The City of Albany is seeking proposals for municipal fine collection services. The contract is for as-needed professional debt collection services to recover uncollected code enforcement fines and judgments. Proposals are due July 16, 2026. The contract term is from August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2028, with two one-year extension options. The city encourages MWBE participation. Proposers must have at least five years of experience in relevant collection areas and sufficient staffing and resources. The evaluation criteria include demonstrated capabilities, qualifications, experience, wherewithal, total proposed cost, and completeness of the proposal. The city may award based on best value or lowest responsible bidder. Insurance requirements include workers compensation, commercial general liability, errors and omissions, excess/umbrella, and automobile liability. A living wage must be paid to employees working on the contract.
Proposals are due by July 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Proposals due: july 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Compensation may be based on a contingency fee arrangement, with a preferred structure based on a percentage of amounts actually collected and received. he city seeks proposals that align the contractors compensation with successful recoveries and encourages innovative pricing approaches that maximize net revenues to the city.
Proposals will be evaluated based on demonstrated capabilities, professional qualifications, experience, wherewithal to render services timely, total proposed cost, and completeness. The city may apply either the best value or lowest responsible bidder standard. he selection of a proposal will not be based solely on a monetary evaluation. considerable weight will be given to the experience in the areas required and the track record of the proposers.
Proposers must be legally authorized to conduct business in New York, possess at least five years of experience in judgment enforcement, governmental collections, or comparable services, and have sufficient staffing, technology, and resources. proposers shall possess the following minimum qualifications.
Failure to include all required items may result in the proposal being considered nonresponsive. failure to include all of the above items may result in the proposal being considered nonresponsive.
