RFQ - Grant Writing and Admin of CDBG

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Listing Summary

The City of Dublin is considering requesting funds from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs Fiscal Year 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The city is requesting statements of qualifications and proposals from consultants with a strong record in successfully assisting local governments with grant writing for, and administration of, CDBG programs. Responding firms should be qualified to provide grant administration and related services including, but not limited to: Preparation of the grant application; Preparation of the Environmental Review Recold; Preparation of draw/disbursement requests; Assistance with financial administration of grant funds and record keeping; Assistance with holding public hearings; Assistance with any requited acquisition following the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act (URA); Assisting the engineer/architect with preparation of bid documents, advertising and conducting the bid opening; Assisting the city with Davis-Bacon and related labor requirements including weekly payroll review and employee interviews; Assisting the city with meeting Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) requirements; and Preparation of close-out documents.

The City of Dublin plans to contract with a reputable consulting firm for grant writing, and, if funded, for administration services, for a 2024 CDBG project The purpose of the project is anticipated to provide Housing Improvement, Street & Drainage Improvements and/or water and sewer improvements.

Information which should be submitted for our evaluation is as follows:

1. History of firm and resources
2. DCA grant programs experience, including CDBG
3. Capacity to complete scope of work
4. Current workload
5. Scope and level of service proposed
6. Experience with similar projects and list of references
7. Fees associated with grant writing, and grant administration, if the project is funded 8) Statement of Qualifications Form

9) Applicable Section 3 Certification forms, if claiming Section 3 Status

All ate subject to Federal and State contract provisions prescribed by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. This Project is coveted under the requirements of Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968, as amended, and Section 3 Business Concerns are encouraged to apply.

The City q/ Dublin also abides by me following laws as they pertain to HUD Assisted Projects: Title VI of the Civil

Rights Act of 1964; Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Title l; Title VII of the Civil

Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act); Section 104(b)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended; Title 11 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of1990 (ADA); and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968.

Interested parties should request copies of the Statement of Qualifications Form and Section 3 Solicitation Package prior to preparing and submitting their proposal. Proposals should be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on November 22, 2023. Proposals may be mailed or hand delivered. Hand delivered proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope. Proposals received after the above date and time will not be considered. The City of Dublin reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive informalities in the proposal process. Questions and Completed Proposals should be submitted to the name and address listed below:

Kris Harden

City of Dublin P.O. Box 690

Dublin, Georgia 31040

(478) 277-5047

CITY OF DUBLIN

GRANT WRITING/ADMINISTRATION

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (CDBG)

NAME OF FIRM:

ADDRESS:

1 . Years in Business in Present Form:

2. Firms History and Resource Capability to Perform Required Services:

3 . Titles, names, and addresses of all officers.

1. List up to five (5) projects which demonstrate skills to be used on CDBG projects.

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1. Fee to write the Application:

Grant Administration Statement of Qualifications

1. If you were awarded the administration on these type of projects, what would your fee for grant administration services be (fees can be expressed in percentages, but all agreements will be lump sum amounts)?

1. List key personnel (with qualifications) likely to be involved on these projects and explain their specific role in CDBG work.

1. List three references with contact information.

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1. Are you a Section 3 Business Concern? Yes No

• The Attached Section 3 Business Concern Certification, Previous Certification and Action Plan must be filled out, signed, notarized, and submitted with your proposal it olaiming Section 3 preference. If not, you do not have to submit with your proposal.

1. certifying that:

Mr./Mrs./Ms. being duly sworn deposes and states that

he/she is the (title) of (name of firm)

and that answers to the foregoing questions and all statements herein contained are true and correct.

Grant Writing/Administration Statement of Qualifications

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