Sandy Springs to seek contractors to provide city services

Sandy Springs announced it will issue requests for proposals this winter from outside contractors to handle a variety of city functions, from communications to finance to public works. CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS

Sandy Springs announced it will issue requests for proposals this winter from outside contractors to handle a variety of city functions, from communications to finance to public works. CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS

Sandy Springs, a city that pioneered the use of outside contractors for government services when it was incorporated in 2005, announced it will seek qualified companies under a new round of requests for proposals this winter.

The city will solicit bids in the areas of call center, communications, community development, facilities, finance, information services and public works/TSPLOST services, officials said.

Materials related to the RFPs were posted Wednesday, Nov. 7, under the "Business" tab of the city's website, sandyspringsga.gov. A non-mandatory, pre-proposal meeting for interested candidates is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at City Hall, 1 Galambos Way.

Proposals will be due to the city by 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31.

With more than 106,000 residents, Sandy Springs is the second-largest city in the metro Atlanta area. Its Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model entails hiring contractors to do the work most other municipalities handle in-house. Information: https://bit.ly/2PgDvt6