Request for Qualifications with Price Proposals
RFQ/P
#
46-006
For the provision of
Banking and Investment Services Rebid
Hall County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners (herein “County”) is soliciting proposals from qualified banking institutions to provide comprehensive, competitively priced, and highly personalized Banking and Investment Services as described in the Scope of Services herein.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Bid Post Date:
Monday, March 17, 2025
Bidders Questions Due Date
: Thursday, April 3,2025
Bid Due Date:
Thursday, April 17, 2025 2:00PM
Bidding Process:
The County is now accepting sealed bid proposals from qualified banking and investment institutions (herein “Bidder”, “Bank”) for Banking and Investment Services (herein ‘Services’). The County will accept Bids in the Purchasing Division located on the fourth (4th) floor of the Hall County Government Center, 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30504, by 2:00pm, Thursday, April 17, 2025 by 2:00pm. All bid packets must be sealed, time and date stamped by the Hall County receptionist on the 4
th
floor to be considered.
Schedule of Fees:
Bidder’s proposed schedule of fees, if accepted, shall be firm and fixed for the initial contract term. If awarded, then the County and Bank will mutually agree that any and all fees charged by Bank will be offset via County’s interest-bearing accounts held at Bank in compensation for fees listed on Exhibit C – Mandatory Cost Proposal Worksheet. Bank agrees not to invoice County for any fees listed therein.
Public Reading
: Bid openings are open to the public. Bidders are not required to attend but may do so. The Issuing Officer named herein will open and publicly read all proposer’s company names and location on the date, time and address above. Cost will not be read at this time.
Term:
The County seeks to award one (1) bank for all the services with an initial contract term of one (1) year followed with four (4) additional one (1) year renewal options. Renewals are not automatic nor guaranteed.
Alternative Terms:
The County may award one (1) bank for all banking services and one (1) investment firm for investment services, if in the best interest of the County.
Addendums:
If needed and in the best interest of the County, Purchasing may make any extension of the bidding period by a formal written addendum and publicly posted on the County website. All addendum must be signed by the bidder and returned with the bid packet.
Proposal Documents:
Bidders may obtain all submittal documents at no cost via the County’s Website located at
https://www.hallcounty.org/Bids.aspx
, then click the Banking and Investment Services Rebid link to download all required documents. Any Addenda will also be posted at the bottom of the solicitation.
