When the City of Sandy Springs formed in 2006, the decision to adopt a public-private partnership (PPP) for city services made the city a model for fledging municipalities nationwide. During the rebid of the City’s General Government Services contracts in 2011, City leadership realized that accepting bids on individual services, rather than taking an omnibus approach using a single vendor, could represent the best value to the City. The resulting evaluations enabled City stakeholders to perform an integrated assessment of each firm’s abilities in relation to its bid to perform the requested services. In April 2011, based upon its depth of experience, comprehensive methodologies and value for services given, the City awarded the contract and resulting task order for Information

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