The City of Chicago (the “City”) through the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) is seeking responses to this request for qualifications (“RFQ”) from Respondents seeking to serve as gaming consulting advisors with respect to certain City of Chicago gaming consulting services.
The City may award one or more contracts or no contracts under this RFQ. No contract that is awarded will provide a Contractor with an exclusive right to be the City’s sole consultant for any of the City’s objectives and projects stated in the Scope of Services. The City shall have the right to obtain gaming consulting services from other consultants.
The City requests that each Respondent provide a response that focuses on and highlights the areas of expertise and strengths of Respondent. The RFQ responses will be used to determine which qualified Respondents may be awarded a contract. Please provide responses that will assist the City in making the best selections such that Respondents which are engaged will be able to perform at their highest level while providing the required services.
If selected, your firm will be required to complete an Economic Disclosure Statement and Affidavit (“EDS”). A copy of the EDS can be found on the City of Chicago’s Procurement Services website at: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dps/provdrs/comp/svcs/economic_disclosurestatementseds.html
Please ensure that your firm is comfortable completing the EDS prior to submitting a response to this RFQ.
The City reserves the right to modify or terminate this RFQ at any stage if the City determines such action to be in its best interest. The receipt of responses or other documents at any stage of this RFQ does not obligate the City to enter into a contract of any kind with any party. The City reserves the right to reject any and all responses, to waive any irregularities in any response and to request clarification or additional information from any party.
Respondent is advised to adhere to the submittal requirements of the RFQ and in particular this section. Failure to comply may be cause for rejection of the non-compliant qualifications. Respondent must provide information in the appropriate areas throughout the RFQ. By submitting a response to this RFQ, you are acknowledging that if your qualifications are accepted by the City, the qualifications and related submittals may become part of the contract.
The CFO reserves the right to request clarification and/or additional information from the Respondents during the evaluation and selection process. Any Respondent that makes a material misrepresentation will be eliminated from further consideration. The CFO reserves the right to disregard any informality in the submission. All submitted materials are the property of the City.
Responses must be submitted electronically as indicated in the “Submission of Qualifications” provisions of this RFQ. Responses should be no longer than fifteen (15) pages, excluding any additional requested information, and be formatted to print on 8 ½ x 11-inch paper with a font size no smaller than 11 point.
