Property Assessment Services

The vendor is required to provide for property assessment services include:
• Prepare assessments, both general and supplementary, in accordance with the municipal government act and its attendant regulations, and adhere to any other policies or guidelines as issued from time to time from the state provincial government.
• Provide completed assessments, both general and supplementary, to the municipality in compliance with the statutory timelines prescribed in the municipal government act and its attendant regulations.
• Provide assessment information, both general and supplementary, as requested by the minister of municipal affairs in compliance with the statutory reporting requirements prescribed in the municipal government act and its attendant regulations.
• Work with municipal affairs staff as required.
Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal Systems
• Provide comprehensive computer assisted mass appraisal (CAMA) software and all subsequent hardware, at the Proponents sole cost, required to provide the assessment service.
• Provide that all assessment data is contained in CAMA and must be easily exported to Excel and/or
Word.
• Provide any date conversion at the Proponents sole cost, which may occur as a result of differing versions of CAMA software.
• Provide the annual assessment electronically in a format compatible with the Municipality’s tax base software.
• Provide electronic access to all assessment data contained in CAMA.
• Provide security for all assessment data through regular backups any system malfunction that results in loss of assessment data or requires re-entry of assessment data will be remedied at the sole cost of the Proponent.
- Provide a schedule of property inspections including cyclical inspection of existing properties and annual inspection of new development.
- Prepare public forums to address ratepayer questions and concerns.
- Provide direct electronic communication (telephone or email) to address day-to-day questions from ratepayers.
- Conduct on site interviews with ratepayers on request.
- Deal with the media only in concert with representatives from the municipality.
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: February 28, 2025