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Non- Target Market RFQ for Real Estate Property Management Services,Specification #132849for a specific task or tasks pertaining to the scope of services required by the user departmentduring the term of the Agreement. The Contractors will respond to the Department’s TOR bysubmitting a complete Task Order proposal for the Department’s review and approval.“Task Order” means the individual project defined by the user department within the scope ofthe MCA and awarded to the selected vendor based on their Task Order proposal in responseto a Task Order Request.“Qualifications” means the documents submitted in response to this RFQ.III.SCOPES OF SERVICESThis RFQ is non-project specific. Accordingly, selected vendors will be awarded Task Orderdriven “Depends Upon Requirements” (DUR) Master Consulting Agreements, whereby anestimated maximum compensation limit will be established for the duration of the contract termand adjusted by amendment, if necessary. The City will negotiate compensation schedules withselected vendors prior to contract award and incorporate the rates for both the Contractor asprime contractor and each identified subcontractor, if any, into the Agreement.3.1Task Order RequestsFrom time to time the Commissioner and the CPO may issue Task Order Requests which arewithin the scope of the awarded Master Consulting Agreement (MCA) for Real Estate PropertyManagement Services. Task Order Requests (TOR), if any, will set forth the project for whichservices are to be performed pursuant to the proposed Task Order and a desired completiondate. Contractor must respond by proposing a work plan, time schedule, budget, deliverables,list of key personnel, and MBE/WBE involvement, all of which conform to the terms of the TORand the terms and conditions of the MCA. Contractor must not respond to any TOR notapproved in writing by the Commissioner and the Chief Procurement Officer or designee and/ornot within the scope of service awarded in the MCA. Costs associated with the preparation ofTask Order Proposals are not compensable under the MCA and the City is not liable for anyadditional costs.In the event that a project is funded in whole or part with state or federal funds, the Task OrderRequest may also set forth additional conditions required by the particular source of funds andsuch additional conditions will become part of the MCA with respect to that specific project. Byaccepting a Task Order proposal in response to a particular Task Order Request, the MCA willbe deemed to have been amended to include such special conditions pursuant to theamendment provision in the MCA, but with respect to that project only. The Contractor will notrespond to Task Order Requests which are not within the scope of the MCA.Following Contractor’s submission of a Task Order proposal in response to the TOR, theCommissioner and the Chief Procurement Officer will review the Task Order proposal and mayelect to approve it, reject it, or use it as a basis for further negotiations with the Contractorregarding the scope or fee of the project and the project completion date. If the City and theContractor negotiate the scope or fee of the project and the project completion date, theContractor must submit a signed, revised Task Order Proposal (based upon such negotiations)to the City for approval.All Task Orders (unless provided otherwise in the MCA with respect to TORs under 10,000)are subject to the approval of the Chief Procurement Officer and no Task Order will become3

Non- Target Market RFQ for Real Estate Property Management Services,Specification #132849binding upon the City until it is approved, in writing, by the Chief Procurement Officer. Absentapproval of a Task Order by the Chief Procurement Officer, the City will not be obligated to payor have any liability, under any theory of recovery (whether under the Agreement, at law or inequity), to Contractor for any Services provided by Contractor pursuant to a Task Order, orotherwise.The Contractor acknowledges and agrees that the City is under no obligation to issue any TaskOrder Requests to the Contractor; that the level of services requested may vary by project; andthat the City has entered into similar agreements with other Contractors and, in the CPO’s solediscretion, the City may issue a Task Order Request to only one contractor or may issue thesame Task Order Request to more than one Contractor in order to obtain competitive proposals.Task Order ProposalsThe Contractor can respond to a Task Order Request by submitting a Task Order proposal tothe Commissioner which describes the Contractor's approach and plan for performing thoseservices and contains a time schedule for completion of services, deliverables to be providedand a schedule for delivery, a staffing schedule, a cost proposal, and MBE/WBE utilization all ofwhich conform to the terms of the Task Order Request and the terms and conditions of theMCA. Task Order proposals will constitute irrevocable offers for a period of 60 calendar daysafter receipt by the City. Any and all costs associated with the preparation of Task Orderproposals will not be a reimbursable cost under the Agreement.Task Order proposals satisfactory to the Commissioner must be signed on behalf of the City bythe CPO (unless provided otherwise in the MCA with respect to TORs under 10,000) beforebinding the City and Contractor. The City’s acceptance will be demonstrated by a Notice-toProceed issued by the Department. The Contractor will not commence services, and the Citywill not be liable for any costs incurred by or payments to the Contractor, without a Notice-toProceed so executed.The Contractor acknowledges and agrees that the City either may select from among thoseproposals submitted in response to a Task Order Request that Task Order proposal which is inthe best interests of the City or may reject any and all Task Order proposals submitted inresponse to a Task Order Request. The Contractor further acknowledges and agrees that theMCA and any Task Order may be subject to approval by other governmental agencies and that,if such approval is required, the Contractor will perform no services relating to a Task Orderproposal until such approval is obtained.3.2Description of ServicesThe Services that the City seeks to acquire are described in detail in the Scope ofServices, Exhibit 1.3.3Contract TermAny Master Consulting Agreement awarded pursuant to this RFQ solicitation shall befor a base contract period not to exceed five (5) years with three (3) one-year extensionoptions.3.4MBE/WBE ParticipationFor purposes of your response to this RFQ, Respondent must only submit aMBE/WBE Commitment letter on their company letterhead addressed to the CPO stating4

