- Government estimate
- $2,600,000
- What the agency expected to pay
- Winning bid
- $2,400,000
- The amount awarded
- Difference from estimate
- $200,000 below
- Bids received
- 3
- Range of bids
- $2,400,000 to $2,880,000
- Lowest to highest price offered
- Awarded to
- Meridian IT Solutions
- Award date
- Nov 28, 2025
The award came in $200,000 (8%) below the government estimate. The government estimate is what the agency expected the work to cost before it saw any bids.
About This Contract
Implementation services for the finance and human resources modules of the City's ERP modernization program, including data migration, integrations, and training.
Why This Vendor Was Selected
Meridian IT Solutions offered the strongest implementation team and migration approach at the lowest evaluated price.
Bid tabulation
All bids as opened and recorded by the Procurement Office. Responsive means the bid met the requirements the solicitation set out.
- Meridian IT Solutions$2,400,000
Columbus, OH
Awarded - Crestline Communications$2,650,000
Columbus, OH
Responsive - Vanguard Security Systems$2,880,000
Cleveland, OH
Responsive
Protests
Bid protests are part of the procurement record but this agency does not publish them on the portal. You can request them through a public records request.
Solicitation Documents
- IT-25-201-RFP.pdfRFP · Aug 1, 2025
- IT-25-201-Notice-of-Intent-to-Award.pdfAward · Nov 19, 2025
Procurement Timeline
Every stage this purchase passed through, from planning to the end of the contract.
Where this stands now: Completion. The contract is still running. It will be marked complete when it ends.
Planning
CompleteThe agency defined the need and prepared the solicitation.
Published
CompleteAug 1, 2025, 11:49 AM EDT
Posted publicly and open to any qualified company.
Questions
CompleteSep 10, 2025, 11:49 AM EDT
The question period closed. Answered questions stay published with the solicitation.
Addenda
CompleteNo addenda were issued. The solicitation was not changed after it was posted.
Bid deadline
CompleteSep 25, 2025, 11:49 AM EDT
Bidding closed at this time. Late submissions cannot be accepted.
Bid opening
CompleteSep 25, 2025, 11:49 AM EDT
3 bids were received and opened electronically by Sarah Chen. Witnessed by Diane Foster, Senior Buyer; Marcus Webb, Facilities Project Manager.
Evaluation
CompleteEvaluation finished and the panel produced a recommendation.
Intent to award
CompleteThe agency published its intended awardee, so other bidders had notice before the contract was final.
Protest period
CompleteBidders had a set window to formally challenge the decision. No protest is published for this solicitation.
Award
CompleteDec 1, 2025, 10:49 AM EST
The award was published after 3 bids were received and opened.
Contract
CompleteDecember 18, 2025
Contract C-25-0122 started at $2,400,000.
Amendments
CompleteJune 21, 2026
2 executed changes took the contract from $2,400,000 to $2,521,000.
Completion
Happening nowDecember 18, 2026
The contract is still running. It will be marked complete when it ends.