REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS Legal Notice Insurance Broker Services
Request for Statements of Qualifications (RFQ): Insurance Broker Services RFQ #: 09-017
Request for Statements of Qualifications (“RFQ”) for providing Insurance Broker Services will be received by the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (“Authority” or “MSCAA”), Staff Services Division, Memphis International Airport, Administration and Support Facility, 3505 Tchulahoma Road, Memphis, TN 38118-2718 until 10:00 a.m. CST, Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Use the above address for any means of delivery other than the United States Postal Service. If response is mailed through the United States Postal Service, the mailing address is Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, Staff Services Division, Memphis International Airport, 2491 Winchester Road, Suite 113, Memphis TN 38116-3856. INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPONDENTS The response to the Request for Statement of Qualifications shall be submitted in a sealed envelope or container. Each envelope or container must be clearly marked on the outside with the following: 1) Request for Statements of Qualifications, Insurance Broker Services, 2) RFQ Number, and 3) Your company name and address. No responses will be accepted after the stated deadline. A complete Request for Statements of Qualifications Packet with submittal instructions, additional data, and response format may be obtained by contacting Mahi Chambers at mahic@mscaa.com or found on our website www.mscaa.com. The selected respondent will provide insurance broker services that include, but are not limited to, insurance placement and servicing, risk exposure analysis, general advice, and claims assistance, and monthly claims reporting for liability and property insurance coverage to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority. A mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. CST at the Authority’s Administration and Support Facility, 3505 Tchulahoma Road, Memphis, TN. Only those attending will be allowed to submit a response to this RFQ. The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all responses to this Request for Statements of Qualifications in whole or in part and to waive any informalities, technicalities, or omissions therein. The Authority also reserves the right to reject any response when a parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or predecessor in interest of the respondent has pending litigation or claims with the Authority, or if any Statements of Qualifications (“SOQ”) include a proposed subcontractor or supplier that has pending litigation or claims with the Authority, if the Authority determines, in its sole discretion, such litigation or claims may adversely affect the ability of the parties to work efficiently and effectively under this RFQ, or for any other reason as determined by the Authority. Any such response will be returned to the respondent unopened. All respondents must use forms provided by the Authority. The Authority hereby notifies that it will review and award bids/proposals in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4a (the “Act”) and Title 49, Part 26, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act. The Authority further notifies all respondents that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Minority/Women Business Enterprises (“D/M/WBEs”) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age, race, sex, color, national origin, or disability in its hiring and employment practices, or in admission to, access to, or operation of its programs, services, and activities, in accordance with the Business Diversity Development Program (“BDDP”) promulgated under the October 1994 Disparity Study for non-discrimination in non-federally assisted programs commissioned by the Memphis-Shelby County Intergovernmental Consortium, as amended. The D/M/WBE participation goal for any contract awarded as a result of this RFQ is 15% in accordance with the requirements of the RFQ documents. The only participation that will be counted toward meeting this goal will be participation by certified D/M/WBE, the owners of which have been certified as having a personal net worth less than $750,000.00. Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Larry D. Cox, A.A.E. President