HomeMy WebLinkAboutRFQ - Reality Professionals to Act as City Buyer's AgentREQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
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REALTY PROFESSIONALS TO ACT AS THE CITY BUYER’S AGENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY, EASEMENTS, AND
POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF LAND FOR VARIOUS STREET AND UTILITY
IMPROVEMENTS
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the City of Bozeman (City) is seeking qualifications from firms for
the purpose of acting as the City’s buyer’s agent in the acquisition of right-of-way, easements,
and real property for the construction of various street and utility improvements within the City.
Copies of the Request for Qualifications are available on the City’s website at Bids/RFPs/RFQs.
All proposals must be provided as a single, searchable PDF document file and be submitted
digitally as an email attachment to the RFP Recipient email address below. Respondents are
advised that Recipient’s email attachment size limit is 25MB and that only one PDF file will be
allowed per response. The subject line of the transmittal email shall clearly identify the RFP title,
company name and due date/time. File sizes greater than 25MB in size may be uploaded to
bzncloud.bozeman.net upon special arrangement of the Recipient; however, it is the
respondent’s sole responsibility to ensure the file upload is completed, and that the Recipient is
separately notified via email of same, prior to the given deadline.
Deliver RFPs via email to the City Clerk by 3:00 PM, May 28, MST. It is the sole responsibility of
the proposing party to ensure that proposals are received prior to the closing time as late
submittals will not be accepted or reviewed.
The email address for submission is: procurement@bozeman.net
NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL PAY
The City of Bozeman is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Discrimination in the performance of any agreement awarded under this RFQ on the basis of race,
color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or actual or perceived sexual
orientation, gender identity or disability is prohibited. This prohibition shall apply to the hiring
and treatment of the awarded entity’s employees and to all subcontracts.
As such, each entity submitting under this notice shall include a provision wherein the submitting
entity, or entities, affirms in writing it will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or because of actual or perceived sexual
orientation, gender identity or disability and which also recognizes the eventual contract will
contain a provision prohibiting discrimination as described above and that this prohibition on
discrimination shall apply to the hiring and treatment of the submitting entity’s employees and
to all subcontracts.
In addition, pursuant to City Commission Resolution 5169, the entity awarded a contract under
this RFQ and any subcontractors must abide by the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Section 39-3-104,
MCA (the Montana Equal Pay Act), and affirm it will abide by the above and that it has visited
the State of Montana Equal Pay for Equal Work “best practices” website,
https://equalpay.mt.gov/BestPractices/Employers, or equivalent “best practices publication
and has read the material.
Failure to comply with the above may be cause for the City to deem the submittal non-responsive.
Any administrative questions regarding proposal procedures should be directed to: Mike Maas,
City Clerk (406) 582-2321, procurement@bozeman.net.
Questions relating to the RFQ should be directed to: Bob Murray, Project Engineer, (406) 582-
2280, bmurray@bozeman.net.
DATED at Bozeman, Montana, this May 3, 2025.
Mike Maas
City Clerk
City of Bozeman
For publication on:
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Saturday, May 17, 2025