City ID Cards

Oakland, California

• Oakland's city ID site can be found in this link.
• Oakland has deployed a city ID card that doubles as a "prepaid MasterCard debit card" last 2013.
• The city decided to deploy these cards especially for non-drivers who are using its services.
• The card lets the city government release funding as needed to its constituents in a more affordable and convenient manner.
• To create the city ID, Oakland consulted the experts at SF Global to make a plan first.
•  SF Global then advised the city officials to avail of the services of Praxell, a prepaid card issuer.
• Praxell then collaborated with Arroweye Solutions, a provider of tailored payment cards.
• The technology used by Arroweye enabled the card to be customized.
• The card produced is highly secure and can easily be replicated at an affordable cost as needed.
• The card is seen to greatly benefit residents of low-income communities.

Richmond, California

• Richmond's city ID site can be found in this link.
• Richmond has released city ID cards for its residents last October 2014.
• The card also functions as a debit card.
• According to the mayor of the city, the card aims to provide the same services for its inhabitants regardless of their immigration status.
• The process for obtaining the card will be managed by SF Global LLC at zero cost to the Richmond government.
• However, the government will still pay for the marketing expenses for the card, related programs, and office space.
•  Fees that are associated with the card include Other fees attached to the card include: "a $1 fee for each additional call after one free customer service call each month; a $1 fee for card-to-card cash transfers; a 50 cent inactivity fee, which stops after 6 months; a 50 cent balance inquiry fee; and a $1 fee when customers withdraw money from a MoneyPass Network ATM after 2 free ATM withdrawals."
• The city will also shell out an initial amount of $10 or $15 for senior residents.
• The mayor expected around 5,000 people or around 5% of the city's population to avail of the card within its first year of launch.

RFP or Bidding Documents

• There were no particular tenders or RFP documents found for the Oakland and Richmond city ID solutions.

• The Government Bids and California Bids databases have no related bidding information for city ID services.
• There is a public bidding document that details the process in California but it is not specific to the city ID business.