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UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PROCUREMENT SERVICES BELKNAP CAMPUS LOUISVILLE, KY 40292 PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL COVER/SIGNATURE PAGE Proposals should be sent to the department by the following method: 7. EMAIL or MAIL TO: Department Name: Procurement Services, Attn: Amber Horn Address: 2215 S. Brook St., Room 105, Louisville, KY 40208 Email: [email protected] THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THIS FORM IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE VENDOR AND SUBMITTED WITH PROPOSAL Equal Employment Opportunity – All parties must be in compliance with executive order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended by executive order 11375 of October 13, 1967. STATEMENT OF NON-COLLUSION AND NON-CONFLICT OF INTEREST I hereby swear (or affirm) under penalty for false swearing as provided by KRS 523.040: 1. That attached Request For Proposal has been submitted without collusion with, and without any agreement, understanding or planned common course of action with, any other vendor of materials, supplies, equipment or services described in the Request For Quotation designed to limit independent competition. 2. That the proposer is legally entitled to enter into the contract with the University of Louisville, an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and is not in violation of any prohibited conflict of interest, including those prohibited by the provisions of KRS 45A.325, to 45A.340, 45A.990 and 164.990 and 164.821 (7). That I have fully informed myself regarding the accuracy of the statements made above. SIGNED BY:____________________________________________________________TELEPHONE:_____________________ PRINTED NAME:__________________________________________EMAIL: ________________________________________ FIRM NAME:_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS:_______________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY:__________________________________________STATE:_____________________ZIP CODE:____________________ Request Date: 3. Service Requested: Create Master Plan for University of Louisville 6. Email: [email protected] 2. Name of Department Requesting Service: University Planning, Design & Construction (UPDC) CONTACT PERSON: Amber Horn 1. October 22, 2021 4. Due Date: January 5, 2022 5. Time Due: 3:00 PM, EST RFP280-PSC

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UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PROCUREMENT SERVICES BELKNAP CAMPUS

LOUISVILLE, KY 40292

PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

COVER/SIGNATURE PAGE

Proposals should be sent to the department by the following method: 7. EMAIL or MAIL TO: Department Name: Procurement Services, Attn: Amber Horn

Address: 2215 S. Brook St., Room 105, Louisville, KY 40208 Email: [email protected]

THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THIS FORM IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE VENDOR AND

SUBMITTED WITH PROPOSAL Equal Employment Opportunity – All parties must be in compliance with executive order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended by executive order 11375 of October 13, 1967. STATEMENT OF NON-COLLUSION AND NON-CONFLICT OF INTEREST I hereby swear (or affirm) under penalty for false swearing as provided by KRS 523.040:

1. That attached Request For Proposal has been submitted without collusion with, and without any agreement, understanding or planned common course of action with, any other vendor of materials, supplies, equipment or services described in the Request For Quotation designed to limit independent competition.

2. That the proposer is legally entitled to enter into the contract with the University of Louisville, an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and is not in violation of any prohibited conflict of interest, including those prohibited by the provisions of KRS 45A.325, to 45A.340, 45A.990 and 164.990 and 164.821 (7). That I have fully informed myself regarding the accuracy of the statements made above.

SIGNED BY:____________________________________________________________TELEPHONE:_____________________

PRINTED NAME:__________________________________________EMAIL: ________________________________________

FIRM NAME:_____________________________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS:_______________________________________________________________________________________________

CITY:__________________________________________STATE:_____________________ZIP CODE:____________________

Request Date:

3. Service Requested: Create Master Plan for University of Louisville

6. Email: [email protected]

2. Name of Department Requesting Service: University Planning, Design & Construction (UPDC) CONTACT PERSON: Amber Horn

1. October 22, 2021

4. Due Date: January 5, 2022

5. Time Due: 3:00 PM, EST

RFP280-PSC

The University of Louisville Request for Proposal – Master Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Request for Proposal Components

