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ITEM: AUTHORIZATION TO CONTINUE UTILIZING A CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS CONTRACT, AS A BASIS FOR PRICING, FOR UTILITY BILL PRINTING AND MAILING SERVICES
REQUEST: Authorization to continue utilizing a City of Baytown, Texas contract with Dataprose, LLC, as a basis for pricing, to provide utility bill printing and mailing services to the Village in the amount of approximately $130,000.00 annually.
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EXPLANATION: The Village utilizes Dataprose, LLC, to provide utility bill printing and mailing services. On January 28, 2020, Council approved authorization to continue utilizing the City of Baytown, Texas contract #026-12 with Dataprose, LLC, to provide such services. The City of Baytown recently renewed the contract through January 31, 2022.
The Baytown contract provided utility bill statements at $0.095 each (includes cost to provide forms, data process, laser print, fold, sort, tray, tag, mail and drop at USPS). The total annual cost of approximately $130,000.00 includes both printing and postage.
In order to ensure the Baytown contract provides the best price, staff performed price comparisons and found the following:
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Entity |
Base Price Per Statement (Postage not included) |
Vendor |
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City of Baytown, TX |
$0.095 |
Dataprose, LLC |
|
City of Boca Raton |
$0.106 |
Dataprose, LLC |
|
City of West Palm Beach |
Services Performed In-House |
|
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Palm Beach County |
Services Performed In-House |
|
Dataprose, LLC, is a leading provider of billing statement services, including statement design, print and mail services for municipalities nationwide.
Staff is seeking authorization to continue utilizing the City of Baytown contract as a basis for pricing for utility bill printing and mailing services, including postage through January 31, 2022.
Prior year expenditures are $124,485.00.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: NO QUASI-JUDICIAL:
FIRST READING: SECOND READING:
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are allocated in the FY 2021 utility customer service budget.
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION: Authorization to continue utilizing a City of Baytown, Texas contract with Dataprose, LLC, as a basis for pricing, to provide utility bill printing and mailing services to the Village in the amount of approximately $130,000.00 annually.