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County of Hawaii <br />Department of Public Works <br />GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING CONSULTANT PROPOSAL <br />The Department of Public Works (DPW) has developed guidelines to standazdize preparation of <br />proposals by consultants. The purpose of these guidelines is to help assure consistency in format <br />and content of proposals prepazed by consultants and submitted to the DPW. This process should <br />reduce the time requirements for the consultants in preparing a proposal and will simplify the <br />review process by DPW personnel. <br />In order for DPW's consultant Screening Committee to evaluate each proposal properly, it is very <br />important that each submittal be cleaz, concise, and follows the recommended format. Please tab <br />the various sections in the submittal for easy reference. A maximum total of one hundred .(100) <br />points aze available for each proposal. Points for each section are as shown in the following table. <br />As part of the evaluation process, DPW may conduct interviews with all fums showing interest in <br />this project. <br />2. PROPOSAL FORMAT REQUIREMENTS <br />The proposal shall be limited in length as shown below. <br />Criteria Points Max. No. of Pa es <br />Introductory letter, number of years in business, reference, and <br /> <br />office locafion. 2 <br />Experience and professional qualifications relevant to the <br /> <br />roject. 35 2 <br />Past performance on projects of similaz scope for public <br />agencies or private industry, including corrective actions and 33 2 <br />other res onses to notices of deficiencies. <br />Ca aci to accom lish the work in the re aired time. 32 2 <br />MAXIMUM TOTAL 100 8* <br />A endix: Resumes of ke ersonnel <br />A endix: Com an Brochure o tional <br />Number of pages per proposal may vary depending on the nature of the project, but must total <br />no more than 8 pages, unless otherwise shown in the proposal, excluding appendices, table of <br />contents, and tabs. <br />A page is considered to be letter size, printed on one side, single spaced, with characters no smaller <br />than 12 point using Times font or similaz. Any proposal exceeding the eight (8) page limit, unless <br />stated otherwise in the RFP, receives a five (5) point penalty for each page over the limit or for each <br />page not in compliance with the specified format. <br />After submitting the proposal, any change in the key personnel listed in the proposal, and during the <br />life of the contract, shall be fast approved in writing by the County. <br />A.,..a i ..F'1 <br />