RFQ Land-Secured Financing Services
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
The City of La Quinta (City) seeks to establish a list of experienced and qualified firms that provide
services related to Land-Secured Financing. Examples include, but are not limited to the following:
Certified Appraiser; Price Point Consultant and/or Market Absorption Study Consultant; Special Tax
Consultant; Municipal Advisor; Underwriter; Bond Counsel; Disclosure Counsel; Fiscal Agent; Trustee;
Assessment Engineer; and Application Analysis Consultants.
Project/Services Title: Land-Secured Financing Services
Issue Date: February 5, 2025
DUE DATE: March 5, 2025
Requesting Department: Finance Department
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Presentations of Qualifications may be submitted via email, hand delivery, or mail. If submitting electronically,
kindly submit an electronic original as a single document in a .PDF format.
City of La Quinta
Attn: Rosemary Hallick, Principal Management Analyst
78495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, California 92253
Tel: (760) 777-7058
Email: rhallick@laquintaca.gov
Email Subject: RFQ – Land-Secured Financing Services
2. SUBMISSION RESTRICTIONS
All presentations must be submitted in writing; no oral, facsimile, or telephone presentations or modifications
will be considered.
3. QUESTIONS or REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATIONS
Any requests for clarification or other questions concerning this RFQ must be submitted in writing by February
14, 2025 and sent via email to Rosemary Hallick, Principal Management Analyst,
rhallick@laquintaca.gov.
4. ADDENDA
The City may modify this RFQ, any of its key action dates, or any of its attachments, prior to the submittal
deadline. Addenda will be numbered consecutively and noted following the RFQ title. It is the submitter’s
responsibility to ensure they have incorporated all addenda. Failure to acknowledge and incorporate addenda
will not relieve the submitter from the responsibility to meet all terms and conditions of this RFQ and any
subsequent addenda.
5. REJECTION OF PRESENTATIONS
The City may reject any or all presentations in whole or in part for any reason, including suspicion of collusion
among submitters. Presentations referring to terms and conditions requirements that may conflict with the
City’s standard agreement and/or insurance requirements may be rejected.
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The City may conduct an investigation as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the submitter to perform
the work, and the submitter shall furnish to the City all such information and data for this purpose as requested
by the City. The City reserves the right to reject any presentation if the evidence submitted by, or investigation
of, such presentation fails to satisfy the City that such submitter is properly qualified to carry out the obligations
of the agreement and to complete the required work.
6. CANCELLATION OF RFQ
This RFQ does not obligate the City to enter into an agreement. The City reserves the right to cancel this RFQ
at any time, should projects not come to fruition, the City loses the required funding, or it is deemed in the best
interest of the City. No obligation, either expressed or implied, exists on the part of the City to make an award
or to pay any cost incurred in the preparation or submission of a presentation.
7. NEGOTIATIONS AND FINAL AGREEMENT
Upon the necessity for land-secured financing services, the City may reach out to submitters to provide quotes
specific to the project under consideration, or may select from submitters’ firms that may serve in an on-call
capacity for such services. At such time, the City’s Agreement for Contract Services shall be required, and all
required insurance shall be submitted. The City also requires a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700) to
be filed by any submitter who is involved in the making of decisions which may have a foreseeable material
effect on any City financial interest pursuant to the City’s Conflict of Interest Code and the California Political
Reform Act of 1974. An agreement will not be binding or valid with the City unless and until it is executed by
authorized representatives of the City and of the selected submitter. At the discretion of the City, any or all
parts of the presentation shall be made a binding part of the agreement.
Upon request, a copy of the City’s Agreement for Contract Services and list of Insurance Requirements can
be provided.
8. PRICING ADJUSTMENTS
The City reserves the right to negotiate final pricing with the most qualified submitter. Pricing shall remain firm
for the entire initial term of the agreement. Thereafter, any proposed pricing adjustment for additional periods,
if any, shall be subject to the terms of the agreement.
9. SELECTION PROCESS
Presentations or Statements of Qualifications shall be reviewed based on the information requested by this
RFQ, as well as responses from references and clients, background checks, and other information pertinent
to the evaluation process. Closely ranked firms may be asked to furnish evidence of capability, equipment,
and financial resources to adequately provide the services.
10. RFQ TIMELINE
The timeline as noted below for collection of RFQs will then be subject to the needs of the City. At
such time that services are needed, the City will contact qualified firms to submit a specific price
quote for the project under consideration at that time.
RFQ Issue Date:
February 5, 2025
Deadline for Submitters’ Questions:
February 14, 2025
City’s Response to Questions:
February 19, 2025
Presentations Submittal Deadline:
March 5, 2025
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11. PROPRIETARY, CONFIDENTIAL, AND PUBLIC INFORMATION
11.1 Proprietary and Trade Secret Information:
A copy of each presentation will be retained as an official record and will become open to public
inspection, unless the specific parts can be shown to be exempt by the California Public Records Act
[California Government Code §7920.000 et seq.]. Each submitter may clearly label part of a
presentation as “Confidential” if the submitter thereby agrees to indemnify and defend the City for
honoring such a designation. The failure to so label any information that is released by the City will
constitute a complete waiver of all claims for damages caused by any release of the information. If a
request for public records for labeled information is received by the City, the City will notify the submitter
of the request and delay access to the material until seven working days after notification to the
submitter. Within that time delay, it will be the duty of the submitter to act in protection of its labeled
information. Failure to so act will constitute a complete waiver.
