HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3506 - Contract - Ameican State Bank - Municipal Depository Services - 12_06_1990Resolution # 3506
BID #10929
December 6, 1990
Item #29
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RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby authorized and
directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock a Contract by and
between the City of Lubbock and American State Bank for Municipal Depository
Services, attached herewith, which shall be spread upon the minutes of the
Council and as spread upon the minutes of this Council shall constitute and be
a part of this Resolution as if fully copied herein in detail.
Passed by the City Council this 6th day of December , 1990.
B. C. McMIN , MAYOR
ATTEST:
Rane to Boyd, Cityfecretary
APPROVED S TO CONTE
ene a s, u c asing Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ub-nald G. Vandiver, First Assistant
City Attorney
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DESIGNATION OF DEPOSITORY
AND
CONTRACT FOR THE CUSTODY OF
THE FUNDS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
THIS CONTRACT made and entered into on this the day
of d� �c�,y„/�c� 1990, by and between American State Bank,
Lubbock, Texas, a Banking Corporation, acting by and through its
duly authorized officers (hereinafter referred to as Bank), and
THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, a Home Rule Municipal Corporation,
chartered under the laws of the State of Texas, with its
domicile in Lubbock County, Texas, acting herein by and through
its duly authorized officers (hereinafter referred to as City);
WITNESSETH:
The governing body of the City of Lubbock does hereby
designate the Bank as depository of the City funds and the City
of Lubbock has deposited, and will deposit from time to time
funds of such City with Bank and Bank does hereby agree to
accept such deposit or deposits; and such deposits shall be made
on the following terms and conditions:
I.
The term of this Contract shall be three (3) years
commencing on the 1st day of June, 1991, and ending on the 31st
day of May, 1994.
II.
All funds deposited with American State Bank, Lubbock,
Texas, by the City of Lubbock will be secured by U.S. Government
Securities in accordance with the provisions of V.T.C.A., Local
Government Code, Sec. 105.072. Such securities so pledged shall
be approved as to kind and value by the governing body of the
City of Lubbock.
Bank will honor all overdrafts of the City to an amount not
exceeding Three Million Dollars and Bank may elect to honor
overdrafts exceeding Three Million Dollars. Bank will charge
City a rate of interest, as set forth in Exhibit A attached
hereto and made a part thereof, for handling any and all
overdrafts. Overdrafts will be considered temporary, unless
they exceed ten (10) calendar days, at which time the overdrafts
will be cleared.
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Loans, when requested by City, will be made to City to an
amount not to exceed Three Million Dollars. On any loan in
excess of Three Million Dollars, Bank shall have full discretion
on whether or not to grant such loan and will notify City as
soon as possible of its decision in this regard.
Loans are to be direct indebtedness of the City of Lubbock,
to be made within each fiscal year of the City. This is not
intended for long term indebtedness.
Bank will charge City interest on all loans as set forth in
Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof.
V.
For and in consideration of the agreements contained in
Exhibit A, Bank will furnish to City all necessary and customary
banking services including, by way of illustration but not
limitation of the following:
1. Bank will handle all foreign and domestic exchange for
the City.
2. Bank parking lot facilities which are immediately
adjacent to Bank building will be available for use by
the City in its transactions of banking business.
3. Bank agrees to furnish to City coin wrappers, night
depository services including bags and keys, Cashier's
checks and deposit slips.
4. Bank will furnish City a detailed monthly statement of
securities pledged against City deposits as of the
last business day with an aggregate total of the
pledged amount.
5. Bank will deliver to City monthly bank statements on
all accounts maintained by City with Bank.
6. Bank will furnish daily balance of each account,
including total collected balance.
VI.
The City will have the right to place any amount of its
funds in any demand account or accounts maintained by City with
Bank and Bank agrees to accept any amount of City funds placed
in said demand deposits.
VII.
The City will have the right to invest any amount of its
funds in the Bank at a rate set forth in Exhibit A or in any
other financial institution or investment in which the City is
legally authorized to invest.
VIII.
It is agreed by the parties hereto all time deposits or
certificates of deposit which have not elapsed on the
termination date of this Depository Contract, shall remain on
deposit with the same depository under the same terms and
conditions in effect during said Contract until the date such
time deposits have elapsed.
MR
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement the City will be at all times free to forward funds to
any bank which is serving as a paying agent for the City on
bonds issued by the City.
