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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAddenda - RFP - 8408 SECURITIES SAFEKEEPING & CUSTODIAL SERVICESAddendum 1 - Page 1 of 2 ADDENDUM NO. 1 SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Description of RFP 8408: Securities Safekeeping & Custodial Services OPENING DATE: 3:00 PM (Our Clock) November 14, 2016 To all prospective bidders under the specifications and contract documents described above, the following changes/additions are hereby made and detailed in the following sections of this addendum: Exhibit 1 – Questions & Answers Please contact Gerry Paul, Purchasing Director at (970) 221-6779 with any questions regarding this addendum. RECEIPT OF THIS ADDENDUM MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY A WRITTEN STATEMENT ENCLOSED WITH THE BID/QUOTE STATING THAT THIS ADDENDUM HAS BEEN RECEIVED. Financial Services Purchasing Division 215 N. Mason St. 2nd Floor PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6775 970.221.6707 fcgov.com/purchasing Addendum 1 - Page 2 of 2 EXHIBIT 1 – QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1. In the third paragraph of the Background Information on page 4 of your request for proposals you indicate that “All funds and assets of the City are covered by this proposal and include: operating funds, bond funds, and pension funds.” What percentage of the funds are pension funds and what – if any – specialized reporting (for example, Form 5500) would be required for these assets? What tasks would be expected of the provider relating to pension assets, e.g. payouts to individuals? The City requires 3 accounts. A City account (operating), a pension fund account, and a self-insurance escrow account. The operating account holds the bulk of the assets with approximately $417 million. The self-insurance account balance is approximately $3.2 million and the pension account balance is approximately $2,575 dollars. The pension account exists solely to separate investments from the operating account and does not involve payouts or any other activity to individuals. No specialized reporting is required for any of the accounts. 2. Please clarify what is meant by collateralization of anticipated intra-day balances. All cash balances are required to be collateralized. As Investments mature they may be reinvested the same day (intra-day cash balances) or the maturity may be allowed to become cash for a period of time until a new investment is purchased. 3. Can you please explain online rate inquiry for existing repurchase agreement programs? If you deal with multiple primary dealers on an existing repurchase agreement program do you provide an online function for comparing repurchase agreement rates offered by the dealers in your program. This would eliminate the need for the City to contact each participant individually.