Summary of Specifications:
Dated September 15, 2015: The City of Rochester Hills is accepting proposals from professional, experienced and qualified firms to provide Psychological Services. Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Rochester Hills at the Purchasing Division, 1000 Rochester Hills Drive, Rochester Hills, MI 48309 or through the MITN website until EXACTLY 3:00 P.M. Local Time, Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at which time the names of submitting proposers will be publicly read. The City of Rochester Hills officially distributes bid/proposal documents from the Purchasing Division or through the Michigan Intergovernmental Trade Network (MITN). Copies of proposal documents obtained from any other source are not considered official copies. The first step to do business with the City is to become a registered vendor by visiting the City website at www.rochesterhills.org, select Business, Purchasing/Bids, then Quick Links and Vendor Registration to link to the MITN website. Final proposal results will be posted on the MITN website after award. Any deviation from the specification must be noted in the proposal. THE CITY OF ROCHESTER HILLS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL Proposals. Please submit bid on or before the date and time given above to: Lisa Cummins, CPPB, Purchasing Manager City of Rochester Hills 1000 Rochester Hills Drive Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309 All proposals five (5) copies must be submitted in a Sealed Envelope marked “RFP – PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES”, or submitted through the MITN website. The City of Rochester Hills is capable of accepting documents in doc, pdf, jpg, tif or rtf formats. With a view to obtaining the most acceptable services, these specifications cover the general requirements. Recommendations from proposers are encouraged and will be reviewed and evaluated based on the best interests of the City. This document is a Request for Proposal. Competitive sealed proposals will be evaluated based upon criteria formulated around the most important features of the service. The proposed evaluation criteria should be viewed as standards, which measure how well a provider’s approach meets the desired requirements and needs of the City. BACKGROUND The City of Rochester Hills is a residential community with a population of close to 73,000, comprising approximately 32.2 square miles and located east of the I-75 corridor in the eastern portion of Oakland County, Michigan. The City is bordered to the south by the City of Troy; to the east by Shelby Township in Macomb County; to the north by Oakland Township; and, to the west by the City of Auburn Hills. Rochester Hills surrounds the City of Rochester on its northern, western, and southern boundaries. The City of Rochester Hills is organized as a strong Mayor form of government with legislative power vested in a City Council. The City is a full service municipality, exclusive of police and trash collection. The City currently has 197 budgeted positions in 11 departments and operates a combination full-time and paid-on-call Fire Department. The City currently has four bargaining units, including a general employee AFSCME unit, a supervisory AFSCME unit, a full time IAFF Fire Fighter unit and a Paid-on-Call Fire Fighter unit, represented by MAFF. The majority of employees are located at the Rochester Hills City Offices, 1000 Rochester Hills Drive, Rochester Hills, Michigan. Others are located at sites throughout the City, including but not limited to, Department of Public Service Building; Public Safety Building (main Fire Station) and four satellite fire stations; Van Hoosen Museum and various park locations. General information regarding the City of Rochester Hills is available at www.rochesterhills.org SCOPE OF WORK The City of Rochester Hills wishes to engage a qualified and experienced professional firm(s) for the purpose of obtaining psychological services to provide psychological related services, including pre-employment screening, fitness for duty examination and other psychological services as required. The term of the contract will be for a period of three (3) years with an option to renew for an additional two (2) year period. Please login to MITN to download complete specifications and proposal response forms.
