Banking Services
| Agency: | Pulaski County |
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| State: | Arkansas |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
| Posted Date: | Apr 5, 2024 |
| Due Date: | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Solicitation No: | 24005 |
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24005 Addendum 1
Banking Services
Issue Date: 3/24/2024
Response Deadline: 4/18/2024 02:30 PM (CT)
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority
Contact Information
Contact: Cassie Weatherington, Sr. Procurement Agent
Address: Procurement Department
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority
11 Clearwater Drive
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: (501) 688-1459
Email: procurement@lrwra.com
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24005 Addendum 1
Event Information
Number:
24005 Addendum 1
Title:
Banking Services
Type:
Request for Proposal
Issue Date:
3/24/2024
Response Deadline: 4/18/2024 02:30 PM (CT)
Notes:
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority (LRWRA) is issuing a Request for
Proposals (RFP) for Banking Services. The intent of this solicitation is to seek a
financial institution to provide full banking services to LRWRA.
The official posting can be found on the AR Bid website at https://ARBid.net. Please
note, it is the vendor’s responsibility to ensure compliance with the official solicitation
and all addenda as posted on the AR Bid website. Little Rock Water Reclamation
Authority shall have the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any and all
informalities.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the LRWRA Procurement
Department at Procurement@lrwra.com.
The LRWRA Procurement Department, as the issuing office, is the sole point of
contact throughout this procurement process. Vendor's questions regarding this
solicitation should be made through the LRWRA buyer listed for this solicitation.
Bid Activities
CLARIFICATION OF RFP AND QUESTIONS
4/3/2024 4:00:00 PM (CT)
A. Vendors may submit written questions requesting clarification of information contained in this
solicitation or questions resulting from the on-site visit.
1. Written questions should be submitted by 4:00 p.m., Central Time on April 3, 2024. Submit
written questions by email to the LRWRA buyer as shown on page one (1) of this solicitation.
2. For each question submitted, vendor should reference the specific solicitation item number to which
the question refers.
3. Vendors’ written questions will be consolidated and responded to by LRWRA. LRWRA's
consolidated written response is anticipated to be posted to the LRWRA website by the close of
business on April 10, 2024.
B. Vendors may contact the LRWRA Procurement Department with procurement-related questions at
any time prior to the bid opening date and time. Answers to verbal questions may be given as a matter
of courtesy and must be evaluated at vendor’s risk.
Bid Attachments
24005 Addendum 1.pdf
24005 Addendum 1
24005 Q&A.pdf
24005 Q&A
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24005 Addendum 1
Analysis Statements.pdf
Analysis Statements
24005 Attachment A_Final.pdf
Attachment A
24005 Banking Services Appendix A.pdf
Appendix A
24005 Response Packet_Final.pdf
Response Packet & Award Information
24005 Offical Bid Price Sheet.xlsx
Official Bid Price Sheet
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Bid Attributes
1 PROPOSAL SIGNATURE
A. An official authorized to bind the vendor to a resultant contract must sign the proposal in ink or by electronic
signature. The LRWRA required signature page is included as the last page of the Bid Invitation document. The Bid
Invitation document can be found by clicking on the document icon located in the top right corner of the website.
B. Vendor’s signature shall represent and warrant
1. Vendor’s agreement that either of the following may cause the vendor’s proposal to be disqualified
additional terms or conditions submitted intentionally or inadvertently.
any exception that conflicts with a requirement of this solicitation.
2. Vendor has completely reviewed this solicitation and any addenda.
3. Vendor's agreement to and compliance with all requirements, specifications, and terms and conditions
within this solicitation, including all attachments and addenda, if applicable. (See Definition of Requirement.)
4. Vendor's agreement to and compliance with all laws relating to State and Federal Equal Opportunity and
Non-Discrimination requirements and conditions of employment, in addition to all federal, state, and local
laws.
