Department of Workplace and Employment Standards if Contractor or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or agents subsequently relocates its headquarters to the State of Arizona. Such relocation shall be a basis for termination of this agreement.

19. Sanctuary City Contracting and Investment Ordinance

Ordinance No. 13540 C.M.S., adopted by the Oakland City Council on June 4th, 2019, prohibits the City from contracting with any person or entity that provides the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) services or goods for data collection or with the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Customs and Border Protection (CBP), or the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement (HHS/ORR) to support immigration detention facilities. These contractors are not to be used unless the City Council makes a specific determination that no reasonable alternative exists.

The Ordinance also prohibits the City from investing in any of these companies and requires the City to include notice of these prohibitions in any Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Qualifications (RFQs), and any construction or other contracting bids. The Ordinance also requires that the City provide an annual report to the Privacy Advisory Commission on its enforcement.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 43 Contractor must complete and submit Schedule I, Sanctuary City Contracting and Investment Ordinance, which shall be attached hereto and incorporated herein.

20. Border Wall Ordinance

This Contract is subject to the Border Wall Ordinance, Title 2, Chapter 2.22 of the Oakland Municipal Code. The purpose of the ordinance is to mandate and direct the City Administrator - in instances where there is no significant additional cost, to be defined in regulations, or conflict with law - to refrain from entering into new or amended contracts to purchase professional, technical, scientific or financial services, goods, construction labor and materials or other services, or supplies from businesses that enter into contracts to provide such services, goods, materials or supplies to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

The City is prohibited from entering into any contractual agreement for the purchase of services, goods, equipment, cyber network or cloud computing, internet, or cloud-based computer technology or services with any “BORDER WALL ENTITY” (as defined by Section

2.22.020 of the Oakland Municipal Code), individual, firm, or financial institution who provides any services, goods, equipment or information technology or cloud¬ based technology or services, to construction of the a wall along any part of the United States - Mexico border.

Contractor must complete and submit Schedule W, Border Wall Prohibition, which shall be attached hereto and incorporated herein.

21. Dispute Disclosure

Contractors are required to disclose pending disputes with the City of Oakland when submitting bids, proposals or applications for a City contract or transaction involving professional services, including contract amendments. Contractor agrees to disclose, and has disclosed, in Schedule K, Pending Dispute Disclosure, attached hereto and incorporated herein, any and all pending disputes with the City. Failure to disclose pending disputes prior to execution of this Agreement or any subsequent amendment shall be a basis for termination of the Agreement.

22. Termination on Notice

The City may terminate this Agreement immediately with or without cause upon giving thirty (30) calendar days’ written notice to Contractor. Unless otherwise terminated as provided in this Agreement, this Agreement will terminate on Month, Day, Year.

23. Conflict of Interest

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 44 a. Contractor

The following protections against conflict of interest will be upheld:

i. Contractor certifies that no member of, or delegate to the Congress of the United States shall be permitted to share or take part in this Agreement or in any benefit arising therefrom.

ii. Contractor certifies that no member, officer, or employee of the City or its designees or agents, and no other public official of the City who exercises any functions or responsibilities with respect to the programs or projects covered by this Agreement, shall have any interest, direct or indirect in this Agreement, or in its proceeds during his/her tenure or for one year thereafter.

iii. Contractor shall immediately notify the City of any real or possible conflict of interest between work performed for the City and for other clients served by Contractor.

iv. Contractor warrants and represents, to the best of its present knowledge, that no public official or employee of City who has been involved in the making of this Agreement, or who is a member of a City board or commission which has been involved in the making of this Agreement whether in an advisory or decision-making capacity, has or will receive a direct or indirect financial interest in this Agreement in violation of the rules contained in California Government Code Section 1090 et seq., pertaining to conflicts of interest in public contracting.

Contractor shall exercise due diligence to ensure that no such official will receive such an interest.

v. Contractor further warrants and represents, to the best of its present knowledge and excepting any written disclosures as to these matters already made by Contractor to City, that (1) no public official of City who has participated in decision-making concerning this Agreement or has used his or her official position to influence decisions regarding this Agreement, has an economic interest in Contractor or this Agreement, and (2) this Agreement will not have a direct or indirect financial effect on said official, the official’s spouse or dependent children, or any of the official’s economic interests. For purposes of this paragraph, an official is deemed to have an “economic interest” in any (a) for-profit business entity in which the official has a direct or indirect investment worth $2,000 or more, (b) any real property in which the official has a direct or indirect interest worth $2,000 or more, (c) any for-profit business entity in which the official is a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 45 manager, or (d) any source of income or donors of gifts to the official (including nonprofit entities) if the income or value of the gift totaled more than $500 the previous year. Contractor agrees to promptly disclose to City in writing any information it may receive concerning any such potential conflict of interest. Contractor’s attention is directed to the conflict of interest rules applicable to governmental decision-making contained in the Political Reform Act (California Government Code Section 87100 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 18700 et seq.).

vi. Contractor understands that in some cases Contractor or persons associated with Contractor may be deemed a “city officer” or “public official” for purposes of the conflict of interest provisions of Government Code Section 1090 and/or the Political Reform Act. Contractor further understands that, as a public officer or official, Contractor or persons associated with Contractor may be disqualified from future City contracts to the extent that Contractor is involved in any aspect of the making of that future contract (including preparing plans and specifications or performing design work or feasibility studies for that contract) through its work under this Agreement.

vii. Contractor represents and warrants to the best of its present knowledge, that in addition to the State statutes, regulations, local ordinances, municipal code and Charter provisions referenced in this section, Contractor has read and is aware of the City of Oakland Government Ethics Act (Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 2.25), including, without limitation, the provisions prohibiting Conflicts of Interest and Personal Gain set forth at OMC 2.25.040, and those prohibiting (a) the influencing of contracts with former employers and (b) nepotism, as set forth in OMC

2.25.070. Contractor agrees and acknowledges that Contractor shall adhere to the City of Oakland Government Ethics Act, to the extent Contractor is deemed a Public Servant thereunder.

viii. Contractor shall incorporate or cause to be incorporated into all subcontracts for work to be performed under this Agreement a provision governing conflict of interest in substantially the same form set forth herein.

b. No Waiver

Nothing herein is intended to waive any applicable federal, state or local conflict of interest law or regulation

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 46 c. Remedies and Sanctions

In addition to the rights and remedies otherwise available to the City under this Agreement and under federal, state and local law, Contractor understands and agrees that, if the City reasonably determines that Contractor has failed to make a good faith effort to avoid an improper conflict of interest situation or is responsible for the conflict situation, the City may (1) suspend payments under this Agreement, (2) terminate this Agreement, and/or (3) require reimbursement by Contractor to the City of any amounts disbursed under this Agreement. In addition, the City may suspend payments or terminate this Agreement whether or not Contractor is responsible for the conflict of interest situation.

