* The Marina Coast Water District (MCWD) is seeking a qualified consultant to provide independent, vendor-neutral professional services to assist in evaluating, selecting, and procuring a replacement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
* The selected consultant will provide technical, operational, procurement, and strategic advisory services to support ERP evaluation, requirements gathering, business process review, vendor evaluation, procurement support, implementation planning, and organizational readiness.
* The scope of services includes:
+ ERP assessment and current-state review
+ Business process analysis and improvement recommendations
+ ERP functional and technical requirements development
+ ERP market research and vendor-neutral advisory services
+ ERP procurement support
+ Vendor evaluation and demonstration facilitation
+ Contract negotiation support
+ Cybersecurity and SaaS risk evaluation
+ Implementation advisory services
+ Change management and organizational readiness support
* The District requires a minimum of five (5) years of ERP consulting experience, public agency, utility, or special district ERP experience, and experience with utility billing and finance systems.
* The consultant must demonstrate cybersecurity and SaaS evaluation experience, as well as organizational change management experience.
* The proposal should include a firm background, relevant experience, proposed methodology, project team, cybersecurity approach, cost proposal, and references.