11.2 Confidential Information:
Evaluation scores, weight factors, and negotiation notes are confidential and will not be released or
retained [California Government Code § 7922.500].
11.3 Public Information:
All presentations will be opened on March 5, 2025, and will be made available to the public upon
request. By submitting a presentation, you acknowledge and accept that the content of the presentation
and associated documents will become open to public inspection. The final, executed agreement will
be a public document. Presentations and other information will not be returned.
12. PRESENTATION PREPARATION COSTS
Any costs incurred in the preparation of a presentation, including changes or additions requested by the City,
presentation to the City, travel in conjunction with such presentations, or samples of items, shall be entirely the
responsibility of the submitter.
13. NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT
Presentations must include an executed Non-Collusion Affidavit, included as Attachment 1, executed by an
official authorized to bind the firm.
14. LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE
Local vendors are encouraged, but not required. For purposes of this section, ‘local’ shall be defined as an
individual, partnership, or corporation, which regularly maintains a place of business within a 40-mile radius of
the City.
15. CITY RIGHTS AND OPTIONS
The City reserves the right to:
Make the selection based on its sole discretion;
Issue a subsequent RFQ;
Postpone opening presentations or selection for any reason;
Remedy errors in the RFQ or in the RFQ process;
Modify the Scope of Services in the RFQ;
Approve or disapprove the use of particular subcontractors;
Negotiate with any, all or none of the submitters;
Accept other than the lowest offer;
Waive informalities and irregularities in presentations;
Request additional information or clarification;
Request revisions during negotiations;
Invite any consultant of its choosing to assist with the evaluation of responses or to provide the City
with a second opinion
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Enter into an agreement with an alternate in the event the originally selected firm defaults or fails to
execute an agreement with the City in a timely manner.
REQUESTED SERVICES
The City of La Quinta (City) seeks Statements of Qualifications/Presentations from qualified firms that provide
services related to land-secured financing, including formation of Community Facilities Districts (CFD),
Assessment Districts, and/or Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts, and issuance of bonds or other
public financing options related to same.
I. INTRODUCTION
The City of La Quinta is located 120 miles east of Los Angeles in the eastern portion of Riverside County
known as the Coachella Valley. The City has a permanent population of approximately 38,000, within a
boundary of 36 square miles. Each year nearly 18,000 seasonal residents also call La Quinta home from
October through May. The City was incorporated in 1982 as a general law City and became a charter city in
November 1996. It is governed by a five-member City Council under the Council/Manager form of government.
The Mayor and Council Members are elected at large and also serve as the Board of Directors of the Housing
and Finance Authorities.
The City's primary budgets are the 2024/25 Operating Budget and the Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
The Operating Budget forecasts $82,714,300 in revenue. The 2024/25 CIP budget is $28,118,109 of which
$5,717,000 is funded by the General Fund, $12,200,000 from Measure G (the City’s local transactions tax),
and $10,201,109 from limited use revenues such as developer impact fees, Measure A funds, Gas Tax funds,
and grants. The City invests in infrastructure that supports the community (e.g., streets, bridges, flood control
systems, parkways, parks, and public buildings) through the CIP.
The City promotes a long-term vision with sound financial management, with current general fund reserves
projected to be $94,000,000. The only outstanding debt belongs to the former Redevelopment Agency; the
City has no general fund bonded debt. The City currently has one Lighting and Landscape District and no
Community Facilities Districts.
As the City looks to the future, several large and challenging undertakings are potentially on the horizon. The
City, in conjunction with Terra Nova Planning & Research, Inc., has completed the initial Fiscal Impact Analysis
of annexation of the La Quinta Sphere of Influence, as well as the potential expansion of the Sphere (City
Council Study Sessions April 4, 2023, March 19, 2024 and November 19, 2024). Additionally, Staff and NV5,
Inc. have completed the Village Undergrounding Feasibility Study which analyzed the costs associated with
undergrounding the utility lines in the Cove and other areas of the City (City Council Study Session September
19, 2023). Finally, the City has been closely monitoring various concerns regarding the aging electrical
infrastructure, equipment, and over-taxed power grid, as well as the eventual expiration of the agreement
between the Coachella Valley Water District and Imperial Irrigation District (IID) which named IID as the
electrical service provider to the Eastern Coachella Valley until 2032 (City Council Study Sessions August 1,
2023 and December 3, 2024). These and other issues facing the City could require new funding sources for
major capital projects, which may entail the formation of Community Facilities Districts, Assessment Districts,
and/or Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts.
The video recordings of the enumerated City Council Study Sessions can be accessed 24/7 at
www.laquintaca.gov/pastmeetings, and the respective staff reports can be viewed/downloaded 24/7 from the
City’s public documents portal using this link:
https://laqlaserweb.laquintaca.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=528780&dbid=1&repo=CityofLaQuinta .