24. Non-Discrimination/Equal Employment Practices

Contractor shall not discriminate or permit discrimination against any person or group of persons in any manner prohibited by federal, state or local laws. Contractor shall complete and submit Schedule V, Affidavit of Non-Disciplinary or Investigatory Action, which shall be attached hereto and incorporated herein. During the performance of this Agreement, Contractor agrees as follows:

a. Contractor and Contractor’s subcontractors, if any, shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, marital status, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, creed, color, national origin, mental or physical disability (including but not limited to Acquired-Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), and AIDS-Related Complex (ARC)), military or military veteran status, or any other legally-protected class. This nondiscrimination policy shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, promotion or failure to promote, demotion or transfer, recruitment advertising, layoffs, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship.

b. Contractor and Contractor’s Subcontractors shall state in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of Contractor that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, marital status, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, creed, color, national origin, mental or physical disability (including by not limited to AIDS, and ARC), military or military veteran status, or any other legally-protected class.

c. Contractor shall make its goods, services, and facilities accessible to people with disabilities and shall verify compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act by executing Schedule C-1, Declaration of Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, attached hereto and incorporated herein.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 47 d. If applicable, Contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with whom Contractor has a collective bargaining agreement or contract or understanding, a notice advising the labor union or workers’ representative of Contractor’s commitments under this nondiscrimination clause and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.

25. Local and Small Local Business Enterprise Program (L/SLBE) The City of Oakland has adopted a Local and Small Local Business Enterprise Program (L/SLBE). The City’s current L/SLBE Program guidelines may be accessed via the following link:
https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/LSLBE-Program- Guidelines_Revised.5.4.21.pdf

Contractor understands and agrees to the following:

b. Maintaining Participation – As a condition of award of this Contract, Contractor must achieve and maintain the levels of local, small local or very small local business participation for which preference points were earned during the competitive solicitation process or the levels of participation agreed upon by the Parties during negotiation of this Agreement. Failure to achieve and maintain the proposed levels of participation may result in the imposition of penalties as set forth in the above- reference Local and Small Local Business Enterprise Program guidelines.

26. Living Wage Ordinance

If the contract amount of this Agreement is equal to or greater than $25,000 annually, Contractor must comply with the Oakland Living Wage Ordinance, Title 2, Chapter 2.28 of the Oakland Municipal Code. The Living Wage Ordinance requires that nothing less than a prescribed minimum level of compensation (a living wage) be paid to, among others, employees of service contractors (consultants) of the City. Oakland employers are also subject to the City of Oakland Minimum Wage law (see next section), and must pay employees wages and provide benefits consistent with the Minimum Wage law or Oakland Living Wage Ordinance, whichever are greater.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 48 The Ordinance also requires Contractor’s submission of the completed Declaration of Compliance attached hereto and incorporated herein as Schedule N, and, unless specific exemptions apply or a waiver is granted, Contractor must provide the following to its employees who perform services under or related to this Agreement:

b. Health benefits – Said full-time and part-time employees paid at the lower living wage rate shall be provided health benefits of at least $2.39 per hour. Contractor shall provide proof that health benefits are in effect for those employees no later than 30 days after execution of the Contract.

c. Compensated days off – Said employees shall be entitled to twelve compensated days off per year for sick leave, vacation or personal necessity at the employee's request, and ten uncompensated days off per year for sick leave. Employees shall accrue one compensated day off per month of full time employment. Part-time employees shall accrue compensated days off in increments proportional to that accrued by full-time employees. The employees shall be eligible to use accrued days off after the first six months of employment or consistent with company policy, whichever is sooner. Paid holidays, consistent with established employer policy, may be counted toward provision of the required 12 compensated days off. Ten uncompensated days off shall be made available, as needed, for personal or immediate family illness after the employee has exhausted his or her accrued compensated days off for that year.

d. Federal Earned Income Credit - To inform employees that he or she may be eligible for Earned Income Credit (“EIC”) and shall provide forms to apply for advance EIC payments to eligible employees. There are several websites and other sources available to assist Contractor. Web sites include but are not limited to: http://www.irs.gov for current guidelines as prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service.

e. Contractor shall provide to all employees and to the Division of Contracts and Compliance, written notice of its obligation to eligible employees under the City’s Living Wage requirements. Said notice shall be posted prominently in communal areas of the work site(s) and shall include the above-referenced information.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 49 f. Contractor shall provide all of the above required written notices and forms in English, Spanish or other languages spoken by a significant number of employees within 30 days of each employee’s start of work under or related to this Agreement.

g. Reporting – Contractor shall maintain a listing of the name, address, hire date, occupation classification, rate of pay and benefits for each of its employees. Contractor shall provide a copy of said list to the Division of Contracts and Compliance, on a quarterly basis, by March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 for the applicable compliance period. Failure to provide said list within five days of the due date will result in a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day that the list remains outstanding (OMC Section 2.28.110.C). Contractor shall maintain employee payroll and related records for a period of four (4) years after expiration of the compliance period.

h. Contractor shall require subcontractors that provide services under or related to this Agreement to comply with all of the foregoing Living Wage provisions. Contractor shall include the above-referenced provisions in its subcontracts and by signature confirms subcontractor compliance.