X.
This Agreement is made subject to the statutes of the
Congress of the United States and the State of Texas and subject
to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Banking
Department, State of Texas, the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, and the Board of Directors of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as are now in existence
and such other statutes, rules and regulations of these entities
as may hereafter become effective during the term of this
Agreement; and if this Agreement should be or become in conflict
with such statutes, rules and regulations then such statutes,
rules and regulations shall control to the extent they are in
conflict with this Agreement.
XI.
Failure of the Bank to consummate investments on a timely
basis shall constitute a breach of contract. Such breach, or
any other breach of a material provision of this contract, shall
be cause for immediate cancellation of this contract by the City
or such other action as shall be appropriate. Said termination
shall be effective upon the expiration of ninety (90) days from
the date of notification of the Bank of such breach.
EXECUTED this the -Z i C'4 day of 1990.
AMERIC STATE ANK
Richard Thornberry
Vice President
ATTEST:
THE CITY OF LUBBOCK
'B. C. MCMINN
MAYOR
ATTEST:
RanCtte Boyd
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO FORK:
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. Robert Massengal ald G. andiver
Assistant City Manager for First Assistant City Attorney
Financial Services
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in
and for said County, Texas, on this day personally appeared B.
C. McMINN, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed
to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same as the act and deed of the City of Lubbock and
as Mayor, for the purposes and consideration therein express,
and in the capacity therein stated.
LGIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this A la4- day of
en � , 1990.
Notark Public, Lubbo k County, Texas
My Commission Expires:
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in
and for said County, Texas, on this day personally appeared
Richard Thornberry, known to me to be the person whose name is
subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me
that he executed the same as the act and deed of the American
State Bank, Lubbock, Texas, and as Vice President, for the
purposes and consideration therein express, and in the capacity
therein stated.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this air day of
i� e ens L y , 1990.
Notary Public, Lubbock County, -Texas
My Commission Expires:
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
RFP # 10929
The City of Lubbock is soliciting applications for
MUNICIPAL DEPOSITORY SERVICES
Any correspondence, questions, or requests for copies of the Request for
Applications should be directed to the City of Lubbock, Texas, J. Robert
Massengale, Assistant City Manager for Financial Services.
Applications will be received in the Office of the City Secretary,
Municipal Building, 1625 13th Street, Room 206, Lubbock, TX 79401, until
9:00 a.m. on the 15th day of November, 1990.
CITY OF LUBBOCK
Q'ai�
J. ROBERT MASSENGALE
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES
CITY OF LUBBOCK
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR MUNICIPAL DEPOSITORY SERVICES
RFP # 10929
The City of Lubbock is requesting applications for municipal depository
services from commercial banks located within the Lubbock City Limits.
1. Sealed Proposals:
Responses to this request for applications should be submitted in
a sealed envelope no later than 9:00 a.m. on November 15, 1990,
clearly identified as "Application for Municipal Depository
Services," and mailed (or delivered) to:
Ranette Boyd
City Secretary
1625 13th Street, Room 206
Lubbock, TX 79401
2. Responses:
All responses must be presented on the standardized "Municipal
Depository Application Form" which has been provided. Supporting
material may be provided. However, the City's decision will
primarily be based upon a comparison of the standardized
application forms received. The City reserves the right to reject
any or all applications or to informally negotiate certain points
of the final contract with a qualified banker.
3. Questions and Additional Information:
A proposal conference will be held in the City Hall Committee Room
on November 2, 1990, at 2:00 p.m. At that time, all prospective
banks are invited to request any additional clarification or
information necessary to the preparation of their individual
applications. Telephone questions to individuals within the City
are not encouraged, but will be permitted, with the explicit
proviso that any responses thus obtained are not binding on the
application process or upon the award of the contract.
Request for Applications
for Municipal Depository Services
Page 2
4. Schedule:
11-02-90 Proposal Conference - 2:00 p.m., Room 103 City
Hall Committee Room
11-15-90 All applications must be in the hands of the
City Secretary no later than 9:00 a.m. for
acceptance by the City Council
12-06-90 The City Council will consider award of the
bids
12-13-90 The City Council will consider a contract for
Municipal Depository Services
Not later than Anticipated implementation date for contract
June 1, 1991
5. Selection Criteria:
The following criteria will be used to evaluate applications and
to make a recommendation for award to the City Council:
a. The completeness of the response to all required items on
the standardized application forms.
b. The aggregate total cost of banking services.
