The State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management, is seeking proposals to provide certain services related to the development of a state and local government benchmarking system, including assisting with the design and implementation of a Uniform Chart of Accounts for municipalities and local and regional boards of education in the State of Connecticut.

The intent of the request is to identify individuals or firms with the necessary expertise to provide information and analysis for the design, development and implementation of a benchmarking system that will allow the State, its municipalities and local and regional boards of education to capture financial data that is uniform and transparent and for which such standardized data can be used for the evaluation and comparison of like costs among communities and to identify potential savings in the costs of delivery of municipal and local education services within a stated timeframe.

The request for proposals is available online at http://das.ct.gov/cr1.aspx?page=12 or from Bill Plummer, Office of Policy and Management, Intergovernmental Policy Division, 450 Capitol Ave., MS#54MFS, Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1379.  E-mail: bill.plummer@ct.gov. Telephone (860) 418-6367, Fax (860) 418-6493. 

Deadline for response submission is 4:30 P.M., August 27, 2012.

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