| Proposals for City of Lawrence Collection Services | ||||||||||
| Collection Plan/ System (1-10) | Staffing (1-10) | Basic Fee | Legal Action Fee | Fee for Prior Accounts | Returned check letter fee to City | Exp. w/ Govt collections (1-10) | Exp. w/ govt legal collections (1-10) | Reported Collection Success Rate | Overall Rating (1-10, 10 being best) | |
| Accounts Recovery Specialists | 7 | 9 | 23% - 28% Variable | 33% | 33% | $5/letter | 7 | 7 | Utilities 48% EMS 26% Mun Ct 8% | 9 |
| Collection Bureau of KS | 8 | 8 | 20% | 30% | 20% | $1.50 | 8 | 9 | 25% | 7 |
| Credit World Services, Inc. | 8 | 9 | 18% | Add 10% | 28% | $5 for series of 3 | 8 | 8 | Not reported | 6 |
| Kansas Counselors, Inc | 7 | 9 | 14% - 15% Variable | 35% | 35% | $5/series of 3 | 9 | 9 | Not reported | 6 |
| Professional Finance Co | 10 | 10 | 16% | 29% | 30% | None | 9 | 9 | 22% | 9 |
| States Recovery Systems | 8 | 8 | 23% | 30% over $5,000 | 23.00% | $5 per letter | 7 | 7 | Not reported | 7 |
| Valley Collection Service | 10 | 9 | 17% | 30% over $1,000 | 20% | $3/letter | 10 | 9 | 25% Parking 18% Utilities | 8 |