C. The proposed earnings rate on overnight cash balances.
d. The experience and continuity of the bank officials who are
identified as primary contact personnel.
e. Responses from references.
f. Convenience of Banking Services.
SCOPE OF BANKING SERVICES
1. Consolidated Account:
The City's main operating account covers a broad variety of
activities. Several of the City's departments are responsible for
their own deposits, and require a 24-hour deposit capability for
their collections. Deposits will be made by either City employees
or a security service. All deposits will be accompanied by
duplicate or triplicate deposit slips. Upon verification of the
deposit, a copy of the deposit slip must be acknowledged by the
bank and returned to the City Accounting office in the Accounting
Department bank bag on the following day. An appropriate supply
of padded, triplicate or duplicate deposit slips, coin wrappers,
coin envelopes, and locking bank bags will be furnished by the
bank at no charge to the City.
Request for Applications
for Municipal Depository Services
Page 3
Should deposited checks be returned because of insufficient funds
(or any other reason), one attempt will be made by the bank to
redeposit the check, after which the check and charge -back slip
will be sent to the City's collection agency for processing.
The City writes approximately 2,500 checks per month on the
General Fund account and makes approximately 1,050 deposits per
month to this account.
The Bank must have the capability of receiving wire transfers from
local, state, and federal governments for items such as Community
Development Block Grants and Lubbock County Appraisal District
receipts.
The estimated average daily balance in the operating account will
be approximately $3,000,000.
Payroll Accounts:
The City is currently on a biweekly payroll basis, paying an
average 1,000 employees by check every other Friday. The net
payroll, for employees who receive checks, amounts to
approximately $500,000 per pay period. In December of each year,
some employees are paid an additional check for longevity.
The City is currently utilizing a direct deposit system for part
of their payroll. However, all ACH is being handled as a separate
RFP.
The City will transfer funds from the operating account to the
payroll account each payday to cover all payroll checks and ACH
deposits.
3. Other Accounts:
The City is currently self -insured and maintains a Claims Account
to handle all insurance claims. This account is administered by
an outside firm who writes approximately 1,500 checks per month on
this account. The City makes approximately 5 deposits per month
to the account. The estimated average daily balance in this
account will be approximately $1,000,000.
In addition to the above accounts, the City has 17 other accounts
which are handled by various departments. The City writes
approximately 500 checks per month on these accounts and makes
approximately 70 deposits per month to these accounts. The
estimated average daily balance in these accounts will be
approximately $2,000,000.
Request for Applications
for Municipal Depository Services
Page 4
4. Deposits:
The majority of the deposits presented will contain cash, endorsed
and MICR encoded checks, and a check item listing including item
number, item amount, and total of checks on magnetic media or
paper as the depository bank may elect. The endorsement and MICR
encoding shall be performed to accommodate proof standards as
specified by the bidder. The City estimates the number of items
deposited to be 55,000 per month.
5. Bank Statements:
The cut-off date for statement purposes for all City accounts will
be the last day of each month. Statements must be received by the
City within four working days following the cut-off.
The depository bank must furnish the City with a magnetic computer
tape for the General Fund account and payroll account. The
magnetic computer tape shall be either a 3480 tape.cartridge or a
2400 ft. reel 1600 B.P.I. However, the 3480 tape cartridge is
preferred. The tape shall include these items for the statement
period: item number, item amount, item date, and total amount of
all checks. This tape listing of Bank item processing will be
matched against a computer generated item listing and a returned
item listing to reconcile the City accounts.
Checks are to be arranged in numerical order prior to their return
to the City with the statements.
A statement must be furnished for all special accounts required by
the City on the same schedule as required of the General Fund.
The City reserves the right to add additional accounts as
necessary.
In addition to regular statements, the bank must provide daily
balance reporting information regarding all accounts as required
by City Finance personnel.
6. Investments:
The bank will handle the purchase or liquidation of investments
only upon instruction by the Director of Finance of the City of
Lubbock or his designee.
Investment transactions must be consummated on the same day that
instructions are received from authorized City personnel, or on
the next business day if so instructed. Failure to consummate
investments on a timely basis will constitute a breach of
contract, and will constitute cause for immediate cancellation of
the contract, or legal action for damage, or both.
