Audiology Services

The City is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide professional hearing examinations, testing services and follow up re-training for City of Redmond employees with occupational exposure to hearing loss. The City estimates 350 -400 employees involved in the program. The complete Scope of Work for this project is included as Attachment A.

The City is soliciting proposals from service providers to administer a hearing protection plan to include on-site audiology testing for City of Redmond employees at City facilities or other designated locations.

Provide professional hearing examinations, testing services and follow up re-training for City of Redmond employees with occupational exposure to hearing loss. The City estimates 350 -400 employees involved in the program.

On-site Services

The service provider is to administer a hearing protection plan to include on-site audiology testing for City of Redmond employees at City facilities or other designated locations. The program must include prices for the following:

Typically, the City has 15 - 20 days (4-8hour) time slots for testing its employees.

Re-test & re-train for individuals shown to have a standard threshold shift as defined by OSHA.

The successful bidder coordinates evaluation activities, including confidentiality of records, with the Safety Program Manager of the City of Redmond to be named at time of contract execution.

The audiologist/audiology firm shall prepare reports of tested employees. Reports must be complete and provided in-person, electronically, or mailed to the City of Redmond within forty-eight hours (48) after the examination is performed. Original report must be delivered to or transmitted electronically to the City within ten (10) business days.

Complete record maintenance and accessibility to records as needed.

The clinic is to maintain City of Redmond employee records for a period of one (1) year in addition to providing a copy or electronic record to the City of Redmond' Safety Program Manager.

**Submission:** City of Redmond now utilizes Docusign for the electronic submittal of bids and proposals. This service is free of charge for bidders and does not require that a bidder have a DocuSign account to complete the signature process. Please refer to the instructions shared in the online posting for this RFP on www.redmond.gov/bids for step-by-step instructions for submitting a proposal.

The City must receive proposals no later than said date and time. Responses received after such time will be returned unopened.

Evaluation Criteria

| Evaluation Criteria | Weight |
| --- | --- |
| Proposed Fees/Cost. | 40 |
| Executive Summary and Qualifications. | 30 |
| Relevant Service Experience. | 30 |
| TOTAL | 100 pts |

**Term:** The City intends to enter into an initial two-year agreement, with three (3) optional two-year renewal terms, for a potential maximum total term of eight (8) years [...].

**Insurance:** Before work may commence, the successful bidder will be required to provide a Certificate of Insurance and endorsement showing the City of Redmond as Additional Insured of not less than the following amounts:

• General Liability Limits: Bodily injury each occurrence: **$2,000,000**; Property damage each occurrence: **$2,000,000**
• Automobile Liability Limits: Bodily injury each occurrence: **$1,000,000**; Property damage each occurrence: **$1,000,000**
• Workers Compensation: Statutory limits