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RESOLUTION NO. 2015-077 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE SEWER AND PARKING CITATION BILLING SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY AND INFOSEND, INC. AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXERCISE TWO ONE-YEAR OPTIONS TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
The City has contracted for printing and mailing services for sewer bills since 2002. In 2010, the City began contracting the same services for parking citations issued by the Chula Vista Police Department. A Request for Proposals to provide sewer and parking citation billing services was issued and award to InfoSend, Inc. is recommended.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity, approval of a contract for mailing sewer bills and parking citations is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378(b)(4) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it is only an approving of a funding mechanism; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION
The Finance Department followed Municipal Code Section 2.56 and City Council Policy No. 102-05 in the consultant selection process. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued on September 5, 2014 for sewer and parking citation billing services. The RFP was posted electronically on PlanetBids.com, a web-based vendor and bid management system that is widely used by other local agencies. In addition, the RFP was sent directly to the current vendor, InfoSend, Inc. No other vendors indicated interest in future procurements.
Three proposals were received and evaluated by a Selection Committee based on the following technical criteri...
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