Request for Applications
for Municipal Depository Services
Page 5
Upon maturity or liquidation of an investment, written
notification will be sent to the Director of Finance or his
designee showing the deposit of the proceeds. The same type of
written notification will be required for all purchases of
investments handled through the bank, whether purchased by check,
wire transfer, electronic debit, etc. These notifications will
be mailed on the same day that the transactions occur.
The bank shall provide safekeeping facilities for investments
owned by the City; an alternate method will be considered as long
as an acceptable audit trail is established. A copy of all
safekeeping receipts will be issued to the City at the
consummation of each investment transaction.
Safety Deposit Boxes:
The bank shall provide safety
storage of registered bonds,
exceptional security.
Sweep Accounts:
deposit boxes as needed for the
coupons, or other material requiring
At the close of each business day, all collected balances (in all
City accounts) will be transferred to a special investment
account, called a Sweep Account.
The total collected balances will then be invested in a repurchase
agreement at the bank, backed by U.S. Government securities whose
total current market value is equal to at least 105% of the total
amount invested.
Simultaneously, the bank will issue a safekeeping receipt for the
specific securities sold to the City under the terms of the
repurchase agreement, evidencing clear ownerships of the
securities by the City. Such evidence of ownership is subject to
the examination and approval by the City, and the lack of
satisfactory evidence of ownership and sufficiency of market value
shall constitute breach of this contract.
The bank selected to perform this contract shall be required to
maintain a sufficient portfolio of U.S. Government securities to
enable it to meet the sweep account requirements on a daily basis.
Although the City anticipates an average daily balance of
approximately $6,000,000 in all of the City's accounts, variances
in daily balances will require that the bank have the capability
of providing sufficient securities to accept deposit totals of up
to $20,000,000.
At the beginning of the next business day, all balances in the
sweep account shall be transferred back into the City's accounts.
Written notification of interest earned will be given to the City.
In addition, monthly statements will be forwarded with the City's
Request for Applications
for Municipal Depository Services
Page 6
regular bank statement, outlining the details of sweep account
earnings for the period.
The payment to the City will be the net amount of the interest
earned on the sweep account minus the charges for banking services
for all City accounts. Payment to the City will be made on or
before the second working day following the last day of each
month.
All interest earnings will be computed in strict accordance with
the negotiated rate which was agreed to in the contract for
banking services. This negotiated rate shall be stated by
prospective bidders as a fixed weekly rate which bears a direct
relationship to the "average weekly Fed Funds Rate," which is
published in the Tuesday (or Wednesday) edition of the Wall Street
Journal each week. The rate bid by the bank will be quoted in
decimal points, such as "The average Fed Funds rate, minus .35%,"
(35 "basis points"), "The average Fed Funds rate, plus .10%," "The
average Fed Funds rate minus 1.00%," etc. In no case will the
City accept another source for computation of the weekly Fed Funds
rate.
One of the major advantages of such an arrangement (the "sweep
account") is the manner in which bank reserve requirements are
eliminated, allowing full investment of all rather than merely a
portion of the City's daily collected balances. This advantage
stems from the provisions of the Federal Reserve's Board's
Regulation D, 12C.F.R., paragraph 204.2 (a) (1) (vii) (B), which
defines such balances as exceptions to the definition of
reservable deposits.
9. Payment for Services:
All account charges will be itemized on a monthly basis, and
remitted with the regular monthly statements. Following the
City's opportunity to review the charges and reconcile any
differences or errors, the bank will receive payment for such
charges in excess of sweep account earnings on the 15th of each
month.
10. Line of Credit:
The bank shall honor all overdrafts of the City to an amount not
exceeding $3,000,000 and Bank may elect to honor overdrafts
exceeding $3,000,000 (overdrafts as used in this paragraph shall
mean that the City does not have a compensating balance in other
City funds or accounts equaling or exceeding overdrafts in a City
fund or account). The bank will charge the City a rate of
interest in strict accordance with the negotiated rate which was
agreed to in the contract for banking services. This negotiated
rate shall be stated by prospective bidders as a fixed rate which
bears a direct relationship to the "average weekly Fed Funds
Rate," which is published in the Wall Street Journal each week.
Request for Applications
for Municipal Depository Services
Page 7
Overdrafts will be considered temporary, unless they exceed ten
(10) calendar days, at which time the overdrafts will be cleared.