1. Scope of Services: Phase 1: Statement of Qualification a. Introduction b. Project Description c. Additional Scope of Services d. Potential Audiences and Uses for the Plan e. Minimum Requirements for Master Plan

i. Market Analysis ii. Pedestrian Circulation iii. Landscape Heritage Protection and Enhancement Plan iv. Traffic Plan – Vehicular and Bicycle Circulation, Access, and Parking v. Create Utilities Master Plan vi. Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure Plan

f. Project Deliverables i. Deliverables to include ii. Final documents

g. Required Skills

2. Information Background a. University and Project Objectives

3. Proposal Timeline

4. Required Proposal Submittals

5. Method of Award

a. Firm Qualifications b. Experience of Team Personnel c. Financial Offer d. Responsiveness of Work Plan e. Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise

6. Contract Period

7. Reciprocal Preference

8. Foreign Corporation Registration

9. Pre-Proposal Conference

10. Interview and Presentation Sessions

11. COVID-19 Safety Requirements

12. Questions

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

1) Scope of Services: PHASE 1: STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

a) Introduction: The University of Louisville is initiating a national search to identify and select a qualified professional planning and design team to develop a comprehensive Master Plan for our Belknap, and Health Science (HSC) and Shelby campuses. Heavy emphasis on our Belknap and HSC campuses. This plan will define physical development patterns, as well as set quality and image standards for future expansion and development for the university’s academic campus. • Confirm the planning principles, goals, objectives, and major recommendations

(including proposed building sites) from current administration. Objective is to meet current and projected needs at five and ten years out to year 2032.

• Coordinate all master plan recommendations with the university’s current or recently completed capital improvement projects.

• Create a Utilities Master Plan including voice, data video, water, electric and gas infrastructure and associated analyses.

• Study the campus landscape from an environmental and cultural sustainability standpoint and make recommendations for improvements.

• Develop campus-wide design guidelines and landscape development standards. • Analyze existing open spaces across campus and recommend changes to define

and enhance their use and development. • Evaluate existing campus transportation facilities and develop a comprehensive

long-range transportation plan that addresses traffic, parking, and transportation demand issues.

• Evaluate signage and develop improve recommendations include wayfinding solutions.

• Create safe, inviting interactive campuses with a welcoming sense of community for the university faculty, staff, students and visitors. The firm should be prepared to develop a plan that blends our facilities cohesively as opposed to a collection of buildings.

• Update the Stormwater Management (per MSD standards) and Green Infrastructure Plan. (Exhibit A)

The proposed Campus Master Plan will serve as a tool to help establish a continuing framework to guide the orderly growth and development of the campuses, and protect and enhance important open spaces, as well as historic and cultural landscapes. The Master Plan shall be consistent with and support the university’s current mission, vision, and strategic plan. The plan will be sufficiently flexible to accommodate ongoing change that is typical in a dynamic higher education learning environment during the next 10 years. The developed master plan will provide direction for future building sites and/or building additions, recognize historic preservation considerations, preserve, and enhance open space, academic success, clinical operations associated with academic programing, research growth, mitigate environmental impacts, address transportation, circulation and parking issues, plan for utility upgrades to meet projected demand, and support university programs. The University of Louisville Hospital system is excluded from this plan.

The university maintains a comprehensive master plan for each of the three major campuses. Periodic updates are made as required. Updates were completed on the Belknap Campus and Shelby Campus in 2009, Health Sciences Campus in 2006. These updates can be found at the following locations: https://louisville.edu/updc/master-planning/health-sciences-campus-master-plan https://louisville.edu/updc/master-planning/board-of-trustees-presentation The university’s intention is to achieve dynamic growth while demonstrating a commitment to sustainability through Brownfield Reclamation (over 280 acres of abandoned or unused industrial and commercial land redeveloped and repurposed), responsible construction practices, chemical recycling, facilitating the use of public transportation, responsible energy management practices, recycling programs, enhancing the campus landscape, and making the campuses more pedestrian friendly. Additionally, both Campus Housing and Athletics have completed their respective Master Plans independent of each other. JB Speed Engineering School is in the process of completing a plan. This master plan should incorporate or work in collaboration with these plans that are under way now.

