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, or by telephone at 304-264-1923. Inquiries should be directed to Gary A. Wine, Deputy County Administrator @ wisp@berkeleywv.org. Two (2) copies of submittals of Qualifications from interested businesses should be enclosed in a sealed opaque envelope marked “Wireless Internet Services”. Proposals must be submitted and time- stamped into the County Council Office, Room 201, 400 W. Stephen Street, Martinsburg, WV, 25401 no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday; October 16, 2019. Failure to provide the required information as requested in the RFQ for Berkeley County’s review may result in disqualification. Proposals received will be opened and entered into public record at 10:00 AM on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in the County Council Meeting Room, 400 W. Stephen Street, Room 205, Martinsburg, WV, 25401. Berkeley County shall make positive efforts to utilize Disadvantaged Business Enterprises for its supplies and services and shall allow these sources

the maximum feasible opportunity to compete for contracts. Berkeley County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability for the provision of services. Berkeley County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waive technicalities, and to take whatever action is in the best interest of the Berkeley County Council. I. INTRODUCTION: The County Council of Berkeley County, West Virginia, (hereinafter referred to as “County Council” or “Council”) is requesting qualifications from interested solution providers to install/configure and maintain a WISP presence at our North Mountain tower site to service areas of the County that do NOT currently have broadband offerings. Only written responses to this RFQ shall be considered. All materials submitted shall become part of the proposal. II. BACKGROUND: Berkeley County is located in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. According to 2010 Census information, Berkeley County has a population of 104,169 making it the second-most populous county in West Virginia, behind Kanawha. Martinsburg is the County Seat. The county lies adjacent to the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan area and is one of three counties in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Partly because of its proximity to Washington, D.C., Berkeley County is the fastest growing county in the State of West Virginia and among the fastest growing in the entire country. Berkeley County is currently governed by a five (5) member County Council. III. SCOPE OF WORK A. GENERAL Working with Berkeley County the successful firm will: a. Provide a summary of equipment installed. b. Provide an estimated timeline for deployment c. Provide any/all requests needed to deploy at the site d. Provide a fee schedule of offerings to the public IV. Q&E / TECHNICAL PROPOSAL: Respondent shall respond to and reference each section and subsection for portion(s) of RFQ proposal. At a minimum, your Qualifications Proposal shall include the following information. Failure to discuss each item may deem the submittal non-responsive and may result in non- consideration of respondent’s services. A. Firm Information 1. Name, address, telephone number (landline and cell), fax number of firm and parent company, if any, from which the project will be managed. 2. Nature of firm and parent company, if any. B. Firm Capabilities 1. Describe the size of your firm/project office as related to size of staff. C. Firm Principals and Background 1. Submit the names, titles, and resumes of the "principal" staff member(s) who will be responsible for the project during the performance of the contract. Please assure that the information provided includes specialized experience and technical competence in providing relevant services on similar sized projects during the past three (3) years. 2. Describe in depth the operations team available to the "principal" staff member(s). Include an organizational chart of manpower, titles, qualifications, roles in contract performance, and availability for telephone consultations and on-site meetings. 3. Provide a list of at least three (3) but no more than five (5) similar and/or relevant projects that you have completed during the past five (5) years. This information must include the business name, contact person, address, email address, and phone number. D. Miscellaneous Requirements: All proposals must provide written proof that:  The selected firm has the required professional licensing to conduct business in the State of West Virginia.  The selected Company/Firm must certify that it is employing only US Citizens or those persons legally in the United States.  The selected Company/Firm must show proof of current workers compensation coverage in good standing or payroll information which will show that coverage is not required.  If subcontractors are used, subcontractors must also provide proof of professional licensing license and workers compensation in good standing (if applicable). E. All technical proposals should include any conclusions, remarks and/or supplemental information that is pertinent to this request. Submitters are also required to provide written information regarding their inability to conform to any of the technical requirements listed above. Failure to do so will result in disqualification of proposal. V. PROPOSAL: A. At a minimum, your Proposal shall include the following: 1. Complete, detailed narrative addressing all items in Section IV above. 2. Fully executed Non-Collusion Certificate - Attachment A. 3. Proof of all current business and/or licenses as required by law. 4. Statement that only US Citizens or legal immigrants are employed. 5. Proof of minimum insurance requirements as detailed in Section IX below. 6. Proof of current workers compensation coverage, if required. 7. Any conclusions, remarks and/or supplemental information pertinent to this request. VI. TERM OF CONTRACT: A. The contract will commence upon award by the County Council. B. If the Firm and/or Company awarded the bid subsequently fails to comply with the specifications, it will be given thirty (30) calendar days’ notice to render satisfactory service. If at the expiration of such thirty (30) calendar days’ notice, the unsatisfactory conditions have not been corrected, the County Council reserves the right to terminate the contract. VII. USE OF EXISTING DOCUMENTS: Berkeley County will cooperate to the fullest extent by making available to the Firm/Company all documents pertinent to this service that may be in the County Council’s possession. Berkeley County makes no warranty as to the accuracy of existing documents or will the County Council accept any responsibility for errors and omissions that may arise from the Firm/Consultant having relied upon them. VIII. COMPENSATION TO THE FIRM UPON AWARD: Invoices must be submitted to (IF APPLICABLE): Berkeley County Council 400 W. Stephen Street Suite 201 Martinsburg, WV, 25401 Payment will be made within thirty (30) days of receipt and approval. IX. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: Professional Liability – The successful Bidder must show evidence of professional liability insurance coverage in the amount of one million ($1,000,000) dollars, with a minimum coverage of one million ($1,000,000) dollars per occurrence and one million ($1,000,000) dollars aggregate and must include coverage for errors, omissions and negligent acts, prior to execution of a contract with Berkeley County. X. PERFORMANCE, PAYMENT AND MAINTENANCE BONDS: There is no performance bond required for this project. X. SELECTION PROCESS: A. This solicitation is issued pursuant to the implementation of Berkeley County’s Purchasing Policy. Berkeley County shall not be liable for any costs not included in the proposal, not contracted for subsequently, or in regard to preparation of your proposal. B. A Selection Committee appointed by the County Council will evaluate responses to this request and select those firms judged to be most qualified. C. It is the County Council’s intent to open and review each firm’s Qualifications Proposal to determine a firm’s qualifications, experience and technical approach to the services. If the Selection Committee determines that a firm’s Qualifications & Experience/Technical Proposal is acceptable, than price will be considered. D. Since it is the County Council’s desire to select the most qualified firm, the Selection Committee reserves the right to schedule oral presentations from those firms it deems most qualified, to take place within ten (10) business days following notification. E. Selection criteria to be used by the Committee are: 1. Responsiveness to the scope of work and these instructions; 2. Past performance of the firm including timely completion of services, compliance with scope of work performed within budgetary constraints, and user satisfaction; 3. Specialized experience and technical competence in performing relevant services in the past ten (10) years, including qualifications of staff members who will be involved in these services; 4. Oral presentations, if required; 5. Composition of the principals and staff assigne