27. Minimum Wage Ordinance

Oakland employers are subject to Oakland’s Minimum Wage Law, Chapter 5.92 of the Oakland Municipal Code, whereby Oakland employees must be paid the City’s current Minimum Wage rate. Employers must notify employees of the annually adjusted rates by each December 15th and prominently display notices at the job site. The law also requires paid sick leave for employees and payment of service charges collected for their services.

Contractor agrees to provide the attestation regarding the City’s Minimum Wage Law in the City’s Combined Contract Schedules, by initialing, where indicated therein, which are attached hereto and incorporated herein. This contract is also subject to Oakland’s Living Wage Ordinance (see previous section), and must pay employees wages and provide benefits consistent with the City’s Living Wage Ordinance or the Minimum Wage Law, whichever are greater. For further information, please visit the following website:
https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/minimum-wage-paid-leave-service-charges

28. Equal Benefits Ordinance
This Agreement is subject to the City’s Equal Benefits Ordinance (“EBO”), Title 2, Chapter

2.32 of the Oakland Municipal Code and its implementing regulations. The purpose of the EBO is to protect and further the public, health, safety, convenience, comfort, property and general welfare by requiring that public funds be expended in a manner so as to prohibit discrimination in the provision of employee benefits by City contractors between employees with spouses and employees with domestic partners, and/or between domestic partners and spouses of such employees.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 50 The following contractors are subject to the EBO: Entities which enter into a "contract" with the City for an amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or more for, among other things, goods or services to be purchased at the expense of the City or to be paid out of moneys deposited in the treasury or out of trust moneys under the control of or collected by the City.

The EBO only applies to those portions of a contractor’s operations that occur (1) within the City of Oakland; (2) on real property outside the City if the property is owned by the City or if the City has a right to occupy the property, and if the contractor’s presence at that location is connected to a contract with the City; and (3) elsewhere in the United States where work related to a city contract is being performed. The requirements of the EBO shall not apply to subcontracts or subcontractors of any contractor

The EBO requires, among other things, submission of a completed Schedule N-1, Equal Benefits-Declaration of Nondiscrimination, which shall be attached hereto and incorporated herein.

29. City of Oakland Campaign Contribution Limits

This Agreement, if it requires Council approval, is subject to the City’s Campaign Reform Act, Title 3, Chapter 3.12 of the Oakland Municipal Code, and its implementing regulations.

The City of Oakland Campaign Reform Act prohibits contractors that are doing business or seeking to do business with the City of Oakland from making campaign contributions to Oakland candidates between commencement of negotiations and either 180 days after completion of, or termination of, contract negotiations. Further, if this Agreement is subject to the Campaign Reform Act, Contractor must complete and submit Schedule O, Acknowledgment of Campaign Contribution Limits, which shall be attached hereto and incorporated herein.

30. Nuclear Free Zone Disclosure

Contractor represents that Contractor has read, understands and agrees to comply with the City’s restrictions on doing business with service providers considered nuclear weapons makers. Contractor must complete and submit Schedule P, Nuclear Free Zone Disclosure Form, which shall be attached hereto and incorporated herein.

31. Political Prohibition

Subject to applicable State and Federal laws, Contractor agree that moneys paid pursuant to this Agreement shall not be used for political purposes, sponsoring or conducting candidate’s meetings, engaging in voter registration activity, nor for publicity or propaganda purposes designed to support or defeat legislation pending before federal, state or local government.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 51 32. Religious Prohibition

Contractor understands and agrees that there shall be no religious worship, instruction, or proselytization as part of, or in connection with the performance of this Agreement.

33. Business Tax Certificate

Contractor shall obtain and provide proof of a valid City business tax certificate. Said certificate must remain valid for the duration of this Agreement.

34. Abandonment/Termination of Project

The City may abandon or indefinitely postpone the project or the services for any or all of the project under this Agreement at any time. In such event, the City shall give Contractor thirty (30) days written notice of such abandonment and termination of Agreement. In the event of abandonment prior to completion of the final drawings, if applicable, and cost estimates, Contractor shall have the right to expend a reasonable amount of additional time to assemble work in progress for the purpose of proper filing and closing the job. Prior to expending said time, Contractor shall present to the City a complete report of said proposed job closure and its costs, and the City may approve or reject all or any part of said proposed costs. Such additional time shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total time expended to the date of notice of termination. All charges thus incurred and approved by the City, together with any other charges outstanding at the time of termination, shall be payable by the City within thirty (30) days following submission of a final statement by Contractor.

Should the project or any portion thereof be abandoned, the City shall pay the Contractor for all services performed up to the effective date of termination due to abandonment in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

35. Validity of Contracts

This Agreement shall not be binding or of any force or effect until it is: a) approved by resolution of the City Council if required by the Oakland City Charter, Oakland Municipal Code Title 2.04 or Oakland City Council Rules of Procedure, b) approved as to form and legality by the Office of the City Attorney, and c) signed by the City Administrator or his or her authorized designee.

36. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California.

37. Notice

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 52 If either party shall desire or be required to give notice to the other, such notice shall be given in writing, via facsimile and concurrently by prepaid U.S. certified or registered mail, addressed to recipient as follows:

(City of Oakland) Name of Contractor
Agency/Department Address
Address City State Zip
Oakland, CA Attn: Project Manager
Attn: Project Manager

Any party to this Agreement may change the name or address of representatives for purpose of this Notice Section by providing written notice to all other parties ten (10) business days before the change is deemed effective.

38. Entire Agreement of the Parties

This Agreement supersedes any and all agreements, either oral or written, between the parties with respect to the rendering of services by Contractor for the City and contains all of the representations, covenants and agreements between the parties with respect to the rendering of those services. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any parties, which are not contained in this Agreement, and that no other agreement, statement or promise not contained in this Agreement will be valid or binding.

39. Modification

Any modification of this Agreement will be effective only if it is in a writing signed by all parties to this Agreement.

40. Severability/Partial Invalidity

If any term or provision of this Agreement, or the application of any term or provision of this Agreement to a particular situation, shall be finally found to be void, invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then notwithstanding such determination, such term or provision shall remain in force and effect to the extent allowed by such ruling and all other terms and provisions of this Agreement or the application of this Agreement to other situation shall remain in full force and effect.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any material term or provision of this Agreement or the application of such material term or condition to a particular situation is finally found to be void, invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the Parties

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 53 hereto agree to work in good faith and fully cooperate with each other to amend this Agreement to carry out its intent.

