Escrow and Title Services

The City of Porterville, California is seeking a vendor to provide escrow and title services. The agency requires these services to support its local real estate transactions, property acquisitions, and municipal projects. The selected provider must handle all operations offsite from their own office location. The scope of work covers preliminary and other title reports, escrow services, property profiles, document preparation, and recordation. The agency prefers the use of e-Pre for title reports, accompanied by a supplemental PDF or hard copy. For complicated projects, the provider must coordinate regularly with city staff and other involved parties. The required services also include title production, title guarantees, and other consulting services as available through the selected firm. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency is looking for proposals to establish the budget, and the cost per preliminary title report must remain set for the term of the contract. Where title insurance is required, the agency expects the cost of the preliminary title report to be credited towards the policy premium. Evaluation criteria and specific key dates are not detailed in the procurement launch.