Outage Dispatching Services

The City of Hudson, Ohio, through its Public Works Department, is soliciting bids for Outage Dispatching Services to support electric utility operations. The scope of work includes call intake, outage reporting, dispatch coordination, customer communication, and automated notifications. Key technical requirements involve integration with GIS, SCADA, AMI, Billing, and Work Order Management systems, as well as the maintenance of TTY/TTD capabilities for accessibility. The contractor will be responsible for logging all emergency and non-urgent calls and providing detailed analytics on outage durations, frequency, and crew arrival times. This is a unit price contract with a primary performance period of three years, running from January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2029, with an option for a three-year extension based on performance and pricing. The contract will be awarded to the lowest and best responsive bidder, provided the price does not exceed 10 percent above the estimated cost. Awardees must provide a bid guaranty, a performance bond, a maintenance bond, and two specific insurance policies. Invoices must be submitted to the Public Works Department within the first ten days of the month following service, with payment issued within 30 days of receipt.