Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
File #: 2025-29    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract Status: Passed
In control: Financial Services
On agenda: 2/19/2025 Final action: 2/19/2025
Title: The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract No. 6006947 with RSI Enterprises, Inc., to provide Payment Plan Collection Services for Delinquent Receivables, for a duration of two (2) years with an option to extend. This is a revenue contract with no payments made to the vendor. The vendor is compensated by retaining 16% of all amounts collected. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
Indexes: Board of Water Commissioners, Finance Committee
Title
The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract No. 6006947 with RSI Enterprises, Inc., to provide Payment Plan Collection Services for Delinquent Receivables, for a duration of two (2) years with an option to extend. This is a revenue contract with no payments made to the vendor. The vendor is compensated by retaining 16% of all amounts collected. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.

Body
Agenda of February 19, 2025
Item No.: 2025-29
Contract No: 6006947
Contractor: RSI Enterprises, Inc.
Contractor Address: 5440 W. Northern Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301
Contract Amount: $0.00
Contract Term: 3/1/25 - 2/28/27 (with option to extend)

TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan

FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department

RE: Proposed DWSD Contract No. 6006947
Payment Plan Collection Service for Delinquent Receivables
RSI Enterprises, Inc.

MOTION

Upon recommendation of Marqaicha Welch, Procurement Manager, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract No. 6006947 with RSI Enterprises, Inc., to provide Payment Plan Collection Services for Delinquent Receivables for a duration of two (2) years with an option to extend. This is a revenue contract with no payments made to the vendor. The vendor is compensated by retaining 16% of all amounts collected. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND / JUSTIFICATION
Payment Plan Collection Agencies are in business to recover revenue and provide accessible, convenient, and flexible payment plans to customers. Payment plan solutions are designed to improve customer payment experience, reduce the...

Click here for full text