The County of Orange (County) is seeking to retain the services of a consultant to provide Professional Services, on an as needed basis, for threatened and endangered species as such relates to various Orange County design projects.
The services to be provided by the selected offeror (the "Consultant") include conducting a field review and habitat evaluation, and preparing of a biological report in accordance with accepted standards and/or the requirements of the County. Consultant may also be required to provide assistance with the preparation of site mitigation or re-design to avoid, minimize or mitigate Project adverse impacts to any protected species or habitat, as well as adverse impacts to the Project. Additionally, the County may require Consultant to perform a site habitat evaluation to determine the possible presence of threatened or endangered species, and prepare a report in compliance with industry standards, the requirements of the County and/or New York’s State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA").
For each project the County will provide to Consultant a scope of work specific to that Project. Within five (5) business days from receipt of such scope of work, the Consultant shall provide the County with a detailed cost estimate for the performance of requested services.
Consultant’s services shall be available upon request of the County and shall be billed on an hourly basis in accordance with the Proposal Form submitted in response to this RFP.
Offerors shall complete the Proposal Form. All costs, fee and expenses for the services to be provided by Consultant shall be included in the hourly rates in the Proposal Form. This includes, but is not limited to, all costs, fees and expenses relating to travel, reproductions and application fees pertaining to a Project.
The County and Consultant may negotiate a lump sum price for each Project based upon the rates in the Proposal Form submitted by Consultant. If a lump sum price is negotiated, the lump sum amount paid to Consultant for that Project shall not exceed the amount that the County would have paid if the services provided by Consultant for that Project were provided utilizing the hourly rate contained in the Proposal Form. All costs, fees and expenses of Offeror shall be deemed included in any such negotiated lump sum, including any travel, reproductions and related application fees.