41. Time of the Essence
Contractor agrees that time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.

42. Commencement, Completion and Close out

It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to coordinate and schedule the work to be performed so that commencement and completion take place in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Any time extension granted to Contractor to enable Contractor to complete the work must be in writing by the City and shall not constitute a waiver of rights the City may have under this Agreement.

If Contractor fails to complete the work by the scheduled date or by an extended date, the City shall be released from all of its obligations under this Agreement.

Within thirty (30) days of completion of the performance under this Agreement, Contractor shall make a determination of any and all final costs due under this Agreement and shall submit a requisition to the City for such final and complete payment (including without limitations any and all claims relating to or arising from this Agreement). Contractor’s failure to timely submit a complete and accurate requisition for final payment shall relieve the City of any further obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any obligation for payment of work performed or payment of claims by Contractor.

43. Counterpart Signatures

This Contract may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Contract. The parties shall be entitled to electronically sign and transmit this Contract (whether by facsimile, PDF or other email transmission), which signature shall be binding on the signing party or the party on whose behalf the document has been signed.

Any party providing an electronic signature agrees to promptly execute and deliver to the other parties an original signed Contract upon request.

44. Authority

The persons signing below represent and warrant that they have authority to bind their respective party, and all necessary approvals to sign on behalf of their respective party have been obtained.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 54 45. Inconsistency

If there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and the attachments/exhibits hereto, the text of this main Agreement shall prevail.

[SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE]

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 55 City:

CITY OF OAKLAND,
a California municipal corporation

END OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT SAMPLE

Contractor:

INSERT NAME IN ALL CAPS,
a California corporation [CONFIRM
CORPORATE STATUS]

___________________________________
Signature (Date)

___________________________________
Print Name

___________________________________
Title

_______________________________
City Administrator’s Office (Date)

_______________________________
Department Head (Date)

Approved for form and legality:

_______________________________
City Attorney’s Office (Date)

City Resolution No. _________________
Account No.:

Business License No. :

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 56 ATTACHMENT B1
(Stand-Alone Schedules Required with Proposal)

SCHEDULE E
(PROJECT CONSULTANT TEAM LISTING)

AND

SCHEDULE I
(SANCTUARY CITY CONTRACTING AND INVESTMENT ORDIANCE)

AND

SCHEDULE O
(CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS)

AND

SCHEDULE W
(BORDER WALL PROHIBITION FORM)
An interactive version of the forms can be downloaded from Contract s and Compliance website https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance-forms-and- schedules
or request for a copy from Paula Peav at [email protected] or phone number 510-238- 3190

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 57 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 58 __________________________________

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement (HHS/ORR) Prohibition.

This Schedule must be submitted with all proposals or bids by all contractors/Consultants and their sub-contractors/subconsultants, and all vendors seeking to do business with the City of Oakland.

Compliance must be established prior to full contract execution.

I, (name) ___________, the undersigned ________________________of (Position/Title) ___________________________________________________________________________ (Business Entity) - hereinafter referred to as Business Entity and duly authorized to attest on behalf of the business Entity), declare the following:

1. Neither this Business Entity nor any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or agents are under contract with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), or the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement (HHS/ORR) to provide services or goods for data collection or immigration detention facilities. The term “data collection” includes the collection of information (such as personal information about consumers) for another purpose from that which it is ultimately used, datamining in large data bases for trends and information, threat-modeling to identify probable attackers to computer systems, predictive risk analysis to predict future events, and similar services. Additionally, this business entity does not anticipate a contract with ICE, CBP, or HHS/ORR for such work for the duration of a contract/contracts with the City of Oakland.

2. The appropriate individuals of authority are cognizant of their responsibility to notify the City’s Project Manager and invoice reviewer or the City Administrator’s Office, Chief Privacy Officer if any of this Business Entity’s subsidiaries, affiliates, or agents are under contract with ICE, CBP, or HHS/ORR for the purposes listed above.

3. To maintain compliance, upon review and approval of invoices, the contractors/vendors hereby agree to submit a declaration on company stationery attached to each invoice that the company remains in compliance with the ICE, CBP, and HHS/ORR Prohibition and will not seek or secure a contract with ICE, CBP, or HHS/ORR.

Schedule I
“Sanctuary City Contracting and Investment Ordinance”

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 59 4. Upon close out or completion of deliverables and prior to issuance of final payment (while honoring the Prompt Payment Ordinance), this business entity agrees to submit a statement attached to the final invoice, under penalty of perjury, declaring full compliance with the ICE, CBP, and HHS/ORR Prohibition. I understand that an invoice is not declared fully complete and accepted unless and until the declaration of compliance is accepted.

5. If this business entity fails to disclose a contract with ICE, CBP, or HSS/ORR to provide services for data collection or immigration detention facilities, the relevant persons may be guilty of a misdemeanor and up to a $1,000 fine. Additionally, the City Administrator may to the extent permissible by law, remedy any such violations and may use all legal measures available to rescind, terminate, or void contracts in violation.

6. I declare under penalty of perjury that the above will not, have not, and do not plan to contract with ICE, CBP, or HHS/ORR to provide services or goods for data collection or immigration detention facilities.

PLEASE COMPLETE AND SIGN

◻ I declare that I understand Ordinance #13540 C.MS. Based on my understanding the above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. or
◻ I declare that I understand Ordinance # 13540 C.MS. Based on my understanding all or a portion of the above is not true and correct to the best of my knowledge. __________________________________________________
(Printed Name and Signature of Business Owner) (Date)
____________________________________________________________ (Name of Business Entity) (Street Address, City, State, and Zip Code ) __________________________________________________
(Name of Parent Company) (If applicable)

Contacts:

Office Phone: Cell Phone: email: _________________________

SCHEDULE I DB/DM 2019
Date
For Office Use Only: Approved/Denied/Waived (signed) Authorized Representative

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 60 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 61 SCHEDULE W

BORDER WALL PROHIBITION
(This form is to be completed by Contractors and their sub-contractors, and all Vendors seeking to do business with the City of Oakland)

I, , the undersigned, a
(Name)

of
(Title) (Business Entity)
(hereinafter referred to as Business Entity am duly authorized to attest on behalf of the business Entity)

I. Neither this Business Entity nor any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or agents are under contract with any branch of the federal government to plan, design, build, support, repair and/or maintain any part of the border wall nor do we anticipate entering or competing for such work for the duration of a contract or contracts with the City of Oakland.