As a complement to the Strategic and Master Plans, UofL conducts an internal facility condition assessment of key buildings/systems periodically. This assessment becomes the basis for inclusion of projects in the capital renewal, major maintenance, and life safety portions of the larger six-year capital plan. A key component of this review is the assessment of classroom and laboratories, teaching and research, and facility conditions. The last comprehensive facilities assessment was completed in 2007.

The university’s six-year capital plan (a requirement for all Kentucky state agencies) includes funding requests for new construction projects and lists needs for capital renewal and renovation on the existing facilities. The 2020-2026 and 2022-2028 pending Six-Year Agency Capital Plan can be found on Exhibit B and C. The first two years of this plan are used in the capital budget submitted to the State on a biennial basis.

The 409-acre Belknap Campus is located 3 miles from downtown Louisville and houses 8 of the university's 12 colleges and schools along with a childcare center (the Early Learning Campus). The 62-acre Health Sciences Center is located within Louisville's downtown medical complex including UofL Health and Norton Healthcare and houses the university's health-related schools (Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Public Health and Information Sciences). The 235-acre Shelby Campus is located in eastern Jefferson County. The academic core consists of 28 acres, which houses the National Crime Prevention Institute; the Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning Unit for Continuing and Professional Education, and the Center for Predictive Medicine, a facility that contains one of NIH’s thirteen regional BL-3 biosafety labs. The remainder of Shelby Campus is leased to the UofL Foundation which has developed several office buildings on the site with plans to continue the development of the site with additional commercial resources. The university is actively engaged in expanding sustainability initiatives as stated in the university’s 2020 plan. These initiatives include promoting an environmentally friendly campus through responsible construction practices; single stream, chemical, and other recycling programs; “green” purchasing policies; public transportation use; storm water management and responsible energy management practices.

Since completion of the Master Plan updates in 2006 and 2009, the master plans have been instrumental in providing organization and guidance in the expansion and placement of housing, parking, athletic and the expansion and placement of biomedical research, patient care, teaching facilities, and adequate parking on the HSC campus. The Belknap and Health Sciences Campuses continues to be the prime focus in growing

institutional research capacity, key to the success of this vision will require continued investment in: • Physical infrastructure supporting the development of new research facilities

and renovation of existing space. • State-of-the-art research equipment. • Technologically advanced facilities necessary to recruit and retain outstanding

students and scholars. • Infrastructure supporting asynchronous learning and knowledge dissemination.

To further facilitate appreciation and understanding of this campus you may choose to visit the university web site at www.louisville.edu.

b) Project Description:

In conjunction with this growth, the university anticipates there will be funding required per year needed to renovate and retrofit existing facilities to meet the current strategic plan goals. These renovations will not only modernize existing facilities but make the space more useable for today’s student learning environment.

https://my.louisville.edu/strategic-plan

c) Additional Scope of Services:

In general, the consultant team is expected to prepare a plan that will be used to guide the physical development of the institution for the next twelve (12) years. In addition to using the documentation made available by the university, Metro & State government and other planning agencies, the consultant should be prepared to work directly with staff in Planning, Design and Construction and the COO office to engage in an interactive information gathering and plan development process with a variety of stakeholders that include: • University Leadership, University Board of Trustees and University of Louisville

Foundation representatives. • University students, faculty, administrative staff across campus. • Representatives Kentucky State and Louisville Metro governments and agencies. • Kentucky Council on Post-Secondary Education. • Commercial and residential neighbors. • Other state agencies as required.

