City Council
MEETING DATE: 5/9/2018
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Banking Services Request for Proposal
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FROM:
Tami E. Scott, Administrative Services Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
This item is presented for information, discussion and direction. The sub-committee recommendation is to enter into a one-year contract with Wells Fargo Bank and complete a new Request for Proposal at that time.
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BACKGROUND:
The City's current banking services relationship has been with Wells Fargo Bank for the last 31 years. City staff recently completed a Request for Proposal ("RFP") with the goal of determining whether to continue with Wells Fargo Bank or establish a banking relationship with another financial institution. Staff contacted nineteen (19) Coachella Valley Banks and two (2) Coachella Valley Credit Unions, and posted the RFP on the City's website, as can be seen by the attached. We received five (5) responses to the RFP. Two of the respondents were disqualified as they did not either meet the minimum qualifications or were non-responsive to the questions asked in the RFP. Also note, staff made significant efforts to contact Cathedral City banks (Bank of America, US Bank and Chase) but they did not respond.
DISCUSSION:
As one can imagine, changing a banking relationship is a very intensive undertaking and many issues need to be considered in the process. As can be seen by the attached, a very detailed RFP was prepared to address and identify the City's banking needs. The three remaining respondents were scored independently by five city staff members on all the criteria outlined in the RFP. Of a total number of points possible, exclusive of pricing, Wells Fargo Bank was number one with 334 of 350 points, Citibank was number two with 288 of 350 points and Pacific Western Bank was number three with 267 of 350 points. Please note that both Wells Fargo Bank and Pacific Western Bank have locations in Cathedral City. As for pricing, Citibank was ...
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