Basic Information

Reference Number

00003061093

Issuing Organization

City of Abbotsford

Solicitation Type

NOI - Notice of Intent (Informal)

Solicitation Number

1220-2022-2737A

Title

Software Maintenance and Support for the Tempest Land Management

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2022/05/06 11:33:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2022/05/18 05:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

McBride, Tim

purchasing@abbotsford.ca

Description

Notice of Intent to Award a Contract

Notice is hereby given by the City of Abbotsford of its intent to award a contract to CentralSquare Canada Incorporated for the following services on behalf of the City of Abbotsford:

Provision of Software Maintenance and Support for the Tempest Land Management System

Background

The Tempest Land Management System is the City of Abbotsford's billing and collection system for Property tax, Utilities, Cash, and Dog Licensing and more. The Tempest system is composed of a client/server application (back end office) and web applications (public sites). CentralSquare is the supplier for the Tempest system.

Scope of Services

The supplier will issue regular software updates for the Tempest Land Management System to address known functional or technical issues, incorporate tax changes as directed by provincial legislation, and add functionality. The supplier will also provide support to City staff for technical or functional problems. These services are commonly referred to as software maintenance and support.

Intent of Direct Award

The City intends to award the contract for Tempest software maintenance and support to CentralSquare for a period of 7 years commencing January 1, 2023 at a total anticipated cost of $800,000 plus GST.

Firms wishing to object to this decision should email their objection by May 18, 2022, before 2:00 pm, local time to:

Attention: Tim McBride, Acting Senior Manager, Procurement

The justification for the direct award includes the following factors:

· CentralSquare develops, sells, maintains and supports the Tempest Land Management System.

· CentralSquare has extensive experience collaborating with municipalities to deliver, update and enhance the Tempest Land Management System.

Suppliers objecting must provide specific reasons for their objection. The supplier's ability to provide services of the same or better quality, within the required time frame will be the key criteria with regard to the consideration of supplier objections.

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued on bcbid.gov.bc.ca. MERX asks that you refer to bcbid.gov.bc.ca notice for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the notice abstract.