The University of Louisville will develop an organizational structure to guide and interact with the consultant team during the master plan. At a minimum, it is anticipated that there will be an Executive Leadership Team, Campus Master Plan – Steering Committee, and an internal staff team to provide direction and facilitate planning along with a variety of focus groups to provide information and feedback. Executive Director, University Planning, Design and Construction will be our lead during this master planning process.

d) Potential Audiences and Uses for the Plan Include: • University Leadership, University Foundation representatives and University Board of

Trustees. • Institutional community and prospective students, faculty, and staff • Ensuring stakeholders of a coherent, comprehensive physical campus identity and

vision for future development • Sharing intended campus development information with local government,

businesses Alumni and Potential donors • Guiding campus planning decisions.

• Improving the physical campus environment. • Sharing of future campus development guidance. • Understanding the context of proposed campus projects. • Building campus and UL System identity. • Evaluating proposed campus projects. • Strengthening the synergy and relationships between the campus and surrounding

neighborhoods, businesses, and community.

e) Minimum Requirements for Master Plan: i) Market Analysis

(1) Growth Options including academic, research program planning and space utilization needs.

(2) Land Values & Acquisition Strategy and disposition. (3) Campus Development Plan

(a) Parcel Use Recommendations (b) Development Capacity Estimate (c) Building Zone (d) Setback, Open Space Planning and Preservation Areas (e) University exterior character defining features and iconic exterior spaces

including architectural and site design guidelines. (f) Campus and Building Heritage protection and enhancement plan from a

building facilities perspective, the 2022Campus Master Plan will review and confirm recommendations for building removals and proposed building sites outlined in the 2006 & 2009 campus plans. It is a priority of campus to renovate, repurpose and upgrade our existing buildings as much as possible to meet programmatic needs prior to recommending the building of new facilities.

ii) Pedestrian Circulation: (1) Circulation systems (e.g., sidewalks, roadways, trails, paths, bike routes, bus

routes, etc.) (2) Building courtyards, entrances, and plazas (3) Seating nodes and gathering areas (4) Paving systems (5) Exterior passive recreation areas (6) Perimeters and gateways (7) Site amenities (minimal scope as the campus has existing site amenity

standards) (8) Signage and wayfinding (minimal scope as the campus has existing exterior

signage standards) (9) Lighting and security routes

iii) Landscape Heritage Protection and Enhancement Plan: (1) Overall vision for the campus landscape, planning assumptions (2) Recommendations for policy development, landscape performance guidelines

and accountability metrics, and general landscape maintenance guidelines (3) Landscape corridors (4) Landscape Sustainability

iv) Traffic Plan - Vehicular and Bicycle Circulation, Access, and Parking: (1) Impact of pending area modifications (2) Major campus access requirements (3) Parking demand

v) Utilities Master Plan: (1) Analyses sought will address steam and condensate returns, domestic water, fire

water, sanitary sewer, electrical distribution systems and natural gas. vi) Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure Plan:

(1) Scope will require the expertise of a jointly led team of landscape architects and civil engineers. The plan will research and study existing stormwater runoff issues, recommend erosion control and flood mitigation strategies, increase, and promote on-site infiltration and the use of green and gray infrastructure, and recommend solutions to meet current and projected stormwater management regulations and the current campus stormwater management policy (governed by MSD standards).

f) Project Deliverables:

Final products will include a computer-generated executive summary and a full technical report of the updated Master Plan and design guidelines, computer generated maps (system/component framework plans and an illustrated plan), a final presentation in a public forum, a final presentation to the university’s Board of Trustees for approval, and an archive of all work products created during the master plan process. i) Deliverables Will Include:

(1) Draft table of contents and document formats (2) Draft preliminary documents (3) Preliminary documents (4) Draft final documents (5) Anticipated project timeline for different phases

ii) Final Documents: (1) An Executive Summary that summarizes findings, goals, principles, and key

recommendations, and can be used as a stand-alone document. (2) A Campus Master Plan Update 2022 Technical document including the following

standalone documents: (a) Landscape Master Plan (b) Campus Design Guidelines (including Architectural Design Guidelines, Site

Design Guidelines and Landscape Development Standards) (c) Long-Range Transportation Plan (d) Utilities Master Plan (e) Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure Plan

(3) A minimum of six (6) color aerial oblique drawings and/or vignette sketches that help stakeholders to visualize recommendations.

