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MODIFICATIONS ARE INDICATED IN BOLD ITALIC FACE TYPEPROJECT NUMBER FC‐8370 – AIRPORT SECURITY SERVICESADDENDUM No. 4The following questions and/or clarifications were requested by various Contractors:1.2.3.4.5.Question:What company presently has the contract? What is the current rate you arepaying per man hour for officers and supervisors? The employees presentlyworking, can they be re‐hired by the successful bidder?Response:The current contractor is HSS Inc. (“HSS”). HSS pays its officers 11.00/hour andits supervisors 13.50/hour. Current employees may be re‐hired by thesuccessful proponent.QuestionWould you be to tell us if these requirements for FC‐8370 are currently or havebeen being performed under a contract, who is the Contractor? What is thecontract number? What is the value?Response:Please see the response to question number 1 above. The contract number isFC‐5051. The current annual not‐to‐exceed amount is approximately 10million.Question:Please provide the name of the incumbent for the Airport Security Services, theexpiration of the contract for the incumbent, the City of Atlanta Solicitationnumber for the RFP for the incumbent and please advise if the City of Atlanta willaward one or more contract(s) for the HJAIA security services?Response:Please see the responses to questions number 1 and 2 above. The currentcontract runs through May 2016. The City intends to award only one contractfor these Airport security services.Question:In the minimum qualifications listed in Part 1, Section 4.5 states that “eachProponent must submit with its proposal documentation that demonstrates it isduly authorized to conduct business in the State of Georgia”. The State ofGeorgia requires for any organization operating as a contract security company inthe state is licensed by the Georgia Board of Private Detectives and SecurityAgencies. Is it the City’s expectation that the proponent submit a copy of theircurrent security license as well as their state business registration?Response:No. Proponents are not required to (but may) provide copies of their licensesfrom the Georgia Board of Private Detectives and Security Agencies.Proponents are, however, required to provide evidence that proponent “is dulyauthorized to conduct business in the State of Georgia.”Question:As proponents must be a joint venture to submit a response, would the Cityplease confirm that the state registration and licenses must be held in the nameof the joint venture rather than the individual organizations which have formedthe joint venture?FC-8370– ADDENDUM NO.4PAGE 1

MODIFICATIONS ARE INDICATED IN BOLD ITALIC FACE TYPEPROJECT NUMBER FC‐8370 – AIRPORT SECURITY SERVICESADDENDUM No. 46.7.Response:The joint venture requirement may be satisfied by partnership or formal entity.In either case, the partnership or formal entity must have any and all licensesrequired to perform the Services at or before any contract may be executedwith the City. Otherwise, please see the response to question number 4 above.Question:Would the City please confirm that all required insurance programs must be inthe name of the joint venture/proponent rather than the individual organizationswhich have formed the joint venture, as well as the required payment andperformance bonds?Response:Yes. All insurance and bonds must be in the name of the joint venturepartnership or formal entity (i.e., the name of the contractor).Question:Sec. 2‐1450. ‐ Requirements for joint ventures of the City of Atlanta’s code ofordinances, part (c) states that “each joint venture under this section, a writtenjoint venture agreement must be completed by all parties to the joint ventureand executed before a notary public, which clearly delineates the rights andresponsibilities of each member or partner, complies with any requirements ofthe office of contract compliance as set forth in bid documents or otherwise, andprovides that the joint venture shall continue for, at a minimum, the duration ofthe project.”a.Would the City please confirm that the requirement is for the members ofjoint venture to remain as originally formed for the duration of the contract?b. Is it the City’s expectation that the member(s) of the joint venture who isthe certified MFBE remain certified by the City for the duration of thecontract? For example, if one of the members of the joint venture is a certifiedFBE firm and something transpires to lose the FBE status, and there is no othercertified MFBE member of the joint venture, would the contract be in default fornot having a certified MFBE member or having to alter the joint venturepartnership?c.Additionally, if a member of the joint venture were to be acquired, declarebankruptcy, experience significant service delivery issues or other significantissues impacting the program and altering the structure of the joint venture,would the City consider the contract to be in default?Response:a. Yes, the City anticipates that the members of the Joint Venture wouldremain as originally formed for the contract duration.b. The expectation of OCC is for the Joint Venture to find a firm that iscertified with the City of Atlanta by OCC and to remain certified throughthe life of the contract.c. The contract would be in default if the issues are not resolved to theFC-8370– ADDENDUM NO.4PAGE 2