II. The appropriate individuals of authority are cognizant of their responsibility to notify the city contact person/Project Manager, invoice reviewer or the Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES), if any of the identified above decide to compete, plan, design, build, support, repair and/or maintain any part of work or servicing the border wall.

III. To maintain compliance, upon review and approval of invoices, the contractors/vendors hereby agree to submit attached to each invoice, a declaration on company stationery that the company remains in compliance with the Border Wall Prohibition and will not seek or secure a contract related to all aspects of the Border Wall IV. Upon close out or completion of deliverables and prior to issuance of final payment (while honoring the Prompt Payment Ordinance) I agree to submit a statement attached to the final invoice, under penalty of perjury, declaring full compliance with the Border Wall Prohibition. I understand that an invoice is not declared fully complete and accepted unless and until the declaration of compliance is accepted.

V. I declare under penalty of perjury that the above will not, have not and do not plan to participate in the building, servicing, maintenance of the operations of the so called “Border Wall”.

❑ I declare that I understand Ordinance #13459 C.MS. Based on my understanding the above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 62 ❑ I declare that I understand Ordinance #13459 C.MS. Based on my understanding all or a portion of the above is not true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

(Printed Name
and Signature of Business Owner) (Date)

(Name of Business Entity) (Street Address City, State and Zip Code)

(Name of Parent Company)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 63 ATTACHMENT B2
(Stand-Alone Schedules Required Prior to Contract Award)

SCHEDULE E-2
(OAKLAND WORKFORCE VERIFICATION)

AND

SCHEDULE Q
(INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS)

An interactive version of the forms can be downloaded from Contract s and Compliance website https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Schedule-Q-Standard-Contracts- rev-091219.pdf or request for a copy from Paula Peav at [email protected] or phone number 510-238-3190

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 64 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 65 Schedule Q

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
(Revised 09/12/2019)

a. General Liability, Automobile, Workers’ Compensation and Professional Liability

Contractor shall procure, prior to commencement of service, and keep in force for the term of this contract, at Contractor's own cost and expense, the following policies of insurance or certificates or binders as necessary to represent that coverage as specified below is in place with companies doing business in California and acceptable to the City. If requested, Contractor shall provide the City with copies of all insurance policies. The insurance shall at a minimum include:

i. Commercial General Liability insurance shall cover bodily injury, property damage and personal injury liability for premises operations, independent contractors, products-completed operations personal & advertising injury and contractual liability. Coverage shall be on an occurrence basis and at least as broad as Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence Form CG 00 01)

Limits of liability: Contractor shall maintain commercial general liability (CGL) and, if necessary, commercial umbrella insurance with a limit of not less than $2,000,000 each occurrence. If such CGL insurance contains a general aggregate limit, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this project/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit.

ii. Automobile Liability Insurance. Contractor shall maintain automobile liability insurance for bodily injury and property damage liability with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 each accident. Such insurance shall cover liability arising out of any auto (including owned, hired, and non- owned autos). Coverage shall be at least as broad as Insurance Services Office Form Number CA 0001.

iii. Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the laws of the State of California, with statutory limits, and statutory coverage may include Employers’ Liability coverage, with limits not less than $1,000,000 each accident, $1,000,000 policy limit bodily injury by disease, and $1,000,000 each employee bodily injury by disease. The Contractor certifies that he/she

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 66 is aware of the provisions of section 3700 of the California Labor Code, which requires every employer to provide Workers' Compensation coverage, or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of section 3700 of the California Labor Code before commencing performance of the work under this Agreement and thereafter as required by that code.

iv. Professional Liability/ Errors and Omissions insurance, if determined to be required by HRM/RMD, appropriate to the contractor’s profession with limits not less than $ each claim and $ aggregate. If the professional liability/errors and omissions insurance is written on a claims- made form:
a. The retroactive date must be shown and must be before the date of the contract or the beginning of work.
b. Insurance must be maintained, and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least three (3) years after completion of the contract work.
c. If coverage is cancelled or non-renewed and not replaced with another claims made policy form with a retroactive date prior to the contract effective date, the contractor must purchase extended period coverage for a minimum of three (3) years after completion of work.

v. Contractor’s Pollution Liability Insurance: If the Contractor is engaged in:
environmental remediation, emergency response, hazmat cleanup or pickup, liquid waste remediation, tank and pump cleaning, repair or installation, fire or water restoration or fuel storage dispensing, then for small jobs (projects less than $500,000), the Contractor must maintain Contractor’s Pollution Liability Insurance of at least $500,000 for each occurrence and in the aggregate. If the Contractor is engaged in environmental sampling or underground testing, then Contractor must also maintain Errors and Omissions (Professional Liability) of $500,000 per occurrence and in the aggregate.

vi. Sexual/Abuse insurance. If Contractor will have contact with persons under the age of 18 years, or provides services to persons with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, or provides Case Management services, or provides Housing services to vulnerable groups (i.e., homeless persons) Contractor shall maintain sexual/molestation/abuse insurance with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 each occurrence and $1,000,000 in the aggregate. Insurance must be maintained, and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least three (3) years after completion of the contract work.

vii. Technology Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) OR Cyber

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 67 Liability Insurance, if determined to be required by HRM/RMD, appropriate to the Consultant’s profession, with limits not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence or claim, $2,000,000 aggregate. Coverage shall be sufficiently broad to respond to the duties and obligations as is undertaken by Consultant in this agreement and shall include, but not be limited to, claims involving infringement of intellectual property, including but not limited to infringement of copyright, trademark, trade dress, invasion of privacy violations, information theft, damage to or destruction of electronic information, release of private information, alteration of electronic information, extortion and network security. The policy shall provide coverage for breach response costs as well as regulatory fines andpenalties as well as credit monitoring expenses with limits sufficient to respond to these obligations.

