The county is soliciting bids for improving the system for notification of taxpayers regarding the assessment of personal property. 1. CREDENTIALS Interested bidders must provide examples of previous Assessment List design/mailing projects which include references, names, and contact information from four (4) counties for whom this work has been performed. 2. CONSULTING SERVICES Bidders will provide, at minimum, two (2) hours of on-site consultation with the County Assessor and staff to reach consensus regarding the details of the proposed design and system improvements. 2.1. Develop systems and methods that improve accuracy and significantly reduce the time required to manage the process for notifying taxpayers regarding the declaration of personal property items. 2.2. Analyze and redesign Assessment Lists to: 2.2.1. Improve and streamline communication with property owners. 2.2.2. Guarantee compliance with all provisions of the governing statutes of the State of Missouri and the Missouri State Tax Commission. 2.3. Propose methods and processes to significantly reduce postage costs for distribution of Assessment Lists. 2.4. Develop public relations materials and methods that enable the county to more easily manage the process of informing citizens of the requirements for declaring personal property and the responsibilities of each party. 3. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 3.1. All custom software applications that are developed to improve the county’s personal property assessment and notification systems must be compatible with the county’s network including: 3.1.1. Workstations runni...ng Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 8 operating systems 3.1.2. Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, and IBM AS400 environments
