Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
Consent
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CONSIDER AWARDING CONTRACT TO NATIONWIDE COST RECOVERY SERVICES (NCRS) FOR CONSULTING AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR THE FORECLOSURE REGISTRATION PROGRAM (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
In 2013, the Carson City Council passed the Foreclosure Registration Program Ordinance (Ordinance No. 13-1510), which was subsequently incorporated into Chapter 7 and Chapter 9 of the Carson Municipal Code (Exhibit No. 1). The Foreclosure Registration Program ("FRP") establishes a mechanism to protect neighborhoods from blight resulting from the foreclosures and unmaintained properties. Owners of foreclosed residential properties (primarily financial institutions; or "Real Estate Owned") are required by the City to register their vacant foreclosed properties until the property is occupied. Due to the specialized nature of the program, cities that have a foreclosure registration program equivalent, typically contract with specialized consultants to facilitate the tracking, billing and compliance of Real Estate Owned (REO) properties through the foreclosure process.
Since the program's inception, the City has utilized Nationwide Cost Recovery Services ("NCRS") to administer and implement the City's Foreclosure Registration Program. Other cities with municipal foreclosure registration programs either utilize NCRS or, in a few cases, provide these services in-house. The current contract provides NCRS with 40% of fees collected under the FRP, while the City receives the remaining 60%.
Staff issued a Request for Proposals earlier this summer for Foreclosure Registration Program consulting and administration services. However, no bids were received. Pursuant to the City of Carson's Municipal Code, if no bids are received and with approval of the Purchasing Manager (City Manager), procurement may proceed without further compliance with competitive bidding requirements.
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