Loans, when requested by the City, will be made to the City to an
amount not to exceed $3,000,000. On any loan in excess of
$3,000,000 the bank shall have full discretion on whether or not
to grant such loan and will notify the City as soon as possible of
its decision in this regard.
Loans are to be direct indebtedness of the City of Lubbock to be
made within each fiscal year of the City and not intended for
long-term indebtedness. The bank will charge the City a rate of
interest in strict accordance with the negotiated rate which is
agreed to in the contract for banking services. This negotiated
rate shall be stated by prospective bidders as a fixed rate which
bears a direct relationship to the "average weekly Fed Funds
Rate," which is published in the Wall Street Journal each week.
11. Designated Bank Contact Personnel:
The bank shall provide a list of contact personnel within the bank
who are qualified to provide information and assistance in each
area such as investments, safekeeping, bookkeeping, sweep account,
etc.
In addition, the bank will provide a summary of qualifications for
such designated personnel, indicating position, length of service,
and a brief summary of their professional experience. Such
information shall be updated as designated personnel are changed
over time. If, from the City's perspective, the quality or
ability of the designated personnel deteriorates beyond a
reasonable level, the Director of Finance may elect to cancel this
agreement, or to negotiate for an acceptable change in designated
personnel.
12. References:
The bank must provide a list of names and addresses of business
customers of similar size and complexity to the City's
requirements. In addition, each bank must attach a current
statement of financial condition and income statement, plus
similar statements for the preceding five years.
13. Contract:
The City will enter into a signed contractual agreement with the
bank selected as "depository bank" for a period of three years.
MUNICIPAL DEPOSITORY SERVICES APPLICATION FORM
BANK NAME:
AMERICAN STATE BANK
OFFICIAL SUBMITTING (TYPE):
Richard Yphornberry
OFFICIAL SIGNATURE:
TITLE OF OFFICIAL:
vice President
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
806/763-7061
BANKING SERVICES
UNIT PRICE
Account Maintenance
$10.00
Items Paid by Check
.20
Items Paid by Direct Deposit
.10
Deposits
•25
Items Deposited, MICR Encoded
•06
Items Deposited, Non -Encoded
•07
Stop Payments
17.50
Wire Transfers
15.00
Investment Transactions
35.00
Safety Deposit Box
35.00
Returned Items
1.25
Other temized Services, as
Suggested by Bidding Bank:
Safekeeping Securities
$5.00/Bond/month
Daily Balance Recap
$25.00/month
Sorting Checks
.02/check
Other Quotations:
Rate Quotation on
Sweep Account: Average F.F. Rate-1.05
Rate Quotation on
Overdrafts: Average F.F. Rate+1.50.,
Rate Quotation on
Loans: Average F.F. Rate+1.50
Statement of Capability:
Our Bank can comply
with all
aspects of the City's banking
service requirements. (yes or no) YES
(If no, list all exceptions on separate page.)
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CITY OF LUBBOCK
PROPOSAL FOR BANKING SERVICES
FROM AMERICAN STATE BANK
NOVEMBER 15, 1990
SUPPORTING MATERIAL
SELECTION CRITERIA ITEM #11
NAME
YEARS
AT ASB
W. R. Collier
31
years
President
Bill Blackwell
18
years
Executive Vice President
Mike Long
15
years
Senior Vice President
Anthony White, CPA
3
years
Vice President & Controller
Jackie Duncan
30
years
Vice President
Charles Graham
10-1/2 years
Vice President
Selma Sedgwick
21
years
Vice President
Richard Thornberry 6 years
Vice President
SELECTION CRITERIA ITEM #12
Texas Tech University - contact Robert Hall
YEARS AT PRESENT POSITION
16 years as President
16 years in Operations
5 months as Senior Vice
President
5 months as Vice President
& Controller
15 years as Head of Bookkeeping
Department
7 years as MTS Director
32 years of D.P. experience
20 years Investments and
Cash Management
5 years in Investments
MUNICIPAL DEPOSITORY SERVICES APPLICATION FORM
BANK NAME:
OFFICIAL SUBMITTING (TYPE):
OFFICIAL SIGNATURE:
TITLE OF OFFICIAL:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
BANKING SERVICES
Account Maintenance
Items Paid by Check
Items Paid by Direct Deposit
Deposits
Items Deposited, MICR Encoded
Items Deposited, Non -Encoded
Stop Payments
Wire Transfers
Investment Transactions
Safety Deposit Box
Returned Items
Other Itemized Services, as
Suggested by Bidding Bank:
r
/SiHERLAN SEL%KE
SR VICE PRESIDENT & CASHIER
792-7101
UNIT PRICE
Other Quotations:
Rate Quotation on Sweep Account:
Rate Quotation on Overdrafts:
Rate Quotation on Loans:
Statement of Capability:
Our Bank can comply with all
aspects of the City's banking
service requirements. (yes or no)
(If no, list all exceptions on separate page.)