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II. SCOPE OF SERVICES
The City seeks to establish a list of qualified professionals with experience in the formation of Land-Secured
Financing Districts including the proceedings for, and the issuance of bonds secured by special taxes and
assessments levied in, a community facilities district ("CFD") or assessment district (“AD”). CFDs and ADs
together are referred to as “Districts” in the plural or “District” in the singular. Pursuant to Sections 53311 et
seq., of the Government Code and Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (the "CFD Act"), the City is
authorized to form a CFD. Pursuant to the Streets and Highways Code under Sections 5000 et seq. and the
Municipal Improvement Act of 1911, Sections 8500 et seq. and the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, and
Sections 10000 et seq. and the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (collectively the “AD Acts”), the City is
authorized to form an AD.
III. PRESENTATION FORMAT
Firms are encouraged to keep their presentations brief and relevant to the specific information requested
herein. Presentations should be straightforward, concise, and provide “layman” explanation of technical terms
that are used. Emphasis should be on completeness and clarity of content.
Presentations should be in a format and order that corresponds to the numbering and lettering
contained herein, with minimal reference to supporting documentation, so that presentations can be
accurately compared.
1. Cover Letter
Signed by an official authorized to bind the firm with name, address, phone number, and email address
of firm’s contract person, location of firm’s main office, location of the office that would service this project,
a validity statement that all information and pricing provided in the presentation is valid for at least ninety
(90) days, and a statement that any individual who will perform work for the City is free of any conflict of
interest.
Firms Background, Qualifications, and Experience, including the following:
(a) Specific service(s) your firm provides
(b) Number of years in business
(c) Number of years performing this service
(d) Qualifications of Project Manager and key personnel who will be responsible for performance if
any agreement results from this RFQ
(e) Firm ownership and if incorporated, list the state in which the firm is incorporated and the date of
incorporation
(f) If the firm is a subsidiary of a parent company, identify the parent company
(g) Enumerate the qualifications criteria as relevant here.
2. References of California government agencies (preferably cities)
(a) Client name, client project manager, telephone number, and email address
(b) Project description
(c) Project start date, and end date
(d) Staff assigned to each project by the firm
(e) Provide a summary of final outcome
3. Complete Pricing List or Fee Schedule
You may, for reference, include a detailed fee schedule, hourly rate schedule, or any other pricing
information for the services your firm provides. However, the City may still require bids for specific projects
as they arise, pursuant to the City’s Purchasing & Contracting Policy, adopted via Resolution No. 2023-
008, which can be viewed/downloaded 24/7 via the link provided below:
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https://laqlaserweb.laquintaca.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=577673&dbid=1&repo=CityofLaQuinta .
4. List of Complementary Services Offered by Submitter along with Corresponding Prices
5. Staffing and Project Organization
6. Subcontracting Services
Subcontracting any portion(s) of the Scope of Services is not preferable; however, if a submitter can
demonstrate to the City’s satisfaction that is in the best interest of the project to permit a portion of the
service(s) to be subcontracted by the submitter, it may be considered. Provide details on the role of any
subcontractor that will be used. Assignment is prohibited.
7. Disclosures
Disclosure of any alleged significant prior or ongoing agreement failure, any civil or criminal litigation or
investigation pending, which involved the submitter or in which the submitter has been judged guilty or
liable within the last five (5) years. If there is no information to disclose, submitter must affirmatively state
there is no negative history.
8. Explanation of Methodology, if applicable
9. Non-Collusion Affidavit (Attachment 1)
Presentations must include an executed Non-Collusion Affidavit, included as Attachment 1, executed by
an official authorized to bind the firm.
ATTACHMENTS
Must be executed by submitter and submitted with the presentation
Attachment 1: Non-Collusion Affidavit
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ATTACHMENT 1
NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT FORM
Must be executed by submitter and submitted with the presentation
I, ________________________________________ (name) hereby declare as follows:
I am _________________________________ of ______________________________,
(Title) (Company)
the party making the foregoing presentation, that the presentation is not made in the interest of, or on
behalf of, any undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization, or corporation; that
the presentation is genuine and not collusive or sham; that the submitter has not directly or indirectly
induced or solicited any other submitter to put in a false or sham presentation, and has not directly or
indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed with any submitter or anyone else to put in a sham
presentation, or that anyone shall refrain from proposing; that the submitter has not in any manner,
directly or indirectly, sought by agreement, communication, or conference with anyone to fix the
presentation price of the submitter or any other submitter, or to fix any overhead, profit, or cost element
of the presentation price, or of that of any other submitter, or to secure any advantage against the public
body awarding the agreement of anyone interested in the proposed agreement; that all statements
contained in the presentation are true; and, further, that the submitter has not, directly or indirectly,
submitted his or her presentation price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged
information or data relative hereto, or paid, and will not pay, any fee to any corporation, partnership,
company, association, organization, presentation depository, or to any member or agent thereof to
effectuate a collusive or sham presentation.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and
correct.
Submitter Signature: __________________________________________________
Submitter Name: __________________________________________________
Submitter Title: __________________________________________________
Company Name: __________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________