Summary of Specifications:
September 30, 2014: The City of Rochester Hills is accepting proposals from qualified firms to provide a UTILITY BILLING SYSTEM including software, consulting and implementation services and support. Sealed Proposals will be received by the City of Rochester Hills at the Purchasing Division, 1000 Rochester Hills Drive, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309 or through MITN website until EXACTLY 3:00 P.M. Local time, Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at which time and place said proposer’s names will be read. The City of Rochester Hills officially distributes bid/proposal documents from the Purchasing Division or through the Michigan Intergovernmental Trade Network (MITN). Copies of proposal documents obtained from any other source are not considered official copies. Only those vendors who obtain proposal documents from either the Purchasing Division or the MITN System are guaranteed access to receive addendum information, if such information is issued. The first step to do business with the City is to become a registered vendor by visiting the City website at www.rochesterhills.org, select City Services, Purchasing and Vendor Registration to link to the MITN website. Final proposal results will be posted on the MITN website after award.OVERVIEW The City of Rochester Hills is accepting proposals and recommendations from qualified and experienced firms to provide a Water and Sewer Utility Billing System Software Solution. Please carefully review this document. It provides specific technical information necessary to aid Vendors in formulation of a thorough response. A formal comprehensive review period will be conducted to ensure that the City selects the best possible software solution available at the best value to the City. To respond to this RFP, interested Vendors must include a response to all criteria that are listed in this proposal. Failure to include a response to all evaluation criteria may be cause for rejection. This document is a Request for Proposals. It differs from a Request for Bid/Quotation in that the City is seeking a solution as described herein, not a bid/quotation meeting firm specifications for the lowest price. Proposers are to provide their proposed solution based on their professional knowledge and developed around the Scope of Work and General Requirements defined within this proposal. As such, the lowest price proposed will not guarantee an award recommendation. Competitive sealed proposals will be evaluated based upon criteria formulated around the most important features of a product or service, of which quality, testing, references, or capability, may be overriding factors, and price may not be determinative in the issuance of a contract or award. The proposal evaluation criteria should be viewed as standards, which measure how well a proposer’s approach meets the desired requirements and needs of the City. The criteria that will be used and considered in evaluation for the award are set forth in this document. Dated Please login to MITN to download complete solicitation and attachments.
