CITY OF RICHMOND
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
FOR
Educational Training Services
SUMMARY
This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) has been released to allow RichmondBUILD to recruit qualified Educational/Training Services to teach Electronic Vehicle Charging Installation at RichmondBUILD.
Vendor services being solicited through this RFQ are open to business enterprises that possess a current City of Richmond business license.
BACKGROUND
The RichmondBUILD Academy was first developed to create employment and career opportunities for Richmond residents and also to implement a strategy for reducing violence in our community. RichmondBUILD was established in April 2007 and has quickly become a model of effective and broad public/private partnership that is focused on developing talent and skills in the high growth and high wage construction and renewable energy fields.
PURPOSE OF SOLICITATION
This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) has been released to allow RichmondBUILD to recruit qualified Educational/Training Services vendors for its Electronic Vehicle Charging Station Installation.
Vendor services being solicited through this RFQ are open to business enterprises that possess a current City of Richmond business license.
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
Applications will be evaluated as they are received. Evaluations will be conducted by the RichmondBUILD Staff. Applicants may be contacted, in writing/email, to answer questions or provide clarification to this evaluation team. Recommendations will then be made to the RichmondBUILD Academy Staff.
Applicants that attend the review meeting will be given an opportunity to speak for a length of time determined by the reviewing body.
SCOPE OF WORK
Vendor will be responsible for teaching Electronic Vehicle Charging Installation on Brownfields sites. All the coursework will be taught at the RichmondBUILD Academy facility.
RFQ COORDINATOR
All questions must be submitted via the electronic Bids Online system on the Q&A tab by 5:00pm PST, on July 21, 2023. If the City finds it necessary to issue an addendum, prospective Offerors will receive e-mail notification of addendum. Otherwise, answers to questions received will be provided on the Q&A tab and notification will be sent by July 24, 2023. It is the proposer’s responsibility to periodically check the Bids Online website www.ci.richmond.ca.us/bids for any possible Addenda to the RFP that may have been posted.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Electronic Proposals shall be submitted via the City’s secure online bidding system. All required sections of the proposal must be submitted via the website. Contractor is solely responsible for “on time” submission of their electronic proposal. The Bid Management System will not accept late proposals and no exceptions shall be made. Contractors will receive an e-bid confirmation number with a time stamp from the Bid Management System indicating that their bid was submitted successfully. The city will only receive those proposals that were transmitted successfully no later than 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 28, 2023. The City reserves the right to reject all proposals.
LATE PROPOSALS
Proposals arriving after the specified date and time will not be considered, nor will late proposals be opened. Proposers assume responsibility for timely submission of its proposal.
RFQ ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTION
The City of Richmond reserves the right to accept any proposal, to reject all proposals if said rejection is deemed in the best interest of the City, to call for new proposals, and to award the contract to a Proposer that submitted a proposal “most advantageous to the City.” This need not to be the least cost proposal.
TERM OF CONTRACT
The duration of the contract is anticipated to be for five years. The budget for the contract is included within the approved fiscal year 2023-2028 budget.
CHANGE ORDERS
If, during the Agreement, the selected Trainer or the City proposes changes to the Scope of Work, and informal consultation with the other party indicates that a change in the terms and conditions of the Agreement may be warranted, the Trainer or the City may request a change in the Agreement. The parties to the Agreement will meet to discuss and negotiate the required Agreement amendment, which if it requires additional funding must have City Council approval.
EVALUATION
The following is a summary of the evaluation criteria:
1) Work/Business Experience A description of the history and accomplishments of the applicant. 25 Points
2) References/Referrals References and/or referrals. All references/referral provided may be contacted. 25 Points
3) Work Product The samples of previous work product. All such samples will be judged for design, message, and effectiveness. 25 Points
4) Reasonableness of Cost Comparison will be made of proposed cost versus historical cost of providers of similar activities/products, as well as whatever is determined to be ‘market rate’ for the service. 25 Points
Total Points: 100
Minority and women-owned businesses are encouraged to apply.
Bids Online Category:
92400-Educational Training Services