PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION. As part of its strategy to meet these provisions of this RFP, the Provider may elect to provide a percentage (specify) of overage or surplus stock of equipment within schools or other depot sites, or insure against all other risks of loss or damage through some other means such as commercial insurance. Regardless of the method proposed by the Bidder, the Bidder will describe how it has integrated its protection plan into its overall support plans. All costs associated with the Provider's proposed protection plan shall be counted as part of its bid price and should be incorporated into the Bidder's annual cost proposal defined in PART V PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION.
PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION. Bidders should recognize that this enhanced protection only needs to provide protection against categories of loss or damage that are not covered in Section 9.5.2.
PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION. Evaluation of the submitted proposals shall be accomplished as follows: Evaluation Process - General Information
1. An evaluation team, comprised of qualified reviewers, will judge the merits of the proposals received in accordance with the criteria defined in the RFP, and in accordance with the most advantageous cost and economic impact considerations (where applicable) for the State.
2. Officials responsible for making decisions on the selection of a contractor shall ensure that the selection process accords equal opportunity and appropriate consideration to all who are capable of meeting the specifications. The goals of the evaluation process are to ensure fairness and objectivity in review of the proposals and to ensure that the contract is awarded to the Bidder whose proposal best satisfies the criteria of the RFP at a reasonable/competitive cost.
3. The Department reserves the right to communicate and/or schedule interviews/presentations with Bidders if needed to obtain clarification of information contained in the proposals received, and the Department may revise the scores assigned in the initial evaluation to reflect those communications and/or interviews/presentations. Interviews/presentations are not required, and changes to proposals will not be permitted during any interview/presentation process. Therefore, Bidders should submit proposals that present their costs and other requested information as clearly and completely as possible.
PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION. 9.1 The City of New Westminster will evaluate all submitted valid Proposals. Any or all proposals will not necessarily be accepted. The City will disqualify Proponent(s) that fail to meet a minimum requirement for qualifications, experience, and methodology from the process prior to cost considerations. The object of the evaluation and selection process is to identify the Proposal that, in the City’s opinion offers the best value for the products and/or services requested.
9.2 The City, in assessing best value:
a) May not necessarily accept the lowest or any Proposal and may, in its sole discretion, accept any Proposal and may waive any minor informality or irregularity in Proposals received;
b) Has no obligation to receive further information, whether written or oral, from any Proponent, nor to disclose the nature of any Proposals received;
c) May negotiate changes to the scope of work with any one or more Proponents without having any duty or obligation to advise any other Proponent(s) or to allow them to vary their Proposal(s) due to changes to the scope of work.
9.3 The City will evaluate all valid Proposals. The evaluation criteria includes, but is not limited to:
a) The submission of Mandatory Requirements;
b) The proposed Project Team;
c) The experience of the Company/Team;
d) The proposed approach;
e) The completeness of Proposal;
f) The proposed schedule;
g) The fee structure (fixed fee, hourly rates of proposed team members, and basis of fee estimate);
h) The cost.
PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION. Evaluation of the submitted proposals shall be accomplished as follows:
A. Evaluation Process - General Information
1. A Sourcing Team, comprised of qualified reviewers from multiple states, will judge the merits of the proposals received in accordance with the criteria defined in the RFP, and in accordance with the most advantageous cost and economic impact considerations (where applicable) for the participating states.
2. The Sourcing Team reserves the right to communicate and/or schedule interviews/presentations with Bidders if needed to obtain clarification of information contained in the proposals received, and the Sourcing Team may revise the scores assigned in the initial evaluation to reflect those communications and/or interviews/presentations. Interviews/presentations are not required, and changes to proposals will not be permitted during any interview/presentation process. Therefore, Bidders should submit proposals that present their costs and other requested information as clearly and completely as possible.
PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION. Each proposal will be reviewed to determine if it meets the minimum proposal requirements stipulated in Sections V and VI. Failure to meet the requirements of the RFP will be cause for HCAOG to reject the proposal. HCAOG may reject any proposal if it is conditional, incomplete, or contains irregularities. HCAOG may waive an immaterial deviation in a proposal. Waiver of an immaterial deviation shall in no way modify the RFP documents or excuse the respondent from full compliance with the contract requirements if the respondent is awarded the contract. Respondents may be telephoned and asked for further information, if necessary, and may be expected to appear for oral interviews. A selection committee will review all proposals and will make recommendations to the HCAOG Executive Director on the basis of the proposal, oral interview (if applicable), and references check. HCAOG reserves the right to select a consultant based solely on written proposals and not convene oral interviews. Proposals that meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated and scored according to the criteria designed to help judge the quality of the proposal. Evaluation criteria will include such considerations as described below. Criteria Max Points Weight (Criterion weight)
PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION. A. Evaluation of the technical proposals determined to be responsive to the submittal requirements will be conducted by an evaluation committee in accordance to the procedures incorporated within enclosed Schedule B. EVALUATION CRITERIA WEIGHT (Percent) 1. Performance of the firm with previous clients, on similar projects based upon quality of the work, control of costs, ability to meet schedules or deadlines and responsiveness to the client. 35%
