The City of Oregon City is seeking proposals to provide services to read approximately 11,500 water meters per month for the Utility Billing section of the Finance Department. The selected contractor will provide accurate monthly meter reads by the 16th of each month for processing of utility invoices with actual read dates not more than two weeks prior to the delivery date. General information including the plan holder list is available to the public without registering. Addenda, clarifications, and notices will be distributed through the City's online planholder system. Potential proposers are responsible for ensuring contact information is registered correctly and that email updates are being received and not being sent to spam folders. It is in the best interest of potential proposers to check the website periodically to ensure all updates are received. The City is not responsible for failure of proposers to receive notifications of changes or corrections made by the City and posted as stated above. Proposers are required to certify non-discrimination in employment practices and identify resident status as defined in ORS 279A.120(1). Pre-qualification of proposers is not required. All proposers are required to comply with the provisions of Oregon Revised Statutes and the Oregon City Municipal Code. In order to provide efficiencies in service with other public agencies and in order to fulfill an opportunity for cooperative purchasing, any publicly funded city, county, district, agency or similar entity shall have the authority to acquire services directly from the successful proposer(s) under the terms and conditions of this RFP. The City of Oregon City reserves the right to (1) reject any or all submittals not in compliance with public solicitation procedures if it is in the best interest of the public to do so; (2) postpone establishment of a final decision for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from due date for consultant submittal; (3) waive informalities in the proposals; and (4) to select the consultant which appear to be in the best interest of the City.
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