(4) Final Executive Summary document – thirty (30) printed copies, an editable file document in publishing software acceptable to the university, and a PDF a PDF suitable for web display.

(5) Final Campus Master Plan – Twelve (12) printed copies of the plan, and editable files in publishing software acceptable to the university of each of the final documents that together comprise the update, and a PDF suitable for web display of each final document comprising the Campus Master Plan on a flash drive.

(6) Final Landscape Master Plan - Twelve (12) printed copies, an editable file document in publishing software acceptable to the university and a PDF suitable for web display.

g) Required Skills: The following skills are likely to be needed to undertake the proposed comprehensive Development Plan. These include: i) Project Management/Facilitating ii) Campus Planning iii) Architecture (experience with academic, student life & research facility planning) iv) M/E Engineering (experience with academic, student life & research facility

planning) v) Landscape Architecture vi) Urban Planning

vii) Civil Engineering viii) Traffic Planning ix) Cost Estimating

2) Informational Background:

a) University and Project Objectives: In embracing the State’s vision for a premier, nationally recognized metropolitan research university with a commitment to the liberal arts and sciences and to the intellectual, cultural, and economic development of our diverse communities and citizens, U of L will be a university of first choice for students who wish to excel in the classroom and in life. Students will learn to be competent, mature, and critical thinkers; responsible, informed citizens; creative, involved, and productive members of society. Students will be engaged in a vibrant campus life with a variety of activities – curricular, co-curricular, social, and cultural with students engaged in the full range of university life. The curricular activities offered will be responsive to the needs of both traditional and non-traditional students. https://my.louisville.edu/strategic-plan The overall intent of the Campus Master Plan is to provide a framework for orderly growth and development of the campus that enhances the campus experience while fostering a safe, secure sustainable and universally accessible campus environment for all faculty, staff, students, and visitors. As envisioned, this plan will encompass, at a minimum, considerations of potential land acquisitions, future land usage / capacity, new structures / additions / renovations, demolitions, infrastructure requirements and improvements. Included in this latter category are location and availability of utilities; vehicular access / parking, patient access, pedestrian circulation, transportation issues, landscaping / signage., space utilization and space needs and academic & research program planning. Consultants will have access to and will reference existing building facility condition index data, space utilization data (provided by the university) with their own high-level evaluation of space to provide a balanced assessment of a facility’s ability to effectively support academic goals and functions. Consultants will explore overall campus and facilities utilization, and what opportunities are provided through a hybrid teaching/learning environment and will identify opportunities presented by adaptive reuse and decommissioning of buildings where appropriate. The university recognizes that the campus, buildings, and related physical plant are strategic assets, and their condition speaks volumes about who we are as a good steward of the public trust. Looking forward, the University of Louisville must first provide much needed new space and invest significantly to maintain its existing physical facilities. Both of these initiatives are necessary to achieve its strategic plan goals. It is anticipated new space for academics, research, student activities and administration will need to increase or repurpose university space in order to meet future demands. This physical growth will likely be accomplished using combination tradition capital investment along with innovative partnerships with local government and private development. Over the life of the 2022 Master Plan, UofL expects to increase its enrollment by almost 2,000 -4,000 undergraduate students. An increase of this number of new students will require new resources including expansion of the campus land holdings, the addition of new facilities and renewal of many of existing campus buildings

