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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) 

FOR

LEGAL SERVICES

 

Released: May 1, 2012

 

CONTENTS

Section 1: Introduction

 

Section 2: Instructions to Respondents

 

Section 3: Scope of Services

 

Section 4: Fee Proposal

 

SECTION 1

 

1.1. INTRODUCTION

 

 

The Yurok Indian Housing Authority of the Yurok Tribe hereafter referred to as the "Authority," Intends to contract with one or more qualified law firms(s) to provide a full range of legal services on an "as needed, when needed" basis. The term of contract(s) will be two years with provision to renew for an additional two year term. Respondents may propose services in any or all of the Service Areas described in the Scope of Services. The Authority reserves the right to make one award or multiple awards under this RFP, whichever is deemed to be in its best interest.

 

1.2. BACKGROUND

 

 

The Yurok Indian Housing Authority (YIHA) of the Yurok Tribe located at 15540 U.S. Highway 101 North, Klamath California 95548 is established by Yurok Ordinance to provide safe, decent and sanitary housing to low and moderate income residents. YIHA is governed by an eight (8) member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Yurok Council of the Yurok Tribe. The Authority's day to day operations are directed by its Executive Director, Judith Marasco.

 

The Authority is funded primarily by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Its housing portfolio includes 100 Low income rentals, 75 Mutual Help homes throughout the Yurok Service Area of Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. The Authority's communities are comprised of low and moderate income residents including seniors, families, singles, and people with special needs. YIHA has approximately 40 employees with an operating budget of $4.2 million.

 

                                                                                     SECTION 2

INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPONDENTS

 

2.1. QUESTIONS AND COMMUNICATION

 

All questions must be put in writing to the RFP Contact named below by the deadline stipulated. The intent of this requirement is to assure that all respondents are in receipt of the same information and to allow the Authority sufficient time to answer all questions in an Addendum to this RFP. An Addendum will be issued answering all questions at least 5 calendar days before the due date of proposals. It is the responsibility of each Respondent to check the YIHA web site: www.yurokhousing.com For a copy of all Addenda issued for this RFP.

 

All questions are due by 4:00 pm on May 8, 2012

 

Addendum answering all questions will be posted on or about: May 14, 2012

 

NOTE: Any solicitation or lobbying directed to any Authority staff or the Board of Commissioners is prohibited and is grounds for disqualification of Respondent's proposal.

RFP CONTACT

 

Judith Marasco, Executive Director

Yurok Indian Housing Authority

15540 U.S. Highway 101 North

Klamath, California 95548

Phone: 707 482-1506

Fax: 707 482-3117

Email: jmarasco@yurokhousing.com

 

2.2. PROPOSAL DEADLINE AND DELIVERY

 

One (1) original and three (3) copies of your sealed proposal must be delivered to the following location no later than

2:00 PM on Wednesday, May 22, 2012

 

The package must be clearly marked with:

From: (Responder's Name and Address)

Enclosure: "RFP for LEGAL SERVICES"

 

To:

Judith Marasco, Executive Director

Yurok Indian Housing Authority 

15540 U.S. Highway 101, North

Klamath, California 95548

 

For complete RFP click here

PUBLIC NOTICE

Mission Statement of the Yurok Indian Housing Authority
(Adopted October 7, 1997)
"The Primary Mission of the Yurok Indian Housing Authority shall be to provide affordable, safe and decent housing to lower-income tribal members. Affordable housing services shall include, but not be limited to, rental and home ownership programs serving to increase housing opportunities within our communities.

The Yurok Indian Housing Authority shall strive to provide employment, job-training and economic development opportunities to residents and community members in order to support the ongoing progress of the Primary mission.

The Yurok Indian Housing Authority shall also strive to provide supportive services and resources to residents and community members to better enable their individual and group ventures toward self-sufficiency, health, stability and improved lifestyles."
     

 

YUROK INDIAN HOUSING AUTHORITY

Board of Commissioners


Betty Brown - Chairperson, Orick District

Donald Natt - North District

Elise Williams - Treasurer, Requa District
Kerri Malloy - Secretary, South District

Glen Roberts - Commissioner, East District
E.W. "Bill" Pearson Jr .- Commissioner, Weitchpec District.-

Bertha Peters - Commissioner, Pecwan District Position Vacant

David Gensaw Sr - Council Liaison, Requa

 

Click Here for Agenda's & Meeting Minutes

 

    

 

    

Home Land Blessing Prayer

Oh Great Spirit, reawaken the sacred way of the seventh generation connection and may Your wisdom and Your love live on through us.

From the sun rising in the east, to the sun setting in the west. From the warm winds in the south, to the cold winds in the the north. We give thanks and honor to all the Creator's creations on our Mother Earth.

We give special thanks for the salmon, the river, the mountains, the grass valleys, the ancient redwoods, all trees, the ferns, the creeks, the ocean, the rocks, the rain, the fog, the thunder, the lightening, the snow, the clouds, the sun, the sky, the moon, the stars, the fowl, the animals, our ancestral home land and for all life that gives life.

Oh Creator, reawaken a renewed commitment for the wisdom to honor, to respect, to protect and to love our Sacred Mother Earth. Bless our responsibility because we are the descendants of the original ancestors that were the true keepers of Mother Earth.

We give thanks for knowing the beliefs that connect all traditional Indians. A deep reverence and inner connection with the Creator and a deep reverence and inner connection with our Mother Earth. There cannot be a balanced one without the balance of the other.

We give thanks and honor for the creatures that are teachers and messengers to the sacred way. Living life thought the Creator's wisdom on Sacred Mother Earth for all seventh generations.

We deeply honor the river flowing through our home land as we humbly thank our ancestors for the traditional Indian blood flowing through our veins. We honor our Indian heritage for the privilege of being the descendants of the original Sacred Keepers.

We give thanks and honor to the Yurok homes living on Yurok Home Land. We thank the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson, the Council, the Staff, and all Yurok Tribal members for this dedication. We give special thanks and deep appreciation to Judith Marasco for making the Yurok homes possible through her hard work. We also thank the Housing Authority staff, committee and board.

Every day may we remember that by honoring and loving our families, our homes, our communities, our home land, and our Mother Earth that we honor, love and live the ancestors sacred way. If we honor, love and live the ancestors sacred way then the Creator will honor, love and live the sacred way through each and every one of us.

Oh Great Sprit, reawaken the sacred way of the seventh generation connection and may Your wisdom and Your love live on through us.

 

 

Catherine Blake Carmesin

Yurok Tribal Member

Klamath, CA

December 4, 2001

 

        

 

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