Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk to enter into the first year of a three-year contract with Capital Recovery Systems, Inc. for the provision of the Municipal Court Clerk's collection services; authorizes expenditure of $190,000.000; and declares an emergency.
The second tier collection services have been ongoing since 1998. These services have been very successful in collecting fines and costs that would otherwise be uncollectible. Since, the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk's Office does not have the resources in-house to adequately pursue these services; the Clerk believes it is in the City's best interest to out-source the collection services. The contracts are self-funding in that the percentage charged for collecting the receivables is added to the total debt collected, pursuant to ORC 2335.24; thereby, negating any costs to the City of Columbus for this service.
Bid Information:
On February 4, 2008 opening formal competitive bids were solicited through SA 002807, for collection services. The bids closed on March 7, 2008. A total of eight (8) vendors submitted timely proposals. An evaluation committee of five was formed to evaluate the SOQs specified in the RFSQs on the following criteria:
1. The competence of the offeror to perform the required service.
2. The ability of the offeror to perform competently and expeditiously.
3. Past performance of the offeror.
On the basis of these criteria, the committee selected the three (3) best-qualified vendors for further consideration. The committee visited each of the offeror's facilities where a presentation was made by each of the offerors to elaborate on their proposals, statement of qualifications and other pertinent information. The committee ranked all the offerors based on the quality and feasibility of their proposals. The committee submitted in writing the ranking and explanation to the Director. In agreement with t...
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