City of Laconia
Purchasing Office
45 Beacon Street East
Laconia, NH 03246
Date:
RFP#:
RFP Due Date:
RFP Due By:
12/15/2025
P25-12-02
12/30/2025
3:00PM
Please direct and questions regarding this Proposal to: Gina Mastine at 603-524-3877 X 151 or by email to gmastine@laconianh.gov
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR: CDBG-Grant Administration Services
Unless specifically amended or deleted by the Purchasing Office, the following General Terms and Conditions apply to this RFP and any resulting
Purchase Order or Contract.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONITIONS:
RFP’S. Proposals must be received at the Purchasing Office before
the date and time specified. Proposals are to be made less Federal
Excise Tax and no charge for handling unless required by law.
Proposals will be made available to the public after the time of
contract. Results will be given by mail only if requested in writing
and accompanied by a self addressed, stamped business size
envelope.
SPECIFICATIONS. Vendors must submit on items as specified. Any
changes in specifications must be noted. Vendors shall be notified in
writing if any changes to the specifications are made.
AWARD. The award will be made to the responsible vendor
submitting a conforming proposal meeting specifications at the
lowest cost unless other criteria are noted in the Request for
Proposals. Unless otherwise noted, the award may be made by
individual items. If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and
the extension, the unit price will prevail. Discounts will not be
considered in making award but may be offered on the invoice for
earlier payment and will be applicable on the date of completion of
delivery or receipt of invoice, whichever is later.
ASSIGNMENT PROVISION. The responding vendor hereby agrees to
assign all causes of action that it may acquire under the antitrust
laws of New Hampshire and the United States as the result of
conspiracies, combinations, or contracts in restraint of trade which
materially affect the price of goods or services obtained by the city
under this contract if so requested by the City of Laconia.
CITY’S OPTIONS. The City of Laconia reserves the right to reject or
accept all or any part of any proposal, to determine what constitutes
a conforming proposal, to award solely as it deems to be in the best
interest of the City, and to waive irregularities that it considers not
material to the process.
PUBLIC INFORMATION. The responding vendor hereby
acknowledges that all information relating to this proposal and any
resulting order (including but not limited to fees, contracts,
agreements, and prices) are subject to the laws of the State of New
Hampshire regarding public information.
PERSONAL LIABILITY. The responding vendor agrees that in the
preparation of this proposal or the execution of any resulting
contract or order, representatives of the City of Laconia shall incur
no liability of any kind.
PROOF OF COMPLIANCE. The responding vendor may be required to
supply proof of compliance with bid/proposal specifications. When
requested, the responding vendor must immediately supply the
Purchasing Office with certified test results or certificates of
compliance. Where none are available, the City of Laconia may
require independent laboratory testing. All costs for such testing,
certified test results or certificates of compliance shall be the
responsibility of the responding vendor.
FORM OF CONTRACT. The terms and conditions set forth in any
additional Terms and Conditions by the Purchasing Office are part of
the proposal and will apply to any contract awarded the responding
vendor unless specific exceptions are taken and accepted and will
prevail over any contrary provisions in Terms and Conditions
submitted by the responding vendor.
OFFER. The undersigned hereby offers to sell to the City of Laconia
the commodities or services indicated in the following page(s) of this
RFP at the price(s) quoted in complete accordance with all
conditions of this RFP.
Company Name: ____________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________
____________________________________________
Phone#: ____________________Email: ___________________
Authorized Signature: ________________________________
Printed Name: ______________________________________
This document must be signed by a person who is authorized to
legally obligate the responding vendor. A signature on this
document indicates that all City of Laconia terms and conditions are
accepted by the responding vendor and that any and all other terms
and conditions submitted by the responding vendor are null and
void, even if such terms and conditions have terminology to the
contrary. The responding vendor shall also be subject to City of
Laconia contract and purchase order terms and conditions.
City of Laconia
Request for Proposals
RFP No. P25-12-02
CDBG- Grant Administration Services
The City of Laconia, NH requests written proposals from qualified firms or individuals interested in being considered
for hire by the City as CDBG Grant Administrator to manage a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project
in Laconia.
The project is a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (Public Facility) – total project cost $1.2m – for
improvements by the Community Action program, Belknap-Merrimack (CAPBM) to the Laconia Senior Center, 184
Beacon Street West., Laconia, including a commercial kitchen that would allow for on-site preparation of meals for
daily on-site congregate meals and to allow for a significant expansion of the Meals-on-Wheels program as it will
allow for preparation and distribution locally rather than transporting from Concord.
Specific administrative services to include the environmental review record coordination, maintenance of records,
accounting, meetings, compliance with procurement and labor regulations, reporting and other federal adherence
required by the CDBG Grant Agreement. This project will be subject to the Build America, Buy America Act, Section
3, and Davis Bacon Wage Rates.
This project is funded through a Community Development Block Grant from the Community Development Finance
Authority under the provisions, and subject to the requirements, Title I of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended.
Community Development Block Grants from the NH Community Development Finance authority are under the
provisions, and subject to the requirements, Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as
amended. This is an equal opportunity/affirmative action agency. All qualified proposals will receive consideration
without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, or national origin.
Previous CDBG administration experience preferred. Please submit proposals outlining experience and administration
fee, no later than 3:00pm December 30, 2025, to:
City of Laconia
Attn: Gina Mastine
45 Beacon St East
Laconia, NH 03246
Gina Masting gmastine@laconianh.gov
The City of Laconia reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals or any part thereof, to waive any
formality in the process, and to accept the proposal considered to be in the best interest of the City failure to submit
all information called for may be sufficient grounds for disqualification. The City of Laconia reserves the right to
cancel this request at any time for any reason.