Specifications include, but are not limited to: Currently Metro has not budgeted for this project. The intent of this Request for Information is to determine thefeasibility and estimated costs for implementing a budgeting solution that would meet Metro s needs. Thisinformation will be used to develop a budget request and project scope with estimated implementation beginningin July 2012.Metro would like to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the budget process by selecting and implementingbudgeting software that would achieve the following desired outcomes:Allow users throughout Metro to enter their budget requests into a database and route those requests using aconfigurable workflowProvide the ability to track the various phases of budget development and the changes in each phaseAllow the development of personal services in the budget software along with position controlAllow staff to model "what if" scenarios using assumptions set by account or globallyAllow development of two year budgetsAllow budget development with prior years actual dataProvide user-friendly reporting tools that meet the needs of end users and power users in FRSFull integration with ERP Product, currently PeopleSoft