5. Vendor's agreement and certification that it does not, and shall not for the remaining aggregate term of the
contract, participate in a
Boycott of Israel (applicable to contracts valued at $1,000 or greater)
Boycott of Energy, Fossil Fuel, Firearms, or Ammunition Industry (applicable to contracts valued at
$75,000 or greater)
6. Vendor has provided information in response to this solicitation that is both accurate and true.
2 BID OPENING LOCATION
Sealed proposals submitted by the bid opening date and time as a traditional sealed hard copy, shall be opened at
the following location
Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority
11 Clearwater Drive
Little Rock, AR 72204
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3 SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS
Proposals shall not be accepted after the established response deadline (a.k.a., "bid opening") date and time. It is
the responsibility of vendors to submit proposals by traditional sealed hard copy at 11 Clearwater Drive on or before
the response deadline and time. Proposals received after the designated response deadline date and time shall be
considered late and shall not be reviewed. It is not necessary to return "no bids" to LRWRA.
4 CONE OF SILENCE
All communication(s) pertaining to this solicitation shall be directed to the LRWRA Buyer listed for this solicitation,
or his or her designee. LRWRA has imposed an absolute prohibition against any communication or contact ("Cone
of Silence") with any other LRWRA personnel, LRWRA consultant, or Little Rock Water Reclamation Commission
(LRWRC) member regarding this solicitation process.
The prohibition begins with the publication of this solicitation document, remains in place through the LRWRA
solicitation and award process, and ends only after LRWRA has executed a contract with the successful vendor.
The prohibition is suspended only when the LRWRA Buyer, or Buyer's designee, initiates or consents to a meeting
or communications for the purpose of clarifying a solicitation or another solicitation-related action.
A violation of this policy may result in the disqualification of an offending vendor’s response.
5 BUSINESS DESIGNATION
C - Corporation S - Corporation Individual
Public Service Corporation
(Optional: Check only one)
Sole Proprietorship
Nonprofit
Partnership
6 MINORITY DESIGNATION
Not Applicable African American American Indian
Pacific Islander American
(Optional: Check only one)
Service Disabled Veteran
Asian American
Hispanic American
7 ARKANSAS MINORITY CERTIFICATION NUMBER
(Optional: Maximum 25 characters allowed)
8 SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN CERTIFICATION NUMBER
(Optional: Maximum 25 characters allowed)
9 WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS
Not Applicable Yes, my company is a woman owned business.
(Optional: Check only one)
1 DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER
0
(Optional: Maximum 25 characters allowed)
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1 CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE
1 A. Vendor should indicate below if at the present time, and to the best of the vendor's knowledge, any known
possible conflicts of interest exist with LRWRA.
B. Vendor must disclose all known possible conflicts of interest, which exist at the time of vendor's bid submission.
Conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to the following
Relationships between vendor's employees, principals, officers, and agents and the employees of LRWRA.
Relationships between vendor's employees, principals, officers, and agents and the LRWRC.
Those resulting from material adverse matters, as distinguished from the conduct of business as usual.
C. Vendor's failure to disclose such a relationship may result in LRWRA's rejection of vendor's bid response or
LRWRA's cancellation of any resultant contract.
No known possible conflicts of interest exist.
(Optional: Check only one)
Yes, a possible conflict of interest exists.
1 CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE, if yes provide an explanation
2
(Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
1 DEFINITION OF REQUIREMENT
3 A. The words “must” and “shall” signify a requirement and that vendor’s agreement to and compliance with that
item is mandatory.
B. Exceptions taken to any requirement in this solicitation, whether submitted in the vendor’s bid response or in
subsequent correspondence, may cause the vendor’s bid response to be disqualified.
C. Vendor may request exceptions to NON-mandatory items. Vendor should clearly explain the requested exception
and should reference the specific solicitation item number to which the exception applies.
1 DEFINITION OF TERMS
4 A. LRWRA has made every effort to use industry-accepted terminology in this solicitation.
B. "Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority", "LRWRA", "agency", "the Utility", and the "the Authority" are used
synonymously in this document.
C. The words “bidder” and “vendor” are used synonymously in this document.
D. The terms “Invitation to Bid”, “ITB”, and “Solicitation” are used synonymously in this document.
1 REQUIREMENT OF ADDENDUM
5 This solicitation shall be modified only by an addendum written and authorized by LRWRA. The vendor shall be
responsible for checking the AR Bid website at https://ARBid.net for any and all addenda up to the established bid
opening date and time.
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