MODIFICATIONS ARE INDICATED IN BOLD ITALIC FACE TYPEPROJECT NUMBER FC‐8370 – AIRPORT SECURITY SERVICESADDENDUM No. 4satisfaction and approval of the affected stakeholder departments in atimely fashion. Prime Contractor must document deficiencies,communications of all efforts to cure, and initiate OCC’s procedures toremove and replace the deficient team member.8.9.Question:In addition to the joint venture requirements, the City has outlined thesubcontracting goals in Appendix A. The joint venture program requirement isfor at least one member to be a certified AABE, HABE, APABE or FBE firm. Wouldthe City please clarify if the joint venture proponent which includes a certifiedfirm fulfills the appropriate subcontracting goal requirement or if the certifiedfirm has to separately provide the services for the subcontracting goal as well asprovide services as part of the joint venture? For example, two firms form a jointventure named Firm C. Firm A is a large business and Firm B is a certifiedAABE. Will the City allow for all work performed by Firm C to count towards theA/H/AP ABE goal of 18.1% and only subcontract out the FBE requirement of aminimum of 8.3%? Or is it the City’s expectation that Firm C provides 73.6%, anA/H/AP ABE certified firm (which could be Firm B or another certified firm)provides a minimum of 18.1% and an FBE certified firm provides a minimum of8.3% of the required services?Response:If a certified MBE/FBE who is part of a successful JV team (and is also a minorityinterest holder in the JV) lists the M/FBE JV team member on their participationplan, the value of the self‐performance of the certified MBE/FBE JV memberwho is subcontracting back to the JV will be counted toward the participationgoal.Question:A couple quick operational questions for clarification:1. Do the officers report to a single location for shift briefing prior to beingtransported to their assigned post? If so,a.What is the typical duration of shift briefing?b. Are officers transported by the contractor to their post or do they utilizetheir own transportation?2. Is parking provided by the City for contractor employees to park at theairport? If not, what is the monthly fee for parking? Additionally, will the Cityallow for employer paid parking to be included as part of the 2.00 per hour forfringe benefits?3. Would the City please confirm that the educational benefits identified underthe fringe benefit information does not include typical security officer trainingwhich is required by the City or DOA?FC-8370– ADDENDUM NO.4PAGE 3

MODIFICATIONS ARE INDICATED IN BOLD ITALIC FACE TYPEPROJECT NUMBER FC‐8370 – AIRPORT SECURITY SERVICESADDENDUM No. 4Response:1. Such particulars are to be determined by the contractor subject to Airportapproval (if necessary). It is anticipated that proponents will include suchdetail in their Operations Plan at the outset of the contract term.2. No, parking is not provided by the City for contractor employees. The publicparking fee is dependent on where the employee parks. No parking fees areincluded in the fringe benefits.3. Confirmed; regular officer training is not to be included in the fringebenefit.10.11.12.13.Question:In regards to RFP FC‐8370; I have one question, on page 65, section 2.5, it statesthat the service provider will provide (at service provider's cost) onsitetransportation at all times for use by the security supervisor/coordinator. Howmany vehicles are exactly required and what types of vehicles are being usednow?Response:Such particulars are to be determined by the contractor subject to Airportapproval (if necessary). It is anticipated that proponents will include such detailin their Operations Plan at the outset of the contract term.Question:What is the overall purpose of the JV?Response:The City of Atlanta encourages, where economically feasible, the establishmentof joint ventures to ensure prime contracting opportunities for all businesses,including good faith outreach efforts to utilize certified minority and femalebusiness enterprises on Eligible Projects. On projects valued at five (5) milliondollars or greater, the Office of Contract Compliance shall determine on aproject‐by‐project basis whether non‐ discriminatory outreach efforts to enterinto a joint venture shall be required. Please refer to the Appendix A section ofthe referenced solicitation for more detailed information regarding thestructure of joint ventures.Question:Outside of the JV partner being of a different race or gender, what otherCertifications, TSA requirements, or other qualifications are expected of the JVpartner that does meet one or both race/gender requirements?Response:The Joint Venture partner must be currently certified as a MBE/FBE by the Cityof Atlanta.Question:If a JV is formed with an AABE or FBE, can that JV partner satisfy the 18.1%and/or 8.3% AABE/FBE requirement?Response:If a certified MBE/FBE who is part of a successful JV team (and is also a minorityFC-8370– ADDENDUM NO.4PAGE 4