The Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority (APCHA) is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to implement a Housing Information Management System (HIMS) for the City of Aspen and Pitkin County. APCHA manages all aspects of affordable, workforce housing in Aspen and Pitkin County, including, but not limited to, property management, real estate procurement, real estate sales, leasing and program compliance. HIMS will integrate the major operational components of APCHA into a cohesive information management system with an external user portal.
Proposed solutions should include a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software product which is configurable or customizable to meet the HIMS requirements. The technology platform must be user-friendly, contain a robust declarative toolset for configurations, be customizable through the tools set and/or custom development and contain ad-hoc reporting capabilities. HIMS will be built using the software’s native toolset capabilities to the greatest degree possible, whereby minimizing the need for custom code without compromising the requirements. The system must provide staff with the ability to manage work electronically in an integrated central system, where all information can be easily reviewed, queried, edited and stored. A user portal is required for 24/7 access by third parties including citizens who lease, own or are looking for housing units. Reporting capabilities must be simple-to-use, ad-hoc and enable non-technical staff to access data as needed in varying formats.
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