Specifications include, but are not limited to: The County of Marin is interested in soliciting proposals from qualified providers of ERP software designed for public sector, whose product offering meets or exceeds current County requirements and whose complete product offering provides a robust solution set that will allow the County to continue to leverage this investment well into the future as the needs of the County grow and evolve. Organizations for which the new solution will be implemented include: 1. All County departments. 2. All independent and dependent specials districts using the Countys current legacy systems. 3. Marin County School districts using the Countys current legacy systems. Project Objective Key Objectives Replace all aspects of SAP with more effective and efficient software designed for public sector administrative services operations Provide a clear phased implementation approach starting with Finance and following with HR & Payroll Identify software implementation and business process change risks and devise a strategy for mitigating them Establish the basis for a long-term relationship with a reputable vendor (or vendors) Select a solution that is proven to operate in County government Achieve a reasonable and measurable return on investment versus the status quo Engage key stakeholders at the County and prepare them to adopt and sponsor change Enable a strategy for standardizing processes and eliminating the user communities need for unsupported shadow systems
