Debtor Government Bids & RFPs

The city seeks proposals from qualified firms andor individuals to provide legal services to the city by representing the city in bankruptcy actions wherein the debtor owes delinquent ad valorem taxes.

Proposals will be received until 2:00 p. m. local time on Wednesday, July 15th, 2026. Any proposal received after the time and date specified will not be considered.

Payment will be made in accordance with the terms favorable to Broome County in instances of discrepancy with county and vendor records. The successful vendors will furnish invoicing to the Willow Point Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

Proposals will be evaluated based on the ability to meet scope of service specifications, responsiveness, thoroughness and overall quality of the proposal, price for proposed services in hourly rate terms, identification of adequate resources to supply said services, and experience in providing services like those described in this RFP. The following criteria shall be used to evaluate proposals: item evaluation criteria items 1 ability to meet scope of service specifications responsiveness, thoroughness and overall quality of the 2 proposalrfp **** legal services 10 3 price for proposed services in hourly rate terms identification of adequate resources to supply said 4 services experience in providing services like those described in 5 this rfp

Proposals will be judged upon the proposer's ability to provide services which meet the requirements set forth in the accompanying documents. The county reserves the right to make such investigations as it deems necessary to determine the ability of the proposer to provide services meeting a satisfactory level of performance in accordance with the county's requirements.

Proposers shall not contact any other county officials other than those referenced in this RFP or in accordance with the procedure outlined herein. Any proposer that violates the foregoing provision may be disqualified from consideration.

Proposals must be submitted no later than 10:00 a. m. CST on June 30, 2026. Proposals must be submitted no later than 10:00 a. m. cst on date, 2026.

The contractor will retain the collection fee from amounts collected, and the underlying fines, costs, fees, restitution, and forfeitures shall be remitted in full to the city on a monthly basis. The contractor will retain the collection fee from amounts collected the underlying fines, costs, fees, restitution, and forfeitures shall be remitted in full to the city.

Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the city, considering the relative importance of price and the other evaluation factors. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the city, considering the relative importance of price and the other evaluation factors

Respondents must have provided delinquent court collection services to at least three Texas municipalities for a continuous period of not less than three years. They must also not be debarred or suspended from federal contracting and must not be the subject of pending enforcement actions. The respondent must have provided delinquent court collection services to at least three 3 texas municipalities for a continuous period of not less than three 3 years immediately preceding the proposal deadline.

A nonmandatory but recommended pre-proposal conference will be held via Zoom on June 4, 2026, at 10:00 a. m. CST. A nonmandatory but recommended pre-proposal conference will be held via zoom on june 4, 2026 at 10:00 a. m. cst.

Proposals submitted by any method other than the city's electronic procurement portal, bidnet direct, will not be accepted. Also, contacting city officials or staff outside of the bidnet portal may result in disqualification. Proposals submitted by any other method, including email, hand delivery, mail, or facsimile, will not be accepted.