b. Terms Conditions and Endorsements

The aforementioned insurance shall be endorsed and have all the following conditions:

i. Insured Status (Additional Insured): Contractor shall provide insured status naming the City of Oakland, its Councilmembers, directors, officers, agents, employees and volunteers as insureds under the Commercial General Liability policy. General Liability coverage can be provided in the form of an endorsement to the Contractor’s insurance (at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10 (11/85) or both CG 20 10 and CG 20 37 forms, if later revisions used). If Contractor submits the ACORD Insurance Certificate, the insured status endorsement must be set forth on an ISO form CG 20 10 (or equivalent). A

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INSURED STATUS ON THE ACORD INSURANCE

CERTIFICATE FORM IS INSUFFICIENT AND WILL BE REJECTED AS PROOF OF MEETING THIS REQUIREMENT; and

ii. Coverage afforded on behalf of the City, Councilmembers, directors, officers, agents, employees and volunteers shall be primary insurance.

Any other insurance available to the City Councilmembers, directors, officers, agents, employees and volunteers under any other policies shall be excess insurance (over the insurance required by this Agreement); and

iii. Cancellation Notice: Each insurance policy required by this clause shall provide that coverage shall not be canceled, except with notice to the Entity; and

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 68 iv. The Workers’ Compensation policy shall be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation in favor of the City for all work performed by the contractor, its employees, agents and subcontractors; and

v. Certificate holder is to be the same person and address as indicated in the “Notices” section of this Agreement; and

vi. Insurer shall carry insurance from admitted companies with an A.M. Best Rating of A VII, or better.

c. Replacement of Coverage

In the case of the breach of any of the insurance provisions of this Agreement, the City may, at the City's option, take out and maintain at the expense of Contractor, such insurance in the name of Contractor as is required pursuant to this Agreement, and may deduct the cost of taking out and maintaining such insurance from any sums which may be found or become due to Contractor under this Agreement.

d. Insurance Interpretation

All endorsements, certificates, forms, coverage and limits of liability referred to herein shall have the meaning given such terms by the Insurance Services Office as of the date of this Agreement.

e. Proof of Insurance

Contractor will be required to provide proof of all insurance required for the work prior to execution of the contract, including copies of Contractor’s insurance policies if, and when, requested. Failure to provide the insurance proof requested or failure to do so in a timely manner shall constitute ground for rescission of the contract award.

f. Subcontractors

Should the Contractor subcontract out the work required under this agreement, they shall include all subcontractors as insureds under its policies or shall maintain separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. As an alternative,

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 69 the Contractor may require all subcontractors to provide at their own expense evidence of all the required coverages listed in this Schedule. If this option is exercised, both the City of Oakland and the Contractor shall be named as additional insured under the subcontractor’s General Liability policy. All coverages for subcontractors shall be subject to all the requirements stated herein. The City reserves the right to perform an insurance audit during the project to verify compliance with requirements.

g. Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions

Any deductible or self-insured retention must be declared to and approved by the City. At the option of the City, either: the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductible or self-insured retentions as respects the City, its Councilmembers, directors, officers, agents, employees and volunteers; or the Contractor shall provide a financial guarantee satisfactory to the City guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration and defense expenses.

h. Waiver of Subrogation

Contractor waives all rights against the City of Oakland and its Councilmembers, officers, directors, employees and volunteers for recovery of damages to the extent these damages are covered by the forms of insurance coverage required above. i. Evaluation of Adequacy of Coverage

The City of Oakland maintains the right to modify, delete, alter or change these requirements, with reasonable notice, upon not less than ninety (90) days prior written notice.

j. Higher Limits of Insurance

If the contractor maintains higher limits than the minimums shown above, The City shall be entitled to coverage for the higher limits maintained by the contractor.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 70 ATTACHMENT C: CITY SCHEDULES AND POLICIES

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: It is the prospective primary proposer’s/bidder’s/grantee’s responsibility to review all listed City Schedules, Ordinances and Resolutions.

If you have questions regarding any of the schedules, Ordinances or Resolutions, please contact the assigned Contract Compliance Officer listed on the Request for Proposals (RFP), Notice Inviting Bids (NIB), Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and Grant announcements.

By submitting a response to this RFP/Q, NIB, or Grant opportunities, to the City of Oakland the prospective primary participant’s authorized representative hereby certifies that your firm or not-for profit entity has reviewed all listed City Schedules, Ordinances and Resolutions and has responded appropriately.

Note: additional details are available on our website as follows:
https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracting-policies-and-legislation

1. Schedule B-1 (Arizona Resolution) – Applies to all agreements and is part of the “Combined Contract Schedules”.
i. This Agreement is subject to Resolution No. 82727 C.M.S. For full details of the Resolution please go to the City’s website
https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracting-policies-and-legislation ii. Excerpt: (Resolution #82727) RESOLVED: That unless and until Arizona rescinds SB 1070, the City of Oakland urges City departments to the extend where practicable, and in instances where there is no significant additional cost to the city or conflict with law, to refrain from entering any new or amended contracts to purchase goods or services from any company that is headquartered in Arizona. iii. Prior to execution of this agreement and/or upon request, the contractor shall complete the Schedule B-1 form and submit to the City. The form can be found on our website at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance- forms-and-schedules (see Combined Schedules)

2. Schedule C-1 (Declaration of Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) – Applies to all agreements and is part of the “Combined Contract Schedules”. i. This Agreement is subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It requires that private organizations serving the public make their goods, services and facilities accessible to people with disabilities. Furthermore, the City of Oakland requires that all its Contractors comply with their ADA obligations and verify such compliance by signing this Declaration of Compliance.
(1) You certify that you will comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 71 by:
(2) Adopting policies, practices and procedures that ensure non- discrimination and equal access to Contractor’s goods, services and facilities for people with disabilities;
(3) Providing goods, services and facilities to individuals with disabilities in an integrated setting, except when separate programs are required to ensure equal access;
(4) Making reasonable modifications in programs, activities and services when necessary to ensure equal access to individuals with disabilities, unless fundamental alteration the Contractor’s program would result; (5) Removing architectural barriers in existing facilities or providing alternative means of delivering goods and services when removal of barriers is cost-prohibitive;
(6) Furnishing auxiliary aids to ensure equally effective communication with persons with disabilities;
(7) If contractor provides transportation to the public, by providing equivalent accessible transportation to people with disabilities.
ii. Prior to execution of this agreement and/or upon request, the contractor shall complete the Schedule C-1 form and submit to the City. The form can be found on our website at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts- and-compliance-forms-and-schedules (see Combined Schedules)

For Declaration of ADA compliance for facility and other special events agreements please reference C-2 on the above web site.