3) Proposal Timeline: All dates subject to change

a) Issued Request for Proposal October 22, 2021 b) Pre-Proposal Conference November 10, 2021 at 8:30 AM, EST c) Questions Due November 19, 2021 at 2:00 PM, EST d) Proposal Due Date January 5, 2022 at 3:00 PM, EST e) Shortlist Announcement Week of January 31st, 2022 f) Interviews/Presentations Week of February 7th, 2022 g) Letter of Intent to Award Week of February 14th, 2022 h) Desired Contract Effective Date: April 1, 2022

4) Required Proposal Submittals:

Due to the complexities of the project, the challenge of defining basic development patterns and standards of the highest level, the need to interface with not only university representatives but also state and community representatives. The university will consider only experienced and unusually qualified teams. The following requirements reflect our minimal expectations and a response provided for each section: a) Experienced in undertaking efforts similar in scope and complexity to this project with

specialized experience in and an understanding of the pressures confronting modern health science and medical center campuses.

b) Firm having demonstrated experience in the arena of large-scale land use planning. c) Demonstrated ability to undertake and successfully complete complex land use planning

and design assignments and to manage multi-disciplined teams. d) Firm having demonstrated experience in providing planning and design management

services in developing a large university campus master plan. Prefer consultant teams having completed at least three (3) comparable development plans in the last ten years.

e) Firm Profiles: i) Provide a summary of each firm that comprises your team highlighting their history,

size, complexity, and percent of annual work undertaken for university/college clients. Identify the office that will assume primary responsibility for this project and specific roles each firm will assume on this project. (2 page maximum for each firm)

f) Teaming Rationale: i) Explain the rationale you utilized in assembling your team. What were the primary

considerations given to why a particular firm was invited to join with you? (1/2 page maximum)

ii) Firm Responsibilities: (1) The organizational chart should reflect how you propose to structure your team

and the specific areas of responsibility assigned to each team member. Identify who will assume responsibility for each of the needs identified in Section 2.3. (1/2 page maximum)

iii) Description of Comparable Projects: (1) Identify five comparable projects in the past 10 years. Provide the following

information on each (10 page maximum): (a) Firm name who led the effort (b) Name and address of the institution (c) Year the project was completed (d) Institutional contact person (name, position while the master plan was being

completed, as well as phone number and e-mail address) (e) Primary responsibilities assumed by each firm on each project (f) Areas of responsibility and major products your firm generated on the project (g) Names and related responsibility of the consultant team members primarily

responsible for undertaking this work (h) Characteristics that make this a comparable master planning experience

(2) Firm and Team Member Experiences: (a) Use a simple matrix to identify each team member’s participation/role on the

five (5) relevant and comparable projects identified in item #4 above. (1-page maximum).

(3) Standardized Billing Rates: (a) Identify billing rates by category of personnel and mark-up rates that will be

applied by participating firms and individuals. (b) Resumes of Key Personnel:

(i) Provide up to a two-page resume for each proposed team member. Identify the firm and office location and proposed role for each participant. (20 pages maximum)

(c) Conflict of Interest: Firms responding to this Invitation to Bid are required to disclose any potential conflict of interest. If the owner of the bidding firm is related to a University of Louisville employee, that relationship must be disclosed in writing and made part of the bid response. (i) Definition of Related Person

Related person to a university employee means a spouse or dependent child of such employee. The term extends to other individuals sharing the same household as well as siblings, parents, and non-dependent children (including step and in-law variations of those relationships) in circumstances where the university employee has actual knowledge that such relative is likely to or will benefit from a particular university transaction.

5) Method of Award: a) Firms Qualifications: 30%

i) The comprehensiveness, appropriateness, and quality of experience of the member firms.

ii) Response of references. iii) Experience to undertake and successfully complete complex land use planning and

design assignments and to manage multi- disciplined teams. iv) Experience with performing work on projects of similar scope and complexity. v) Licensed to do business in the State of Kentucky.

b) Experience of Team Personnel: 30% i) Level of effort and participation of key personnel. ii) Experience of key personnel with similar roles and projects. iii) Experience of project manager demonstrating ability to successfully lead project.

c) Financial Offer 30% d) Responsiveness of Work Plan: 5%

i) Understanding of preliminary information ii) Methods for project management and delivery

e) Minority and Woman Owned Business Enterprise 5% (MBE/WBE) Participation i) Ability to provide quarterly breakdown of MBE and WBE billed services from amount

invoiced as second tier; or, if the firm is an MBE or WBE, this will not be necessary as it will be captured automatically based upon vendor onboarding setup in PeopleSoft financial system.

TOTAL 100%

6) Contract Period: Desired contracts start and end dates are April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022. No services are to be provided prior to the start date indicated on the fully executed Personal Services Contract (sample provided).

A subsequent additional contract will be established from this RFP to continue the work from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023 with all terms, conditions and pricing remaining the same. This is required due to the new state biennium budget that runs from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024.

7) Reciprocal Preference

In accordance with KRS 45A.490 to 45A.494, a resident Offeror of the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be given a preference against a nonresident Offeror. In evaluating proposals, the university will apply a reciprocal preference against an Offeror submitting a proposal from a state that grants residency preference equal to the preference given by the state of the nonresident Offeror. Residency and non-residency shall be defined in accordance with KRS 45A.494(2) and 45A.494(3), respectively. Any Offeror claiming Kentucky residency status shall submit with its proposal a notarized affidavit affirming that it meets the criteria as set forth in the above referenced statute. Forms can be found at http://louisville.edu/purchasing/forms.

8) Foreign Corporation Registration This is necessary for only the vendor who is awarded the contract. No action is necessary when submitting a proposal. Pursuant to KRS 271B.15-010, any out-of-state corporate contractor must be properly registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State, before transacting any business within the state of Kentucky. The statute states “(a) foreign corporation…shall not transact business in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State.” The registration form and instructions are found at http://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/business-filings/Forms/Documents/COA.PDF.

9) Pre-Proposal Conference A Pre-Proposal Conference for this Request for Proposal will be held at the University of Louisville, Belknap Campus, location Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium, Lower Level West, November 10, 2021 at 8:30 AM, EST. The purpose of this meeting is to answer questions pertaining to this solicitation. This meeting is to assure that each potential Offeror has a complete understanding of the scope of work involved. Parking is available at Floyd Street Garage (2126 Floyd Street, next to Starbucks) or Speed Museum Garage (2317 S. 2nd Street). Note: No transcript or report of the Pre-Proposal Conference will be provided.

10) Interview and Presentation Sessions Request for additional information and /or interviews may be required with any Offeror submitting a responsive proposal. The university does however reserve the right to limit any on-campus and /or teleconference interviews to the top two or three evaluated proposals or may elect to proceed with contract negotiations with the highest evaluated proposal if deemed to be in the best interest of the university and that proposal was clearly the best/only proposal received. Should negotiations with the highest evaluated proposal fail to produce a formalized contract, the University reserves the right to enter into negotiations with the next highest evaluated proposal or cancel the original RFP whichever would best serve the interest of the university. Regardless, all proposals and additional sessions shall be governed by KRS 45A.085.

11) COVID-19 Safety Requirements Bidders, awardees, their subcontractors and all associated personnel, while on any University of Louisville property or university-controlled property, must be in full compliance with all current university, state, local, and/or federal public health guidance for the prevention of spread of COVID-19. These guidelines include, but are not limited to, practicing social distancing to the extent practicable, and wearing a mask that covers both the individual’s nose and mouth. Further details regarding the University of Louisville COVID-19 safety procedures can be found here: https://louisville.edu/coronavirus. Current

CDC guidelines can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html. Kentucky COVID-19 resources can be found here: kycovid19.ky.gov.

12) Questions:

All questions regarding this RFP are due by November 19, 2021 at 2:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time and are to be emailed to [email protected]. Answers to questions will be issued as an addendum and posted to the website location of the RFP by November 30, 2021.