Animal Control and Sheltering Services

The City of Clearlake (City) seeks proposals from qualified persons, agencies, entities, and/or organizations (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor”) to provide animal control, sheltering, and administrative services. The City seeks animal control and sheltering services including, but not limited to, enforcement of the animal regulations within the City’s Municipal Code, and the care and placement of impounded animals for the City. This Request for Proposal (RFP) provides qualified interested Contractors with information to adequately prepare and submit proposals for consideration by the City for animal control and sheltering services. The City may require the Contractor to participate in additional rounds of more refined submittals before the ultimate selection of a Contractor is made. These rounds could encompass revisions of the submittal criteria in response to the nature and scope of the initial proposal. The Contractor should also note that all proposals received shall become the property of the City and are subject to public disclosure. The Contractor shall indicate any requested restrictions on the use of information or data contained in their responses. Materials must be identified, and the Contractor must include a brief statement that sets out the reasons for the requested confidentiality. Those parts of a proposal that are marked confidential, proprietary, or business or trade secrets, as defined by law, shall only be disclosed to the public if such disclosure is required under the California Public Records Act or otherwise by law. Price information, however, shall be disclosable to the public. Marking the entire proposal as proprietary will neither be accepted nor honored. Failure by a Contractor to label materials as proprietary shall be deemed a waiver by a firm of any claim against the City for the release of said materials. Although the City intends to choose only a small number of the most qualified Contractors to interview, the City reserves the right to choose any number of qualified finalists.