NO BID
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS tiR�V 0 `
RFP # 10929 N' f,CT�990
o
The City of Lubbock is soliciting applications for
MUNICIPAL DEPOSITORY SERVICES
Any correspondence, questions, or requests for copies of the Request for
Applications should be directed to the City of Lubbock, Texas, J. Robert
Massengale, Assistant City Manager for Financial Services.
Applications will be received in the Office of the City Secretary,
Municipal Building, 1625 13th Street, Room 206, Lubbock, TX 79401, until
9:00 a.m. on the 15th day of November, 1990.
CITY OF LUBBOCK
[*—.�ROBERT MASSENGALE
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES
23anC
CITY OF LUBBOCK
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR MUNICIPAL DEPOSITORY SERVICES
RFP # 10929
The City of Lubbock is requesting applications for municipal depository
services from commercial banks located within the Lubbock City Limits.
1. Sealed Proposals:
Responses to this request for applications should be submitted in
a sealed envelope no later than 9:00 a.m. on November 15, 1990,
clearly identified as "Application for Municipal Depository
Services," and mailed {or delivered} to:
Ranette Boyd
City Secretary
1625 13th Street, Room 206
Lubbock, TX 79401
Responses:
All responses must be presented on the standardized "Municipal
Depository Application Form" which has been provided. Supporting
material may be provided. However, the City's decision will
primarily be based upon a comparison of the standardized
application forms received. The City reserves the right to reject
any or all applications or to informally negotiate certain points
of the final contract with a qualified banker.
Ouestions and Additional Information:
A proposal conference will be held in the City Hall Committee Room
on November 2, 1990, at 2:00 p.m. At that time, all prospective
banks are invited to request any additional clarification or
information necessary to the preparation of their individual
applications. Telephone questions to individuals within the City
are not encouraged, but will be permitted, with the explicit
proviso that any responses thus obtained are not binding on the
application process or upon the award of the contract.
Request for Applications
for Municipal Depository Services
Page 2
4. Schedule:
11-02-90
Proposal Conference - 2:00 p.m., Room 103 City
Hall Committee Room
11-15-90
All applications must be in the hands of the
City Secretary no later than 9:00 a.m. for
acceptance by the City Council
12-06-90
The City Council will consider award of the
bids
12-13-90
The City Council will consider a contract for
Municipal Depository Services
Not later than
Anticipated implementation date for contract
June 1, 1991
5. Selection Criteria:
The following criteria will be used to evaluate applications and
to make a recommendation for award to the City Council:
a. The completeness of the response to all required items on
the standardized application forms.
b. The aggregate total cost of banking services.
C. The proposed earnings rate on overnight cash balances.
d. The experience and continuity of the bank officials who are
identified as primary contact personnel.
e. Responses from references.
f. Convenience of Banking Services.
SCOPE OF BANKING SERVICES
1. Consolidated Account:
The City's main operating account covers a broad variety of
activities. Several of the City's departments are responsible for
their own deposits, and require a 24-hour deposit capability for
their collections. Deposits will be made by either City employees
or a security service. All deposits will be accompanied by
duplicate or triplicate deposit slips. Upon verification of the
deposit, a copy of the deposit slip must be acknowledged by the
bank and returned to the City Accounting office in the Accounting
Department bank bag on the following day. An appropriate supply
of padded, triplicate or duplicate deposit slips, coin wrappers,
coin envelopes, and locking bank bags will be furnished by the
bank at no charge to the City.
Request for Applications
for Municipal Depository Services
Page 3
Should deposited checks be returned because of insufficient funds
(or any other reason), one attempt will be made by the bank to
redeposit the check, after which the check and charge -back slip
will be sent to the City's collection agency for processing.
The City writes approximately 2,500 checks per month on the
General Fund account and makes approximately 1,050 deposits per
month to this account.
