23-47 Collection Agency Services

Bid Number:23-47 Bid Title:23-47 Collection Agency Services Category:Services and/or Consultants Other than Architectural/EngineeringStatus:Open Description: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by Purchasing at their office in the Administrative Services Finance Department on the fifth floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue Suite 503 Bellingham WA 98225 for purchase of the following:Collection Agency ServicesUNTIL: 2:30 PM, Tuesday, June 27, 2023At which time and place the proposals will be publicly opened live via GoToMeeting, and the names of the submitters read aloud. Any interested people are invited to attend the live proposal opening via GoToMeeting. Late proposals will not be considered. Responses submitted electronically will not be considered.The Whatcom County Treasurer's Office is seeking proposals from professional collection service agencies to provide collection agency services and to facilitate payments on delinquent accounts

owed to the County, as further described in the RFP document. Further information is contained in the solicitation document, which can be downloaded at no charge from the Whatcom County Purchasing website at http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/Bids.aspx, see “Related Documents” at the bottom of the solicitation posting page. If you are unable to download the pdf documents from this website, contact Purchasing at document.write('FN_Purchasing'+'@'+'co.whatcom.wa.us')FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. (preferred), or phone (360) 778-5330.Whatcom County affirms it will not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting. Whatcom County encourages disadvantaged, minority and women owned consultant firms to respond. Whatcom County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and to waive any irregularities.Publication Date(s): June 7, 2023. Publication Date/Time: 6/7/2023 6:30 AM Publication Information: Bellingham Herald, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, OMWBE Closing Date/Time: 6/27/2023 2:30 PM Addendum Date/Time: 06/22/2023 Contact Person: Questions may be directed to Karen Thomas at: kbthomas@co.whatcom.wa.us Download Available: Yes - see Invitation Fee: None Plan & Spec Available: Download Instructions: All documents for this solicitation can be downloaded at no charge in PDF format; see "Related Documents" at the bottom of this webpage:1. Click on the "View Documents" button, which will open up a form requesting basic information about your firm. The entries on this form will populate the official plan holders list. Your accuracy is important to ensure notification of any addenda or other distributed information.2. After your completed form is accepted, scroll again to the bottom of this page, to find the link(s) for all documents related to this solicitation. If you can see the solicitation documents, you have added yourself to the Whatcom County plan holders list. Plan Holders List: Plan holders list: If you have downloaded the solicitation documents from the Whatcom County website, that process has already added you to the plan holders list. The Whatcom County plan holders list is created by the download process. If you received the solicitation documents from another source, to add your contact information to the Whatcom County plan holders list, you will need to access the solicitation documents from our website.To request a current plan holders list, email FN_Purchasing@co.whatcom.wa.us. Include the solicitation number and title in the subject line. Related Documents: View Document(s) Return To Main Bid Postings Page