REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
RFP 0486
Jefferson Parish Department of Purchasing is soliciting Request for Proposals (RFPs) from qualified persons or firms To Provide Third-Party Inspection Services to the Jefferson Parish Department of Building Permits.
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to obtain competitive proposals as allowed by Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances Section 2-895 et. seq. from bona fide, qualified Proposers who are interested in providing Scope of Work as defined in Part II hereof. By submitting a proposal, Proposer agrees to comply with all provisions of Louisiana law as well as compliance with the Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances, Louisiana Code of Ethics, applicable Jefferson Parish ethical standards and Jefferson Parish (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Parish”) standard terms and conditions as adopted by Jefferson Parish Council Resolution.
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All proposals will be evaluated on criteria such as vendor’s technical proposal, qualifications and experience, financial profile and proposal responsiveness and other criteria more specifically defined in the RFP document. The maximum total points for each proposal are set at 100 points
RFP specifications may be obtained by visiting the Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department webpage at http://purchasing.jeffparish.net and selecting the LaPAC Tab. RFPs may also be viewed and submitted online free of charge at: www.jeffparishbids.net or www.centralbidding.com.
Submissions will only be accepted electronically via the Parish’s e-Procurement system, Central Bidding. Responses will be received until 3:30 P.M. on August 02, 2024. Jefferson Parish no longer accepts manual submissions. All vendors will be required to register with Central Bidding.
A Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal conference will be held at 11:00 a.m. on July 12, 2024 at the General Government Building located at 200 Derbigny St. Suite 4400, Gretna, La. 70053. All Prospective Proposers must participate in the conference and will be required to sign in and out as evidence of attendance. All prospective proposers shall be present at the beginning of the Mandatory conference and shall remain in attendance for the duration of the conference to obtain clarification of the requirements of the RFP and to receive answers to relevant questions thereto. Any Prospective Proposer who fails to attend the conference or remain for the duration shall be prohibited from submitting a proposal
The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals, in whole or part, pursuant to the law. Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipients of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to firm(s) that will provide high quality services and that are dedicated to diversity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involvement of minority and/or woman-owned business enterprises (DBE’s, including MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s) to stimulate participation in procurement and assistance programs.
Renny Simno
Director Purchasing Department
Misty A. Camardelle
Assistant Director
Purchasing Department
ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: June 26, July 03 and 10, 2024
For additional information, please visit the Purchasing Webpage at http://purchasing.jeffparish.net or you may call 504-364-2678.