The Bank must have the capability of receiving wire transfers from
local, state, and federal governments for items such as Community
Development Block Grants and Lubbock County Appraisal District
receipts.
The estimated average daily balance in the operating account will
be approximately $3,000,000.
2. Payroll Accounts:
The City is currently on a biweekly payroll basis, paying an
average 1,000 employees by check every other Friday. The net
payroll, for employees who receive checks, amounts to
approximately $500,000 per pay period. In December of each year,
some employees are paid an additional check for longevity.
The City is currently utilizing a direct deposit system for part
of their payroll. However, all ACH is being handled as a separate
RFP.
The City will transfer funds from the operating account to the
payroll account each payday to cover all payroll checks and ACH
deposits.
3. Other Accounts:
The City is currently self -insured and maintains a Claims Account
to handle all insurance claims. This account is administered by
an outside firm who writes approximately 1,500 checks per month on
this account. The City makes approximately 5 deposits per month
to the account. The estimated average daily balance in this
account will be approximately $1,000,000.
In addition to the above accounts, the City has 17 other accounts
which are handled by various departments. The City writes
approximately 500 checks per month on these accounts and makes
approximately 70 deposits per month to these accounts. The
estimated average daily balance in these accounts will be
approximately $2,000,000.
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Deposits:
The majority of the deposits presented will contain cash, endorsed
and MICR encoded checks, and a check item listing including item
number, item amount, and total of checks on magnetic media or
paper as the depository bank may elect. The endorsement and MICR
encoding shall be performed to accommodate proof standards as
specified by the bidder. The City estimates the number of items
deposited to be 55,000 per month.
5. Bank Statements:
The cut-off date for statement purposes for all City accounts will
be the last day of each month. Statements must be received by the
City within four working days following the cut-off.
The depository bank must furnish the City with a magnetic computer
tape for the General Fund account and payroll account. The
magnetic computer tape shall be either a 3480 tape cartridge or a
2400 ft. reel 1600 B.P.I. However, the 3480 tape cartridge is
preferred. The tape shall include these items for the statement
period: item number, item amount, item date, and total amount of
all checks. This tape listing of Bank item processing will be
matched against a computer generated item listing and a returned
item listing to reconcile the City accounts.
Checks are to be arranged in numerical order prior to their return
to the City with the statements.
A statement must be furnished for all special accounts required by
the City on the same schedule as required of the General Fund.
The City reserves the right to add additional accounts as
necessary.
In addition to regular statements, the bank must provide daily
balance reporting information regarding all accounts as required
by City Finance personnel.
6. Investments:
The bank will handle the purchase or liquidation of investments
only upon instruction by the Director of Finance of the City of
Lubbock or his designee.
Investment transactions must be consummated on the same day that
instructions are received from authorized City personnel, or on
the next business day if so instructed. Failure to consummate
investments on a timely basis will constitute a breach of
contract, and will constitute cause for immediate cancellation of
the contract, or legal action for damage, or both.
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Upon maturity or liquidation of an investment, written
notification will be sent to the Director of Finance or his
designee showing the deposit of the proceeds. The same type of
written notification will be required for all purchases of
investments handled through the bank, whether purchased by check,
wire transfer, electronic debit, etc. These notifications will
be mailed on the same day that the transactions occur.
The bank shall provide safekeeping facilities for investments
owned by the City; an alternate method will be considered as long
as an acceptable audit trail is established. A copy of all
safekeeping receipts will be issued to the City at the
consummation of each investment transaction.
7. Safety Deposit Boxes:
The bank shall provide safety
storage of registered bonds,
exceptional security.
8. Sweep Accounts:
deposit boxes as needed for the
coupons, or other material requiring
At the close of each business day, all collected balances (in all
City accounts) will be transferred to a special investment
account, called a Sweep Account.
The total collected balances will then be invested in a repurchase
agreement at the bank, backed by U.S. Government securities whose
total current market value is equal to at least 105% of the total
amount invested.
Simultaneously, the bank will issue a safekeeping receipt for the
specific securities sold to the City under the terms of the
repurchase agreement, evidencing clear ownerships of the
securities by the City. Such evidence of ownership is subject to
the examination and approval by the City, and the lack of
satisfactory evidence of ownership and sufficiency of market value
shall constitute breach of this contract.
