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City of Renton
RFP Q&A - RFP for ERP Software
DATE COMPANY/CONTACT INFO QUESTION RESPONSE
7/10/23 Leonardo da Vinci Inc DBA
Quanam
Nicole Halm
Nicole.Halm@quanam.com
Please let me ask if you are considering open-
source software. We have extensive experience
implementing Odoo ERPs.
The city is looking for a mature Public
Sector ERP solution and will consider
vendors who can meet the city’s
Functional and Technical
requirements without customization.
7/12/23 Origin Utility
Lance Maxwell
lmaxwell@originutility.com
Origin would like to inquire if, as part of the ERP
RFP just released, the City of Renton would give
any consideration to replacing its existing utility
billing software (Springbrook) with a proposing
Vendor's integrated utility billing solution?
The city will not be replacing its
Utility Billing solution.
7/17/23 CentralSquare
Edward Schutter
edward.schutter@centralsqu
are.com
1. Are you open to replacing NEOGOV?
2. Can you please provide the number of named
users?
3. Does the City require the �mekeeping system
to have 24-hour scheduling and/or shi�
swapping capabili�es for police, fire, etc.?
1. The city will not be replacing
NeoGov.
2. 250 named users, W2 count is 900
3. No. Telestaff is used for Public
Safety and not in scope for
replacement.
7/18/23 CentralSquare
Edward Schutter
edward.schutter@centralsqu
are.com
1. Are the following included in the 100-page
limit:
a. Requirements document
b. Contract Samples
a. Yes
b. No
7/21/23 Seven Outsource
Christina Miller
christina@sevenoutsource.co
m
1. Whether companies from outside USA can
apply for this?
2. Whether we need to come over there for
mee�ngs?
3. Can we perform the tasks (related to RFP)
outside USA?
4. Can we submit the proposals via email?
1. Yes
2. At the discre�on of the vendor.
3. Yes
4. No
7/22/23 Oracle
Mark Johnson
Mark.ma.johnson@oracle.co
m
In the proposal the City states that there are 250
Named Users required for the software. Can you
please let me know how many of those users
would fall into the following categories?
1. General User
2. Access to all modules, restricted only by
permissions
3. All employees in the Accounting, AP, AR,
financial functions.
4. Department heads
5. Anyone who need dynamic and drill down
reports
6. Self Service User: Because Renton would be
leveraging our HCM/Payroll solution, all
employees would be covered for Self-Service.
7. Enter and view expense reports. Depending
on how you set up approvals for expense
reports, expense approvers (managers or
Details will be discussed with finalist
vendors. Provide assumptions for
your pricing based on other Cities of
similar size.
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supervisors) can review and approve expense
reports.
8. Enter and view purchase requests or
requisitions. Depending on how you set up
approvals for purchase requests or
requisitions, purchase approvers (managers
or supervisors) can review and approve
purchase requests or requisitions.
9. Enter and view activities such as tasks and
phone calls.
10. Access their calendar.
11. Access documents and relationship records
12. Planning and Budgeting User
13. Full access to NetSuite Planning & Budgeting
14. Finance budget manager
15. Finance budget consolidation
16. Department Level Budgeting
7/28/23 Eamon Hardiman
Eamon.hardiman@carahsoft.
com
1. We understand Laserfiche from your
requirements as your Document
Management System, which should
integrate in different business objects. As
Laserfiche is offering different solu�ons,
can you please confirm the scope of this
Product?
2. In the requirements document line no. 89
different user defined invoice types are
requested. Could you please give a bit
background informa�on about what you
would like to achieve with spli�ng the
invoice types?
3. In the requirements document line no. 68.:
can you please describe who should ini�ate
the online request and in which format this
request should be routed?
4. If a new HR system offers a way for �me
entries that sa�sfy the requirements of
employees currently working with
Cityworks and Telestaff and can poten�ally
be integrated with exis�ng terminals, can it
be the sole system for �me entries in the
future?
5. Within the “RFP Details” document
Applicant Tracking is set to be retained.
Within the “ERP So�ware Requirements”
document the so�ware is required to
support an applica�on database. If that
requirement is only supported when the
proposed so�ware’s Recrui�ng module is
used, could NeoGov poten�ally be
replaced? If so, please state the
requirements to a poten�al new recrui�ng
solu�on.
6. Within the “ERP So�ware Requirements”
document an integra�on with MS 365
1. Laserfiche version 11
Windows Client, Web Client,
Forms*, Workflow, Weblink*,
Quick Fields, Import Agent, Audit
Trail, OCR with OmniPage
(* Externally available)
2. Invoice format may vary by
invoice type in terms of the
informa�on that should be
included on each.
3. Department users or Finance
users. Rou�ng would be based
on dollar amount and ini�ator.
Vendors should indicate if this
func�onality is in the system.
4. Cityworks and Telestaff are not
in scope to be replaced for this
project.
5. NeoGov is not in scope to be
replaced for this project.
6. Vendor to provide details as to
func�onality available in the
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applica�ons (Word, Excel, PowerBI) is
stated as a requirement. Please state the
most common use cases that lead to this
requirement.
7. Within the “ERP So�ware Requirements”
document the tracking and manageability
of training, cer�fica�ons, licenses,
expira�on and renewal dates with
reminders is requested. The “RFP Details”
document does not list a Training/Learning
solu�on. Should a learning management
system be included in the offer under
“Human Resources”?
8. Within “Exhibit A – Pricing” it is stated, that
you require access for 250+75 Financial
Users. What are the different user
requirements for your 250 + 75 Financial
users? Are there different access rights and
func�onali�es, that users need to have
access to / func�onal areas? If so, how
many users are required for the different
func�onali�es?
9. Within sec�on “Desktops and Laptops” on
page five approximately 700 worksta�ons
are men�oned. Does each worksta�on
require addi�onal access to the system?
proposed so�ware to support
integra�on with MS365
applica�ons.
7. The city has a requirement for
tracking this informa�on, not
using the ERP solu�on as a
learning management tool.
Vendors should response with
func�onality offered with the
proposed solu�on.
8. RFP indicates 250 named or 75
concurrent users. Use this
informa�on to provide
es�mated pricing for the city.
We provided both op�ons to
support vendor pricing.
9. Poten�ally for employee self-
service or �me entry.