3. Schedule D (Ownership, Ethnicity, and Gender Questionnaire) – Applies to all agreements and is part of the “Combined Contract Schedules”. Please be advised that ethnicity and gender information will be used for reporting and tracking purposes ONLY.

This agreement is subject to the reporting of Ownership, Ethnicity and Gender questionnaire form. Prior to execution of this agreement and/or upon request, the contractor shall complete the Schedule D form and submit to the City. The form can be found on our website at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and- compliance-forms-and-schedules (see Combined Schedules)

4. Schedule E (Project Consultant or Grant Team) - Applies to Non-Construction agreements and is a “stand alone Schedule1” and must be submitted with proposal. i. This Agreement is subject to the attached hereto and incorporated herein as Schedule E form, this form is required to be submitted with the proposal. ii. The form can also be found on our website at

1 Stand Alone Schedule is not part of the “Combined Schedule”.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 72 https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance-forms-and- schedules.
iii. This form is use for establishing level of certified local Oakland for profit and not for profit participation and calculating compliance with council’s 50% local participation policy.
iv. In response to this RFP/Q or grant opportunity, the prime shall be a qualified for profit or not-for profit entity.
v. Sub-Consultants (if used) or sub-grantees must be listed to include: addresses, telephone numbers and areas of expertise/trace category of each. Briefly describe the project responsibility of each team member. Identify if contractors are certified MBE, WBE, Local Business Enterprises (LBE) and Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE), Locally Produced Goods or Very Small Local Business Enterprise. Additionally, for LBEs/SLBEs, please submit a copy of current business license local business certificate and date established in Oakland.

5. Schedule E-2 (Oakland Workforce Verification Form) – Referenced in Attachment B.

Applies to Non-Construction agreements and is a “stand alone Schedule”, and must be submitted with proposal if seeking extra preference points for an Oakland Workforce. i. All prime consultants, contractors, or grantees seeking additional preference points for employing an Oakland workforce must complete this form and submit with "required attachments" to Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES) no later than four (4) days after the proposal due date. For questions, please contact the assigned Compliance Officer named in the RFP/Q, NIB, and competitive grant opportunity.

ii. The Schedule E-2 form can be found on our website at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance-forms-and- schedules

6. Schedule F (Exit Report and Affidavit) – Applies to all agreements and is a “stand alone Schedule”.
i. This Agreement is subject to the Exit Reporting and Affidavit form. The Schedule F form can be found on our website at
https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance-forms-and- schedules.
ii. The Prime Contractor/Consultant/Grantee must complete this form as part of the close-out process. Each LBE/SLBE sub-contractor/sub-consultant and sub- grantee (including lower tier LBE/SLBE sub-contractors/sub-consultants, sub- grantees, suppliers and truckers). The Exit Report and Affidavit must be submitted to Department of Workplace and Employment Standards (DWES) with

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 73 the final progress payment application. (Remember to please complete an L/SLBE Exit Report for each listed L/SLBE sub-contractor/sub-consultant or sub- grantee).

7. Schedule G (Progress Payment Form) – Applies to all agreements and is a “stand alone Schedule”.

This Agreement is subject to the reporting of subcontractor progress payments monthly.

The Schedule G form can be found on our website at
https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance-forms-and-schedules.

8. Schedule K (Pending Dispute Disclosure Policy) – Applies to all agreements and is part of the “Combined Contract Schedules”.
i. Prior to execution of this agreement and/or upon request the contractor shall complete the Schedule K form and submit to the City. The form can be found on our website at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and- compliance-forms-and-schedules (see Combined Schedules) ii. Policy – All entities are required to disclose pending disputes with the City of Oakland when they submit bids, proposals or applications for a City contract, contract amendments or transaction involving:
(1) The purchase of products, construction, non-professional or professional services, Contracts with concessionaires, facility or program operators or managers, Contracts with project developers, including Disposition and Development Agreements, lease Disposition and Development Agreements and other participation agreements Loans and grants, or acquisition, sale, lease or other conveyance of real property, excluding licenses for rights of entry or use of city facilities for a term less than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days.
(2) Disclosure is required at the time bids, proposals or applications are due for any of the above-described contracts or transactions when an entity is responding to a competitive solicitation and at the commencement of negotiations when bids, proposals or applications are solicited by or submitted to the City in a non-bid or otherwise non-competitive process. (3) The disclosure requirement applies to pending disputes on other City and Agency contracts or projects that: (1) have resulted in a claim or lawsuit against the City of Oakland (2) could result in a new claim or new lawsuit against the City of Oakland or (3) could result in a cross-complaint or any other action to make the City of Oakland a party to an existing lawsuit. “Claim” includes, but is not limited to, a pending administrative claim or a claim or demand for additional compensation.
(4) Entities required to disclose under this Disclosure Policy include (1) any principal owner or partner, (2) any business entity with principal owners or

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 74 partners that are owners or partners in a business entity, or any affiliate of such a business entity, that is involved in a pending dispute against the City of Oakland or Agency.
(5) Failure to timely disclose pending disputes required by this policy may result in (1) a determination that a bid is non-responsive and non-responsible for price-based awards, or (2) non-consideration of a bid or proposal for a professional service contract or other qualification-based award. The City may elect to terminate contracts with entities that failed to timely disclose pending disputes and/or initiate debarment proceedings against such entities.

