Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Palo Alto is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide professional services for an integrated operating and capital budget system. The required services and performance conditions are described in the Scope of Work (or Services). The City has budgeted a maximum of $400,000 for these services in the 2013/2014 Fiscal Year for the first year of the contract. The first year of the contract shall include the cost of all professional services required for installation, implementation, data conversion, application development, training, and the first years warranty, maintenance, and support as well as any applicable license costs. Currently, the City develops its annual budget through a variety of processes and tools. The Operating Budget is developed through a simple workflow process of the current ERP with detailed position cost budgeting handled through a variety of spreadsheets. Further, spreadsheets are the primary tool for developing the Long Range Financial Forecast, labor cost modeling, and monitoring of the approved budget. The Capital Budget is developed through an improvised workflow system which is part of the Capital Budget publishing tool.
