Notice of Request For Proposals for Cellular Telephone Service

The City of Urbana is seeking competitive proposals to satisfy cellular telephone service and equipment needs. A set of sample bills for actual usage of current cellular telephone service for a typical month by the City of Urbana is provided. The bills are broken down into the preferred billing groups and show the detailed billing required.

All proposals must include: 

• Examples and literature for equipment that is free with contract and cost of upgrading to other equipment. 
• Map of coverage area. 
• Roam areas, access fees, and long distance rates. 
• Description of and features included. At a minimum, features must include call waiting, voice mail, detailed billing, and caller I.D. 
• Description of ‘Push-To-Talk’ feature and associated costs, if any.

The City requires that a specific account representative be assigned to address inquiries, periodic reviews, changes, and problems. If you have any questions, please call N. Patrick Pioletti, Public Facilities Manager, at 217-384-2342.

Completed proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2011.