9. Schedule M (Independent Contractor Questionnaire, Part A) – Applies to all agreements and is part of the “Combined Contract Schedules”.

Prior to execution of this agreement and/or upon request, the contractor shall complete the Schedule M form and submit to the City. The form can be found on our website at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance-forms-and-schedules (see Combined Schedules)

10. Schedule N (LWO - Living Wage Ordinance) – Applies to Non-Construction agreements and is part of the “Combined Contract Schedules”.
i. This Agreement is subject to the Oakland Living Wage Ordinance. The full details of the Living Wage Ordinance can be found on the City’s website (https://library.municode.com/HTML/16308/level2/TIT2ADPE_CH2.28LIWAOR.h tml#TOPTITLE).
ii. Prior to execution of this agreement and/or upon request the contractor shall complete the Schedule N form and submit to the City. The form can be found on our website at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and- compliance-forms-and-schedules (see Combined Schedules)

11. Schedule N-1 (EBO - Equal Benefits Ordinance) – Applies to Non-Construction agreements over $25,000 and is part of the “Combined Contract Schedules”. i. This Agreement is subject to the Equal Benefits Ordinance of Chapter 2.32 of the Oakland Municipal Code and its implementing regulations. The full details of the Equal Benefits Ordinance can be found on the City website at http://library.municode.com/HTML/16308/level2/TIT2ADPE_CH2.32EQBEOR.ht ml#TOPTITLE.

ii. Prior to execution of this agreement and/or upon request the contractor shall complete the Schedule N-1 form and submit to the City. The form can be found on our website at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and- compliance-forms-and-schedules (see Combined Schedules)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 75 12. Schedule O (City of Oakland Campaign Contribution Limits Form) – Applies to all agreements and is a “stand alone Schedule”, and must be submitted with proposal. i. This Agreement is subject to the City of Oakland Campaign Reform Act of Chapter 3.12 of the Oakland Municipal Code and its implementing regulations if it requires Council approval. The City of Oakland Campaign Reform Act prohibits Contractors that are doing business or seeking to do business with the City of Oakland from making campaign contributions to Oakland candidates between commencement of negotiations and either 180 days after completion of, or termination of, contract negotiations. If this Agreement requires Council approval, Contractor must sign and date an Acknowledgment of Campaign Contribution Limits Form attached hereto and incorporated herein as Schedule O.

ii. The form is also available on our website at
https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance-forms-and- schedules

13. Schedule P (Nuclear Free Zone Disclosure) – Applies to all agreements and is part of the “Combined Contract Schedules”.
i. This agreement is subject to the Ordinance 11478 C.M.S. titled “An Ordinance Declaring the City of Oakland a Nuclear Free Zone and Regulating Nuclear Weapons Work and City Contracts with and Investment in Nuclear Weapons Makers”. The full details of the Ordinance 111478 C.M.S. can be found on our website at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracting-policies-and- legislation

ii. Prior to execution of this agreement and/or upon request the contractor shall complete the Schedule P form and submit to the City. The form can be found on our website at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and- compliance-forms-and-schedules (see Combined Schedules)

14. Schedule Q (Insurance Requirements) – Applies to all agreements and is a “stand alone Schedule”, and evidence of insurance must be provided. i. This Agreement is subject to the attached hereto and incorporated herein as Schedule Q Insurance Requirements. Unless a written waiver is obtained from the City’s Risk Manager, Contractors must provide the insurance as found at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance-forms-and- schedules Schedule Q.

ii. A copy of the requirements is attached and incorporated herein by reference.

Liability insurance shall be provided in accordance with the requirements

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 76 specified.

iii. When providing the insurance, include the Project Name and Project Number on the ACORD form in the section marked Description of Operations/Locations. iv. When providing the insurance, the “Certificate Holder” should be listed as: City of Oakland, Contracts and Compliance, 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 3341, Oakland, CA 94612.

15. Schedule R (Subcontractor, Supplier, Trucking Listing) – A pplies to Construction agreements only and is a “stand alone Schedule”.
i. This Agreement is subject to the attached hereto and incorporated herein as Schedule R form. The form can also be found on our website at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance-forms-and- schedules.
ii. For establishing level of certified local Oakland for profit and not for profit participation and calculating compliance with council’s 50% local participation policy.
iii. In response to this Notice Inviting Bids (NIB) opportunity, the prime shall be a qualified for profit or not-for profit entity.
iv. The contractor herewith must list all subcontractors and suppliers with values more than one-half of 1 percent of the prime contractor’s total bid or ten thousand dollars ($10,000) whichever is greater regardless of tier and all trucking and dollar amount regardless of tier to be used on the project. The contractor agrees that no changes will be made in this list without the approval of the City of Oakland. Provide the address, type of work, dollar amount and check all boxes that apply. Bidders that do not list all subcontractors and suppliers with values greater than one half of one percent and all truckers regardless of tier and dollar amount shall be deemed non-responsive.
v. Identify if contractors are certified MBE, WBE, Local Business Enterprises (LBE) and Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE), Locally Produced Goods or Very Small Local Business Enterprise.

16. Schedule V (Affidavit of Non-Disciplinary or Investigatory Action) – Applies to all agreements is part of the “Combined Contract Schedules”.

This Agreement is subject to the Schedule V - Affidavit of Non-Disciplinary or Investigatory Action. The form can be found on our website at
https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance-forms-and-schedules (see Combined Schedules)

17. Schedule W (Border Wall Prohibition ) – Applies to all agreements and is a “stand alone Schedule”, and must be submitted with proposal.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) – (Oakland Children’s Initiative (Measure AA)) _____________________________________________________________ 77 This Agreement is subject to the Ordinance #13459 C.M.S. and its implementing regulations.

The full details of the Border Wall Ordinance are located on the City website at https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/contracts-and-compliance-forms-and-schedules

PLEASE NOTE: By submitting an RFP, NIB or Grants to the City of Oakland the prospective primary participant’s authorized representative hereby obligates the proposer(s) to the stated conditions referenced in this document.

Oakland City CouncilDecember 6, 2022

Oakland City Council
December 6, 2022