Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to modify an agreement with Manpower Professional Services d/b/a Experis, for professional services to enhance the City's internet sites. The original agreement (EL011941) was authorized by ordinance 0955-2011, passed July 11, 2011, providing for service through June 30, 2014. This modification will increase funding by $57,649.05, providing for additional services needed to re-brand and upgrade the City's internet sites. All other terms and conditions of the original agreement are unchanged, including the following hourly rates: $95 for web development, $100 for web project management, $90 for web business analysis, and $80 for web usability and graphics.
The amount of this modification is $57,649.05, and is needed to support the Web re-branding and upgrade projects. While these needs were known at the time of the original agreement, specific requirements and associated costs were not. Additional information is now available, enabling cost estimates for the work required. The City has an existing three-year agreement with Manpower to provide the needed professional services, awarded through solicitation SA003912. To ensure continuity in the consultants currently working with the City, it is in the City's best interests to obtain these services through the existing agreement with Manpower. The cost of these services reflect the pricing proposed in response to the solicitation, as well as the estimates of service hours required to complete the needed work.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Last year, the Department of Technology legislated $100,000.00 with Manpower Professional Services (dba Experis), for professional services to enhance the City's internet sites. The 2012 cost for the professional services provide by Manpower Professional Services is $57,649.05. Funds have been identified for this purchase in the amount of $57,649.05 and are available in the Department of Technology, Information Services Division, Capital Improvement Bond Fund. Including this modification, the aggregate contract total amount is $157,649.05.
EMERGENCY:
Emergency action is requested to expedite authorization of this contract in order to initiate services from the vendor in support of web site enhancement projects.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Vendor Name: Manpower Professional Services dba/Experis C.C.#: 39-1929719 Expiration Date: 6/13/13
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to modify a contract 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 expenditure of $57,649.05 from the Department of Technology, Information Services Division, Capital Improvement Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($57,649.05)
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Technology has a need to continue the ongoing E-Gov.- Ektron project (470050-100000) to augment existing staff resources devoted to web projects and initiatives, and
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to modify an agreement with Manpower Professional Services d/b/a Experis, for professional services to enhance the City's internet sites. The original agreement (EL011941) was authorized by ordinance 0955-2011, passed July 11, 2011, providing for service through June 30, 2014, and
WHEREAS, this modification will increase funding by $57,649.05, providing for additional services needed to re-brand and upgrade the City's internet sites. All other terms and conditions of the original agreement are unchanged, including the following hourly rates: $95 for web development, $100 for web project management, $90 for web business analysis, and $80 for web usability and graphics, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exist in the daily operation of the city in that it is immediately necessary for the Director of the Department of Technology to modify a contract with Manpower Professional Services (formerly known as COMSYS, dba Experis), to enhance the city's internet sites, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1: That the Director of the Department of Technology is hereby authorized to modify an agreement with Manpower Professional Services d/b/a Experis, for professional services to enhance the City's internet sites. The original agreement (EL011941) was authorized by ordinance 0955-2011, passed July 11, 2011, providing for service through June 30, 2014. This modification will increase funding by $57,649.05, providing for additional services needed to re-brand and upgrade the City's internet sites. All other terms and conditions of the original agreement are unchanged, including the following hourly rates: $95 for web development, $100 for web project management, $90 for web business analysis, and $80 for web usability and graphics. The funds associated with this ordinance are available within the Department of Technology, Information Services Division, Capital Improvement Bond Fund.
SECTION 2: That the expenditure of $57,649.05 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from:
Dept./Div.:47-02| Fund: 514| Sub-fund: 002| OCA Code: 470050| Project Number: 470050-100000| Project Name: E-Gov. Initiative| Obj. Level 1: 06| Obj. Level 3: 6655| Amount: $57,649.05 Information Services Bonds Fund {2011 Bond fund}
SECTION 3: That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 4: That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.