City of Columbus - File #: 0955-2011

• File #: 0955-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/9/2011
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 7/11/2011
• Final action: 7/13/2011
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a contract and establish a purchase order with Manpower Professional Services (formerly known as COMSYS, dba Experis), for web professional services to augment existing staff resources to enhance the city's internet sites; to authorize the transfer of appropriations and cash between projects in the Information Services Bonds Fund; to amend the 2011 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Department of Technology Information Services Capital Improvement Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/13/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/12/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/11/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/11/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/1/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/1/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/1/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/30/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/24/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/21/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/20/2011	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/20/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/17/2011	1	TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/17/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/17/2011	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/14/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT) to enter into a contract and establish a purchase order with Manpower Professional Services (formerly known as COMSYS, d/b/a Experis), for web professional services to enhance the city's internet sites. DoT requires these professional services to augment existing staff resources devoted to web projects and initiatives. Manpower Professional Services will provide qualified staff in the areas of web project management, web development, web business analysis, and web usability and graphic design.

To procure these services, an Invitation to Bid (SA003912) was published in April 2011. The solicitation received three (3) offers to provide web professional services. After reviewing the bids, the award was made to Manpower Professional Services, the lowest, responsive and responsible, and best bidder, offering the needed web professional services at the following fixed hourly rates: web development @ $95.00, web project management @ $100.00, web business analysis @ $90.00, and web usability and graphics @ $80.00; with a three (3) year term period through June 30, 2014, with the option to extend for an additional one (1) year term under the same terms and conditions.

Three (3) bid responses:
Bidder Name Web Dev|. Web Proj. Mnmt.| Web Bus. Anal.| Web usability & Graphics
Est. hrs/1200| Est. hrs/200| Est. hrs/400| Est. hrs/200|
Line 1| Line 2| Line 3| Line 4| Total Dollars
AGILYSYS $185.00| $175.00| $185.00| $185.00| $368,000.00

FUSEIDEAS $85.00| $110.00| $125.00| $85.00| $191,000.00
LLC

MANPOWER $95.00| $100.00| $90.00| $80.00| $186,000.00
PROFESSION...