CLOSED: REDISTRICTING WARD BOUNDARIES

CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
REDISTRICTING WARD BOUNDARIES
RFP EP20/21-26
BID OPENING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021 AT 11:00 AM
The City of East Providence is requesting proposals from qualified bidders, for completing the redistricting of East Providence Ward Boundary Lines and other reports and software required by the Canvassing Authority. The City of East Providence must prepare new boundary lines for its four (4) wards in such manner that the wards shall comprise compact and contiguous territory, contain as nearly as possible an equal number of inhabitants, and have well defined boundaries as required by City Charter Sec. 12-2 and State Law. Boundary lines will be developed using the Block Statistics from the 2020 U.S. Census. The ward lines and voting districts must take into consideration census block lines, population shifts, minority populations and Rhode Island Senate and Representative Districts.

Four (4) copies of proposals shall be submitted in one (1) sealed envelope to East Providence City Hall, Controllers Office, Room 103, Attn: Dawn Kenney, Procurement Specialist, 145 Taunton Ave., East Providence, RI 02914 no later than WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021 AT 11AM. The bids will be publicly recorded. Bids received with a time of 11:01 AM or later will be rejected. The outside envelope needs to be marked RFP EP20/21-26.

The City reserves the right to reject any/or all companies, to waive any informality in the proposal statement and to accept the proposal of any company based on what the City deems to be in its best interest.

Any questions regarding the RFP may be directed in writing to Leslie Shattuck-Moore, Canvassing Authority Administrator lshattuck-moore@eastprovidenceri.gov no later than THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021 at 4PM.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Dawn Kenney, Procurement Specialist

dkenney@eastprovidenceri.gov