Notice Inviting Proposals

West County Wastewater District ("WCW") is seeking proposals from qualified firm(s) to provide 'SOW Description on a Task Order basis ("Services") , as further detailed in Section 3, Scope of Services. If approved by WCW's Board of Directors, the successful Proposer or Proposers will execute an agreement in the form of Attachment A for a 'Base Year plus Options.

The Services will be provided on an as-needed basis. There is no guarantee of any amount of work or level of effort that will be ordered or allocated, or total compensation to be paid to any consultant(s) under the Agreement.

The project scope, content of proposal, and selection process are summarized in this Request for Proposals ("RFP"). WCW intends to adhere to the solicitation schedule shown in the Timeline below, which is subject to change at WCW's sole discretion.

Solicitation Schedule

The complete Solicitation Schedule for this Project, "'Project Title" is stated in the Timeline section below.

All proposals must be submitted through WCW's eProcurement Portal, OpenGov Procurement in accordance with the solicitation schedule. All Questions must be submitted in writing through OpenGov Procurement by clicking the Question/Answer Tab. All Questions submitted and answers provided will be electronically distributed to Proposers through OpenGov Procurement, pursuant to the solicitation schedule in the Timeline below.

Proposals will not be accepted after the proposal submission deadline. An incomplete proposal or a proposal that does not conform to the requirements may not be considered, in WCW's sole discretion. Issuance of this RFP does not obligate WCW to award a contract. WCW is not liable for any of Proposer’s costs to prepare and submit a proposal. WCW may award all or parts of this contract to several Proposers, select no Proposers, and/or to re-solicit proposals. By submitting a proposal, the Proposer agrees that it has read and understands all requirements and conditions of this RFP.

Submission of a proposal constitutes a firm offer to WCW for 180 days from the deadline. Submission of a proposal indicates an intent to be bound to the conditions contained in this RFP unless a clear exception request is included in the proposal. Questions regarding this RFP are to be submitted and answered through WCW's eProcurement Portal.

Task Order Performance Period

It is the intent of WCW to enter into one or more Agreements for Services ("Agreements") with qualified consultants, consisting of the highest ranked Proposer(s), to be the on-call service providers. Task Orders ("TOs") for specific projects or services during the contract term, will be issued to the on-call providers pursuant to a qualifications-based competitive selection process as further described in Attachment B “Task Order Procedures”, of this RFP. TOs will be issued as needed on a Specified Rate of Compensation (SRC) basis.

If approved by WCW's Board of Directors or designee, the successful Proposer or Proposers will execute on-call Agreements for a three-year base term with up to two one-year option terms. In the event that WCW awards Agreements to Proposers within a qualified group of Consultants, WCW reserves the right, in its sole discretion to exercise option terms with one or more of said Consultants.