The bank selected to perform this contract shall be required to
maintain a sufficient portfolio of U.S. Government securities to
enable it to meet the sweep account requirements on a daily basis.
Although the City anticipates an average daily balance of
approximately $6,000,000 in all of the City's accounts, variances
in daily balances will require that the bank have the capability
of providing sufficient securities to accept deposit totals of up
to $20,000,000.
At the beginning of the next business day, all balances in the
sweep account shall be transferred back into the City's accounts.
Written notification of interest earned will be given to the City.
In addition, monthly statements will be forwarded with the City's
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regular bank statement, outlining the details of sweep account
earnings for the period.
The payment to the City will be the net amount of the interest
earned on the sweep account minus the charges for banking services
for all City accounts. Payment to the City will be made on or
before the second working day following the last day of each
month.
All interest earnings will be computed in strict accordance with
the negotiated rate which was agreed to in the contract for
banking services. This negotiated rate shall be stated by
prospective bidders as a fixed weekly rate which bears a direct
relationship to the "average weekly Fed Funds Rate," which is
published in the Tuesday (or Wednesday) edition of the Wall Street
Journal each week. The rate bid by the bank will be quoted in
decimal points, such as "The average Fed Funds rate, minus .35%,"
(35 "basis points"), "The average Fed Funds rate, plus .10%," "The
average Fed Funds rate minus 1.00%," etc. In no case will the
City accept another source for computation of the weekly Fed Funds
rate.
One of the major advantages of such an arrangement (the "sweep
account") is the manner in which bank reserve requirements are
eliminated, allowing full investment of all rather than merely a
portion of the City's daily collected balances. This advantage
stems from the provisions of the Federal Reserve's Board's
Regulation D, 12C.F.R., paragraph 204.2 (a) (1) (vii) (B), which
defines such balances as exceptions to the definition of
reservable deposits.
Payment for Services:
All account charges will be itemized on a monthly basis, and
remitted with the regular monthly statements. Following the
City's opportunity to review the charges and reconcile any
differences or errors, the bank will receive payment for such
charges in excess of sweep account earnings on the 15th of each
month.
10. Line of Credit:
The bank shall honor all overdrafts of the City to an amount not
exceeding $3,000,000 and Bank may elect to honor overdrafts
exceeding $3,000,000 (overdrafts as used in this paragraph shall
mean that the City does not have a compensating balance in other
City funds or accounts equaling or exceeding overdrafts in a City
fund or account). The bank will charge the City a rate of
interest in strict accordance with the negotiated rate which was
agreed to in the contract for banking services. This negotiated
rate shall be stated by prospective bidders as a fixed rate which
bears a direct relationship to the "average weekly Fed Funds
Rate," which is published in the Wall Street Journal each week.
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Overdrafts will be considered temporary, unless they exceed ten
(10) calendar days, at which time the overdrafts will be cleared.
Loans, when requested by the City, will be made to the City to an
amount not to exceed $3,000,000. On any loan in excess of
$3,000,000 the bank shall have full discretion on whether or not
to grant such loan and will notify the City as soon as possible of
its decision in this regard.
Loans are to be direct indebtedness of the City of Lubbock to be
made within each fiscal year of the City and not intended for
long-term indebtedness. The bank will charge the City a rate of
interest in strict accordance with the negotiated rate which is
agreed to in the contract for banking services. This negotiated
rate shall be stated by prospective bidders as a fixed rate which
bears a direct relationship to the "average weekly Fed Funds
Rate," which is published in the Wall Street Journal each week.
11. Designated Bank Contact Personnel:
The bank shall provide a list of contact personnel within the bank
who are qualified to provide information and assistance in each
area such as investments, safekeeping, bookkeeping, sweep account,
etc.
In addition, the bank will provide a summary of qualifications for
such designated personnel, indicating position, length of service,
and a brief summary of their professional experience. Such
information shall be updated as designated personnel are changed
over time. If, from the City's perspective, the quality or
ability of the designated personnel deteriorates beyond a
reasonable level, the Director of Finance may elect to cancel this
agreement, or to negotiate for an acceptable change in designated
personnel.
12. References:
The bank must provide a list of names and addresses of business
customers of similar size and complexity to the City's
requirements. In addition, each bank must attach a current
statement of financial condition and income statement, plus
similar statements for the preceding five years.
13. Contract:
The City will enter into a signed contractual agreement with the
bank selected as "depository bank" for a period of three years.