Summary of Specifications:
Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 11-04/05 Sealed Proposals will be received by the City of Miami Beach (the “City”), Procurement Division, Third Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on April 8, 2005 until 3:00 p.m. for: BROKER/AGENT SERVICES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN DETERMINING THE CITY’S EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAM. At time, date, and place above, Proposals will be publicly opened. ANY PROPOSAL RECEIVED AFTER TIME AND DATE SPECIFIED WILL BE RETURNED TO THE PROPOSER UNOPENED. The City of Miami Beach is seeking a qualified vendor to provide services to develop, validate, administer, score, report and review testing programs to determine qualified applicants for police and fire entry level and classified promotional classifications; and/or 2) provide consultation services for the sworn and non-sworn positions for job analysis results developed, entry level and promotional tests, scoring, minimum requirements for jobs, and background tests requirements, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications contained in this Request for Proposals. A PRE-RFP SUBMISSION MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 23, 2005 AT 10:00 A.M., IN THE CITY MANAGER’S LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM, LOCATED AT CITY HALL, 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, 4th FLOOR, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. Attendance at the aforementioned pre-RFP submission meeting is NOT mandatory, but strongly encouraged as a source of important information. The City has contracted with BidNet as our electronic procurement service for automatic notification of bid opportunities and document fulfillment. We encourage you to participate in this bid notification system. To find out how you can receive automatic bid notifications or to obtain a copy of this RFP, go to www.govbids.com/scripts/southflorida/public/home1.asp or call toll-free 1-800-677-1997 ext. 214. Any questions or clarifications concerning this RFP shall be submitted in writing by mail or facsimile to the Procurement Division, Attention: John Ellis, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, or FAX: (305) 673-7851, or e-mail: JohnEllis@miamibeachfl.gov. All responses to questions/clarifications will be sent to all prospective proposers in the form of an addendum. The City of Miami Beach reserves the right to accept any proposal or bid deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Miami Beach, or waive any informality in any proposal or bid. The City of Miami Beach may reject any and all proposals or bids. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS SUBJECT TO THE "CONE OF SILENCE, " IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3378. A COPY OF ALL WRITTEN COMMUNICATION(S) REGARDING THIS PROPOSAL MUST BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS SUBJECT TO THE "CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION NO. 2000-23879. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS SUBJECT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH DEBARMENT ORDINANCE NO. 2000-3234. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS SUBJECT TO THE BID SOLICITATION PROTEST ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3344. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR BID IS SUBJECT TO THE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BY VENDORS ORDINANCE NO. 2003-3389. LOBBYIST, PURSUANT TO THE CITY CODE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A LOBBYIST, AND AS OF MAY 18, 2002, ACCORDING TO ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3363, ALL LOBBYISTS AND PRINCIPALS MUST FILE A FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WITH THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE. Detailed representation of all these ordinances can be found on the City of Miami Beach Website at http://www.miamibeachfl.gov/newcity/depts/purchase/bidintro.asp CITY OF MIAMI BEACH Gus Lopez, CPPO, CPPB Procurement Director