Non- Target Market RFQ for Real Estate Property Management Services,Specification #132849your company commitment to achieving a minimum of 25% MBE and 5% WBE participationgoal of the total dollar value of all Task Orders awarded in Exhibit 1, Scope of Services.IVGENERAL INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES4.1Communications Between the City of Chicago and RespondentsA.Submission of Questions or Requests for ClarificationsRespondents must communicate only with the Department of ProcurementServices. All questions or requests for clarification must be in writing, sent by a.Riley@cityofchicago.org, Department of Procurement Services, Room 806,City Hall and must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Central Time, on February4, 2016.]}Respondents are encouraged, but not required, to submit questionsone (1) week prior to the scheduled Pre-Submittal Conference.All questions and requests for clarification must be submitted via e-mail using theprovided template- “Clarifying Questions Template.” The subject line of the e-mailmust clearly indicate that the contents are “Questions and Request forClarification” about the RFQ and are “Not a Qualifications submission” and mustrefer to “Non-Target Market Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) for Real EstateProperty Management Services, Specification No. 132849 ” No telephone callswill be accepted unless the questions are general in nature.B.Pre-Submittal ConferenceThe City will hold a Pre-Proposal Conference at City Hall, 11th Floor Room#1103, 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60602 at 3:00 p.m. CentralTime on January 27, 2016. The City requests that all parties planning onattending the Pre-Submittal Conference notify Altha Riley prior to the PreSubmittal Conference. The e-mail communication shall include the names, titles,e-mail address and phone number of each attendee.The City will answer questions and clarify the terms of the RFQ at the PreSubmittal Conference. The City may respond both to questions posed on theday of the conference and to questions e-mailed prior to the deadline for receiptof questions per Section 4.1.A.4.2Deadline and Procedures for Submitting Qualifications1.The City is initiating an open qualifications process for this RFQ, wherebyRespondents are invited to submit their Qualifications for the services describedin Exhibits 1 and 4. Again, Respondents should note that the City encouragescomprehensive responses to this RFQ identifying Respondents ability to directlyor indirectly provide the required services. Resource sharing from a single sourceRespondent will be a factor in evaluation and selection related to this RFQ.2.To be assured of consideration, Qualifications responses must be received bythe City of Chicago in the City’s Bid & Bond Room (Room 103 , City Hall) no later5

Non- Target Market RFQ for Real Estate Property Management Services,Specification #132849than 4:00 P.M. Central Time on March 11, 2016 . The Bid & Bond Room can bereached at telephone number 312-744-9773.3.The City may, but is not required to accept Qualifications that are not received bythe date and time set forth in Section 4.2.2 above. Only the Chief ProcurementOfficer (“CPO”) is empowered to determine whether to accept or return lateQualifications responses.Failure by a messenger delivery service or printing service to meet the deadlinewill not excuse the Respondent from the deadline requirement. Hand-carriedQualifications must be placed in the depository located in the Bid & Bond Roomlocated in Room 103, City Hall. The time of the receipt of all Qualificationsresponses to this RFQ will be determined solely by the clock located in the Bid &Bond Room of City Hall. It is Respondent's sole responsibility to ensure that theQualifications are received as required.4.Qualifications must be delivered to the following address:Jamie L. Rhee, Chief Procurement OfficerCity of ChicagoDepartment of Procurement ServicesBid & Bond RoomRoom103 , City Hall121 North LaSalle StreetChicago, Illinois 606025.Respondent must submit (1) hardcopy original, (5) hardcopy copies and (5)electronic copies in a searchable pdf format on a USB drive or CD-ROM and 1redacted copy of the submission in searchable pdf. The original documents mustbe clearly marked as “ORIGINAL”, and must bear the original signature of anauthorized officer of the business entity on all documents requiring a signature.Copies must be exact duplicates of the ORIGINAL. Respondent must enclose alldocuments in sealed envelopes or boxes.6.The outside of each sealed envelope or box must be labeled as follows:Qualifications EnclosedNon-Target Market Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Real EstateProperty Management ServicesSpecification No. 132849Due: 4:00 p.m. Central Time, March 11, 2016Submitted by: (Name of Respondent)Package of7.The City’s opening of Respondent’s sealed envelope(s) or package(s) containinga Qualifications submittal shall neither be deemed nor constitute acceptance bythe City of Respondent’s Qualifications. The City reserves the right to open andinspect all such sealed envelope(s) or package(s), regardless if the same weresubmitted by the due date and time specified herein, for any purpose, includingwithout limitation, determining the particular RFQ to which Respondent hasresponded, determine if a Qualifications response was submitted by the date andtime specified herein.6

