REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
EDMUNDS GovTech MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL SOFTWARE PLATFORM
FOR SPECIFIED MODULES
OR APPROVED EQUAL
FOR THE VILLAGE OF TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK
LEGAL NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES
Tarrytown RFP for Edmunds GovTech Municipal Financial Platform
Or Approved Equal
Village of Tarrytown, NY
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that sealed Proposals will be received until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April
1, 2026, at the Office of the Village Clerk, One Depot Plaza, Tarrytown, New York 10591, at which
time they will be opened and read aloud:
Tarrytown RFP for Edmunds GovTech Municipal Financial software, Or Approved Equal
The Village’s requirements and RFP are available on our website at www.tarrytownny.gov or at
the Village Administrator’s Office and provided in the following pages.
The Proposal shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked:
Tarrytown RFP for Edmunds GovTech Municipal Financial software, Or Approved Equal
The Village of Tarrytown reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Proposals and to award
the contract to the lowest responsible Responder / Proposer deemed to be in the best interests of
the Village.
Richard Slingerland
Tarrytown Village Administrator
Dated: March 21, 2026
TARRYTOWN RFP - EDMUNDS GovTech MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL SOFTWARE PACKAGE
INTRODUCTION.
The Village of Tarrytown (hereinaf
ter Tarrytown), in Westchester County, New York, is seeking proposals from qualified Municipal
Financial Software Package Providers, proposing prices for the Village to purchase and deploy the
Edmunds GovTech Municipal Financial Platform, or approved equal.
Tarrytown operates a budget that totals approximately $43 million, for four separate funds – General
Fund, Water Fund, Library Fund and Sewer Fund. Tarrytown’s current financial software package /
platform has become outdated and is in need of being replaced, thus the Village is seeking a new
financial software package / platform.
The following generally provides a summary of the Village’s annual financial operations and needs.
Tarrytown Background information for Financial Package needs:
Numbers are from the Tarrytown Tentative Annual Budget for 2026-2027 are as follows:
Budget:
General Fund - $34,487,299
Water Fund - $6,630,951
Library Fund - $2,130,564
Sewer Fund - $152,000
Total Tentative 6/1/26 thru 5/31/27 Annual Operating Budget for all 4 funds = $43.4 Million
• Accounts Payables - 26 accounts payables per year, covering approximately 4,500
claims/vouchers per year. Issue 1099 forms at year end.
• Accounts Receivable
• Budget Preparation and administration
• Fixed Assets
• General Ledger account system for all village funds, revenues, expenditures, receipts and
disbursements.
• Payroll and related administration:
o Number of Employees – The Village has approximately
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TARRYTOWN RFP - EDMUNDS GovTech MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL SOFTWARE PACKAGE
▪ 100 full time employees
▪ 50 part time employees, and
▪ 100 seasonal employees
o Payrolls
o 26 payrolls per year, which also must address the 26.1 pay-period issue
o Time keeping and employee self-service portal
o Issue between 200 and 300 W-2s per year
• Property Taxes - Need the ability to issue property tax bills, collect tax bills, interact with a
lock-box, and accept ACH payments.
• Transaction Security - Check confirmation / fraud prevention capability. The Village needs the
ability to interact with “Positive Pay” or an equivalent check confirmation process.
• Utility / Water Billing; Water utility billing and collection of payments for approximately 3,000
water customers, including commercial customers
Having looked at various other municipal government financial software platforms over the course of
more than a year, Tarrytown has determined that the platform that best meets the needs of the Village
for municipal financial administration is the Edmunds GovTech platform. The Village is publicly
advertising and issuing this Request for Proposals to comply with the applicable requirements of New
York State Law.
SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Work-Tasks and Module Summary:
Software Services – to be included in the Subscription(s) and priced in the Proposal
A. Accounts Receivables (AR) & Business Licensing – 3 Year
B. Employee Self-Service – 3 year
C. Finance Super Suite – 3 Year
D. Finance ViewPoint Dashboard - 3 year
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TARRYTOWN RFP - EDMUNDS GovTech MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL SOFTWARE PACKAGE
E. Human Resources – 3 year
F. Online Bill Pay (WIPP) – Tax – 3 Year
G. Online Bill Pay (WIPP) – Utility – 3 Year
H. Payroll – 3 Year
I. Positive Pay Connector – 3 Year
J. Real Property Tax Billing – 3 Year
K. Utility Billing & Collections – 3 Year
Hosting Services – to be included with the Proposal:
A. Hosting (Level II)
Professional Services - Implementation
A. Employee Self-Service Implementation
B. Online Bill Pay (WIPP) – Implementation
C. Standard AR/Business Licensing Implementation
D. Standard Finance Implementation
E. Standard Personnel Implementation
F. Standard Tax Implementation
G. Standard Utility Implementation
Conversion Services
A. AR & Business Licensing - Invoice History
- Invoice transactions including billing, payments, and adjustments for open and closed
invoices
B. AR & Business Licensing – Standard Conversion
- Customer records including names and mailing addresses
- Active business license records including license types and associated fees (current and prior
year)
C. Finance - Detail Conversion
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TARRYTOWN RFP - EDMUNDS GovTech MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL SOFTWARE PACKAGE
- Chart of Accounts
- Detailed Financial Information for current + 3 years
Budget Activity
General Ledger Transactions/Journal Entries
Accounts Payable Check History
Open and Paid Purchase Order/Voucher/Invoice/Check History
- Vendor Master
- Fixed Asset Master
D. Payroll & Human Resources - Advanced Conversion
- Employee Master Information
- Current Year Check History
- Gross Pay
- Detailed Deductions
- Detailed Taxes
- Net Pay
- Leave Time Balances
- Employee Profile History
- Salary, Position, Education History, etc.
- Employee ACA Benefit Information
- Employee Dependent Benefit Information
- Employee Benefit Time Transaction History for current year
E. Real Estate Tax – Standard Conversion
- Tax account Information including owner’s names and addresses, current assessed value
- Current + 3 years account activity including billing, payments, adjustments.
- Tax File Import functionality
- Open/Unpaid and Credit Balances per account
F. Utility Billing – Standard Conversion
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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.