RFP’s can be lengthy and sometimes confusing documents. The following Top 10 Rules are intended to assist in understanding RFP fundamentals, so as to increase your probability to succeed, and, even more critically, avoid disqualification. A Request for Proposal (RFP) …

Arch-Viz allows stakeholders to see or visualize architectural designs or property developments within their anticipated environment at the very early planning stages, well before the project is built. It is an elastic term ranging from simple 2D hand drawings of …

Lizard surgery, Homeland Security and Vaseline trucks. What do they all have in common? According to a study from CareerBuilder, they are among a list of outrageous reasons workers claim they have been late for work. Below are some of the …

By Jim Clemmer If you buy a little goldfish and keep it in a small bowl it will remain no bigger than a few inches long. Move that same fish to a large aquarium and it will double or triple …

Over the past few months we were out at a number of municipal conferences and events and it always surprises me to hear the number of folks who think municipalities are only able to procure goods or services via the …

As some of our members know our partners, bids&tenders invited muniSERV.ca to speak at their users’ group meeting for public sector buyers on October 13th, 2016 – and we invited Keith Strachan, of SellToPublicSector.com to co-present with us.  We asked …

The Importance of City Website Design for Economic Development by Rickey Hayes (Retail Attractions, LLC)   If you’re reading this, chances are your city is looking to grow by increasing sales tax revenue through economic development. One way to grow …

The evidence is clear and overwhelming. Centralized, hierarchial organizations work about as well as the old Soviet Union. Despite all the evidence, I am still appalled by the number of variations on the centralization themes I still keep smacking into. …

Imagine getting a few weeks off work to welcome the newest member of your family home? However, it’s not your baby, but your pet. Well, it is now a possibility in the UK. “Paw-ternity leave” is the newest benefit joining maternity …

As a business if you are still relying on spreadsheets and paper timesheets to manage your employees’ time, activities, skills and costs, you could be leaving yourself open to inefficiencies, inaccuracies, non-compliance with working time legislation and in some cases …