Non- Target Market RFQ for Real Estate Property Management Services,Specification #1328494.3RFQ Information ResourcesRespondents are solely responsible for acquiring the necessary information or materials.Information for preparing a response to this RFQ can be located in the following areas ofthe City’s website: www.cityofchicago.org/Procurement: Search MBE/WBE Directory Database Pre-Submittal Conference Attendees Addenda and Exhibits, if any.4.4Procurement TimetableThe timetable for the RFQ solicitation is summarized below. Note that these are targetdates and are subject to change by the City.4.5Key ActivityTarget DateCity Issues RFQ1/15/16Pre-Submittal Conference1/27/16Post-Conference Questions Due2/4/16Qualifications Due3/11/16Transparency Website; Trade SecretsConsistent with the City's practice of making available all information submitted inresponse to a public procurement, all Qualifications, any information and documentationcontained therein, any additional information or documentation submitted to the City aspart of this solicitation, and any information or documentation presented to City as part ofnegotiation of a contract or other agreement may be made publicly available through theCity's Internet website. However, Respondents may designate those portions ofQualifications which contain trade secrets or other proprietary data ("Data") whichRespondent desires remain confidential.To designate portions of Qualifications as confidential, Respondent must:A.Mark the cover page as follows: "This RFQ submittal includes trade secrets orother proprietary data.”B.Mark each sheet or Data to be restricted with the following legend: "Confidential:Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction onthe title page of this Qualifications submittal."C.Provide a CD-ROM with a redacted copy of the entire Qualifications orsubmission in .pdf format for posting on the City's website. Respondent isresponsible for properly and adequately redacting any Data which Respondentdesires remain confidential. If entire pages or sections are removed, they mustbe represented by a page indicating that the page or section has been redacted.Failure to provide a CD-ROM with a redacted copy may result in the posting ofan un-redacted copy.7

Non- Target Market RFQ for Real Estate Property Management Services,Specification #132849Indiscriminate labeling of material as "Confidential" may be grounds for deemingQualifications as non-responsive.All Qualifications submitted to the City are subject to the Freedom of Information Act.The City will make the final determination as to whether information, even if marked"confidential," will be disclosed pursuant to a request under the Freedom of InformationAct or valid subpoena. Respondent agrees not to pursue any cause of action against theCity with regard to disclosure of information.All submissions are subject to the Freedom of Information Act.VPREPARING QUALIFICATIONS: REQUIRED INFORMATIONEach Qualifications response must contain all of the following documents andmust conform to the following requirements.5.1Format of QualificationsQualifications response must be prepared on 8 ½" X 11" letter size paper (preferablyrecycled), printed double-sided, and bound on the long side. The City encourages usingreusable, recycled, recyclable and chlorine free printed materials for bids, proposals,reports and other documents prepared in connection with this solicitation. Expensivepapers and bindings are discouraged, as no materials will be returned. Submit (1)hardcopy original, (5) hardcopy copies and (5) electronic copies in a searchable pdfformat on a USB drive or CD-ROM.Sections should be separated by labeled tabs and organized in accordance withsubject matter sequences as set forth below in Section 5.2.Each page of the Qualifications must be numbered in a manner so as to be uniquelyidentified. Qualifications response must be clear, concise and well organized.Respondent is strongly discouraged from including marketing or promotional materialsnot related specifically to the focus of this RFQ.5.2Required Contents of QualificationsRespondents are advised to adhere to the submittal requirements of the RFQ. Failure tocomply with the instructions of this RFQ may be cause for rejection of the non-compliantQualifications response. Respondent must provide information in the appropriate areasthroughout the RFQ. By submitting a response to this RFQ, you are acknowledging thatif your Qualifications are accepted by the City, your Qualifications response and relatedsubmittals may become part of the contract.At a minimum, the Qualifications response must include the following items:5.2.1 Cover LetterRespondent must submit a cover letter signed by an authorized representative ofthe entity committing Respondent to provide the Scope as described in this RFQin accordance with the terms and conditions of any contract awarded pursuant tothe RFQ process. The cover letter must:8

Non- Target Market RFQ for Real Estate Property Management Services,Specification #132849(i) Confirm Respondent’s ability and capacity to provide all services asdescribed in Exhibit 1, Scope of Services and Exhibit 4, SustainableOperations that apply to this Qualifications submission.(ii) Indicate the number of years the company has been in business, andprovide an overview of the experience and background of the companyand its key personnel committed in the Scope of Services.(iii) Identify the legal name of the company, its headquarters address, itsprincipal place of business, its legal form (i.e., corporation, joint venture,limited liability company or partnership, etc.), and the names of itsprincipals or partners and authority to do business in Illinois with the mostrecent documents filed with and obtained from the Secretary of State.(iv) Indicate the name, telephone number(s) and e-mail address of theprincipal contact for this submittal, oral presentation or negotiations.(vi) Acknowledge receipt of Addendum issued by the City, if any.5.2.2. Executive SummaryRespondent must provide an executive summary which explains itsunderstanding of t

REAL ESTATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES Specification No. 132849 Required for use by: CITY OF CHICAGO Department of Fleet & Facility Management This RFQ distributed by: CITY OF CHICAGO Department of Procurement Services All Qualifications and other communications must be addressed and returned by March 11, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time to: