RFQ Professional Consultant

Description

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES Issued by: HINDS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS All questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted in writing to Carmen Y. Davis, County Administrator, at cdavis@co.hinds.ms.us by March 31, 2016 at 3:00 pm CST. PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA HAND DELIVERY OR U.S. MAIL BY: FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016, 2 PM CST To: Carmen Y. Davis, County Administrator Hinds County Board of Supervisors Hinds County, MS cdavis@co.hinds.ms.us 316 S. President Street Jackson, MS 39205 (601) 968-6501 1|Page HINDS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Hinds County, MS Request for Qualifications Hinds County Board of Supervisors Seeks Qualifications for a Professional Consultant to develop, implement and oversee a program to ensure the involvement and participation of Hinds County residents, firms, and businesses, including minority businesses, in economic, contracting and job opportunities within Hinds County Section 1. Introduction. The Hinds County Board of Supervisors is committed to enhancing the quality of life for the residents and businesses in Hinds County. One of the board’s priorities is to promote economic development opportunities and encourage an environment for job growth and sustainability and economic expansion. The Board of Supervisors promotes strong minority business participation opportunities through collaboration, capacity building and networking. This is a Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) containing information concerning the abovereferenced matter, an abbreviated scope of work, and evaluation items. Firms expressing interest should be fully capable of providing the end results requested. This is a procurement of professional consulting services as more particularly described herein. This procurement will be conducted in a manner providing full and open competition. To wit: a. Each firm’s experience and qualifications will be evaluated primarily as they relate to the firm’s ability to provide Professional Consulting Services Related to the Development, Implementation, and Oversight of the Involvement and Participation of Hinds County residents, firms and business, including minority businesses, in economic, contracting, and job opportunities within Hinds County. b. The County will make awards only to responsible firms possessing the ability to perform successfully under the terms and conditions of the procurement.