REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR FACILITIES MANAGMENT ...

the contractor so chooses, any current School District employee may be given the opportunity to apply
for available positions. The Proposer will be required to interview all current district employees and
they should be given preference in hiring. The assigned Manager who will be responsible for the
performance of the Contract will be assigned to the Saginaw Public School District as long as the
employee is employed by the Contractor.
1.13 CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY
All experienced and qualified Proposers are requested to submit a Proposal based on its experience
and capability. The School District of the City of Saginaw will select the Proposer deemed to serve the
best interests of the School District to proceed with the negotiation process. Saginaw Public Schools
in its sole discretion reserves the right to request Post-Proposal interviews from all, some or none of
the Proposers.
1.14 ORAL INTERVIEW
The School District of the City of Saginaw will require qualified companies to participate in an interview
and negotiation process to discuss their Proposal and to answer any questions the School District may
have regarding the RFP and the Contract. In that case, The School District of the City of Saginaw will
notify the qualified Contractor contact as listed in the Proposal. As per the RFP timeline, interviews
will be scheduled the week of July 11, 2011.
1.15 EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS
Each Proposer submitting a Proposal should understand that the nature of The School District of the
City of Saginaw's facilities management operation is so complex that each and every facet of the
operation may not be detailed in this RFP. The Proposer must document their expertise, experience,
and approach based on their grasp of the School District’s requirements. The mandatory Pre-
Proposal meeting and site visits will afford the Proposer to ask the necessary questions. The
Proposal must be complete, clear and concise. The following categories, not listed by rank, are the
principal criteria by which Proposals will be evaluated:
• Cost – 50%
• Experience and Reliability – 30%
• Turnover Rate – 10%
• Other Factors – 10%
The School District of the City of Saginaw will evaluate the Proposals, based on the above criteria as
well as other methods. Saginaw Public Schools will select the Contractor that it deems most qualified
to serve the interests of the School District to proceed to the negotiation process.