SLIDE 13 General Cost Proposal Guidelines: This Microsoft Excel Cost Proposal Template contains multiple worksheets designed to provide an understanding of the costing models used by the DDI Respondent. Use of this Cost Proposal Template is essential to CSB for DDI Proposal evaluation, and it is essential that the DDI Respondent use this form in preparing its pricing in response to this RFS. This Cost Proposal Workbook must be completed in its entirety and be provided as part of the Proposal and it is the responsibility of the DDI Respondent to ensure worksheet calculations are correct. Project Year 1 starts 01/01/2020. Partial payment milestones may be allowed during the INvest Project. As a reminder, CSB staff resources, and ECM hardware that CSB and County Partners will purchase (e.g., scanning or multifunctional devices) should not be included in costs. Also, if the DDI Respondent is utilizing any CSB assets listed in Attachment F, those should appear in the Software_Hardwareworksheet as zero cost. Please supply requested information in only the yellow-shaded areas, throughout the worksheets. Worksheet Title / Hyperlink Description Instructions Total Cost Summary Total Cost Summary worksheet sums the milestone/deliverable costs with the software and hardware costs. The DDI Respondent will be scored on the total combined costs, specifically cell E31 on the Total Cost Summary worksheet. Milestone costs and hours will flow from the Milestones worksheet, and Software and Hardware costs will flow from the Software_Hardware
- worksheet. Verify that totals match on all three worksheets, as the Total Cost Summary currently shows 12 milestones per project year. If the DDI
Respondent proposes less milestones per year, rows should be left blank. The Total Cost Summary Worksheet also automatically totals the yearly price percentage based on total cost for years 1-3. Milestones The Milestone worksheet details how the DDI Respondent requests payment throughout the INvest Project based on deliverable submission. The milestones will have to be accepted by CSB prior to payment. All deliverables should be included in a milestone. The DDI Respondent can copy the deliverables from Attachment G, Deliverables Matrix. If the DDI Respondent wishes to repeat a deliverable (e.g, weekly status report), make that clear by numbering the deliverable after its name in the milestones
- created. Add the cost and hours for each deliverable in the milestone. Each project year should have no more than 12 milestones and the DDI
Respondent should refrain from front loading costs in years one and two. The milestones should flow with the DDI Respondent proposed project
- schedule. The DDI Respondent should add the expected payment receipt month at the top of each milestone table. The DDI Respondent can also add
specific assumptions for each milestone or utilize the Cost Assumptions worksheet if preferable. See example below. Software_Hardware Software_Hardwareworksheet lists the software and hardware purchases, details regarding software and hardware, as well as the associated maintenance costs. Infrastructure, Software, Hardware, and associated maintenance costs should be entered in the year they will occur on this worksheet. If the DDI Respondent is utilizing a CSB asset, show the purchase and maintenance cost as zero. Software and Hardware costs are separate from milestones and can be invoiced at the time of delivery. Rate Card The Rate Card worksheet is a list of all the roles utilized by the DDI Respondent on the INvest Project (not including optional services) at the rate used when calculating the cost proposal. Enter the roles/rates utilized by the DDI Respondent when determining the cost proposal. Optional Services Optional Services worksheet provides an area to place the costs
- f the optional services if the DDI Respondent would like to be
considered for the work. Enter the costs and hours associated with the optional services for ECM - On-site Support for each year of the contract in rows 7-8. ECM - Scanning/Imaging Support should list the per page cost in the separate table on the worksheet. Cost Proposal Narrative A brief narrative in support of each Cost Proposal worksheet. Please review Section 2.5 in the RFS document for further instruction on how to complete this section of the Cost Proposal. Cost Assumptions The Cost Assumptions worksheet provides direction on how to list overall assumptions made by the DDI Respondent when completing the cost proposal. Please review Section 2.5 in the RFS document for further instruction on how to complete this section of the Cost Proposal. Cost Savings Opportunities This section allows the DDI Respondent to propose creative solutions or additional savings to the overall project. This is optional to complete and is not mandatory. Please review Section 2.5 in the RFS document for further instruction on how to complete this section of the Cost Proposal.
Cost Proposal (Cont.)
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