September 5, 2024
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
FOR
REDDING ELECTRIC UTILITY
SAFETY SOFTWARE PROGRAM,
CITY OF REDDING
(Schedule No. 5530)
In accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code of the City of Redding, sealed
proposals must be submitted to the City of Redding Clerk’s 3rd floor office located at City Hall,
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, California 96001 prior to 3:00 p.m. PT, Friday, October 4, 2024,
for furnishing the City of Redding a proposal for a Safety Software Program for Redding Electric
Utility per the attached specifications and general conditions.
PROPOSALS RECEIVED AFTER THIS TIME AND DATE MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED
OR CONSIDERED.
The said proposals will be opened at 3:00 p.m. PT, on Friday, October 4, 2024, in the
designated City Hall Conference Room as posted in the main lobby of City Hall, 777 Cypress
Avenue, Redding, California.
The proposer shall provide the original (unbound) proposal, three (3) copies of the proposal,
along with an exact copy of the proposal in PDF format on a USB “thumb” drive. The fee schedule
is required to be submitted in a separate sealed envelope along with the proposal. Electronic
submission of proposals will not be allowed. The City will award any resulting contract in a manner
consistent with the City Purchasing Ordinance.
The cut-off date and time for receiving questions regarding this RFP is 5:00 p.m.
PT, on Thursday, September 19, 2024. All inquiries must be made in writing and may be
submitted to the email address shown below.
THE CITY OF REDDING
Purchasing Division
Michelle Kempley, Purchasing Officer
mkempley@cityofredding.org
NOTE
If a potential bidder/proposer received this solicitation document through
some means other than surface mail from the City of Redding (such as from the City
of Redding Internet web site, or from another prospective bidder/proposer), it is the
responsibility of the potential bidder/proposer to advise the assigned City of Redding
Purchasing contact of its intention to submit a bid/proposal so that any addenda or
other correspondence related to this solicitation will be sent to the potential
bidder/proposer. When contacting the Purchasing Division, the bidder/proposer shall
provide the solicitation number located on the cover page of this document.
Transmittal of this information must be in writing, by U.S. Mail, or e-mail.
Transmittal of this information via telephone is not acceptable.
Please submit proposal as directed in the RFP package. Forward to:
City of Redding
City Clerk
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, CA 96001
Proposals must be received by the City Clerk’s office prior to 3:00 p.m. PT on the date
indicated below. Mailing envelope is to be clearly marked on the outside with the
following notation:
“Proposal for Schedule No. 5530; opening at
3:00 P.M., on Friday, October 4, 2024”
Note: Signatures must be legible, indicating full first and last name.
The City of Redding
Purchasing Division
Request for Proposals
For Redding Electric Utility
Safety Software Program
Schedule No. 5530
City of Redding
Safety Software Program RFP
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
SECTION I - RFP INFORMATION AND SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS………... 3
SECTION II - BACKGROUND INFORMATION…………………………………….. 4
SECTION III - SCOPE OF WORK…………………………………………………… 5
SECTION IV - GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS……….. 6
SECTION V - PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS……………………………………… 7
SECTION VI - PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA……………. 11
SECTION VII - CONTACTS …………….……………………………………………. 12
SECTION VIII - STANDARD CONSULTANT AGREEMENT……………………… 13
SECTION IX – ATTACHMENTS……………………………………………………… 13
Attachments
Attachment A – City of Redding – Consulting and Professional Services Contract
Attachment B – PINS Information
Attachment C – City of Redding – Request for Proposals General Conditions
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City of Redding
Safety Software Program RFP
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR
REDDING ELECTRIC UTILITY
SAFETY SOFTWARE PROGRAM
(Schedule No. 5530)
SECTION I - RFP INFORMATION AND SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS
The City of Redding (“City”) invites the submission of proposals from firms with expertise
in providing a cloud-based safety software program for Redding Electric Utility.
Companies with demonstrated experience in this area and an interest in making their
services available to the City are invited to respond to this Request for Proposals (RFP).
The City is looking for a vendor to provide Redding Electric Utility (REU) with a cloud-
based safety software program designed for an electric utility. This program should contain
the following but not be limited to; allow tracking of all safety training and provide a platform
to deliver Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) compliant e-learning
content; provide safety document management and repository; tracking and trending of
data; asset tracker for inspections; field tools such as mobile app with customizable forms
for conducting inspections, audits, and incident data collection; customizable dashboards
to track training, inspections and audits.
All submitted proposals and information included therein or attached to it shall become the
property of the City upon their delivery to the City. The vendor shall wholly absorb all
costs incurred in the preparation and presentation of this proposal.
In a box or envelope, submit one (1) original (unbound) proposal, and (3) copies (which
may be bound in a manner that allows for ease of recycling; no wire binding), and one (1)
electronic copy (i.e., thumb drive), to the attention of the City Clerk’s office by the day
and time noted on the RFP cover announcement.
One (1) Cost Proposal for this project is to be included in a separate, sealed envelope
clearly marked with the name of the proposer, schedule number, and “COST
PROPOSAL.” Nowhere in the body of the proposal shall pricing be discussed. The
sealed envelope marked “Cost Proposal” will not be opened until after the initial proposal
review has been completed.
Mark the outside of the package with the firm or vendor’s name and address and include
the following notation: “Proposal for Schedule No. 5530, Redding Electric Utility
Safety Software Program, Opening at 3:00 p.m., October 4 2024”.
The Vendor assumes the risk for any delay in the mail or handling of the mail by any public
mail service or any private courier, regardless of whether sent by mail or by means of
personal delivery. The Contractor is solely responsible for having the proposal delivered
on time at the place specified herein.
The estimated timeline for this RFP is as follows:
• Release of RFP……………………………………September 5, 2024
• Deadline for Submittal of Written Questions…..September 19, 2024, by 5:00pm PT
• Addendum Issued (if necessary) ………………. September 24, 2024
• Proposal Submission Deadline…………...... October 4, 2024 before 3:00pm PT
• Evaluations of Proposals Completed…….…… October 7-11, 2024
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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.