EXHIBIT
6-A
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December
22, 2005
[Consultant]
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR 2006 MONTEREY
PENINSULA SEAWATER DESALINATION PROJECTS EVALUATION
Dear
[Consultant]:
Your
firm has been selected to receive this Request for Proposals to conduct certain
consulting services for reviewing and evaluating three seawater desalination
projects that have been proposed for the Monterey
Peninsula. If you wish to be considered
for this work, please submit three copies of a proposal to this office by
5:00 PM on Tuesday, January 10, 2006.
I apologize for the short time frame allowed for preparing proposals and
for completing the study. The
information the study will yield is of keen interest to my Board of Directors
and to the community. Your proposal should include the items listed in Attachment 1, Contents of Proposal.
Responding firms are
encouraged to compile a compact proposal with a minimum of "gloss."
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
In
recent years, a variety of seawater desalination projects have been proposed
for the Monterey Bay area. The Monterey
Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD, or District) Board of Directors has
directed staff to review the following three projects:
Enclosed
are materials that provide additional information on these projects taken from
various submittals to MPWMD and project reports:
A
significant amount of additional information, including project descriptions
and drawings, is available at the MPWMD office and will be provided to the
selected consultant at the outset of the study.
The Comparative Matrix includes listings of some of the available
documents.
SCOPE
OF WORK
Proposals
are to address the following Scope of Work:
In
your proposal, we anticipate that you will describe the approach you expect to
employ in order to obtain the desired information and carry out the stated
Scope of Work. It is recognized that the
Scope of Work eventually incorporated into the agreement for consultant
services will likely contain more detail and specificity than the scope listed
above. Accordingly, the District is
receptive to suggested modifications, alternatives, and expansion on the
above-listed items. The District has
budgeted between $30,000 and $50,000 for the work anticipated to be performed
under this contract.
MPWMD
STAFF PARTICIPATION:
It
is anticipated that District staff will work closely with the consultant on
this project. At the outset, MPWMD staff
will be responsible for compiling and providing all relevant existing documents
and data in the District’s possession, and will assist the consultant in
obtaining desired information. The
consultant will be responsible for summarizing pertinent existing data for
presentation, and for incorporating District-provided materials into the
report.
SELECTION
PROCESS, SCHEDULE, AND AGREEMENT
Attachment 2 outlines the process and schedule for
selection of the consultant and completion of the study. Following receipt of proposals, District
staff will review the proposals. At his
time, it is not anticipated that firms will be invited to make oral presentations
of their proposals. However, it is
possible that you will be asked to clarify your proposal or provide additional
information.
After
a firm has been selected, an agreement will be negotiated for the scope of
services to be performed at a not-to-exceed cost. The District has a standard contract form for
consulting services, which includes the insurance requirements contained in Attachment 3.
We
look forward to your response. If you
have any questions regarding this invitation, please contact me at (831)
658-5620.
Sincerely,
Andrew
M. Bell
District
Engineer
Enclosures: Attachment
1. Contents of Proposal
Attachment 2. Selection Process and Proposed Project
Schedule
Attachment 3. Insurance Requirements
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