Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation will authorize the Department of Technology (DoT) Director to modify and extend a contract associated with purchase order EL003556, for services related to software maintenance and support, with Veritas Software Global, LLC. The Veritas software system has been employed within multiple City agencies. Now, the City has a need to maintain this software application that supports city business operation systems; provide information backup; system recovery services; and provide a foundation for future disaster recovery capabilities.
Services provided under this agreement will include telephone support, software updates and maintenance support, with a coverage period of January 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006, in the amount of $65,710.00.
FISCAL IMPACT: Fiscal year 2003, $251,848.30 was expended toward services provided by Veritas Software Global, LLC. Thus far this year, $30,234.23 has been expended. Funding for this ordinance, in the amount of $65,710.00, is budgeted and available within the 2004 Department of Technology, information services fund, with a coverage period from January 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006.
EMERGENCY:
Emergency legislation is requested in order to facilitate prompt contract execution and related payment for services associated with the Veritas software.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER: 59-2878624 Expiration: 3/17/2006
Title
To authorize the Department of Technology Director to modify and extend a contract with Veritas Software Global, LLC, for software maintenance and support; to authorize the expenditure of $65,710.00 from the Department of Technology, information services fund; and to declare an emergency ($65,710.00)
Body
WHEREAS, this legislation will authorize the Department of Technology (DoT) Director to modify and extend a contract associated with purchase order EL003556, for services related to software maintenance and support, with Veritas Software Global, LLC.; and
WHEREAS, the Veritas software system has been employed within multiple City agencies. Now, the City has a need to maintain this software application that supports city business operation systems; provide information backup; system recovery services; and provide a foundation for future disaster recovery capabilities; and
WHEREAS, services provided under this agreement will include telephone support, software updates and maintenance support, with a coverage period of January 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006, in the amount of $65,710.00; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to authorize this purchase order to facilitate prompt contract execution and related payment for software maintenance services associated with the Veritas software to ensure continued support for essential City systems, 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 be and is hereby authorized to enter modify a contract with VERITAS Software Global Corporation for software maintenance and support in the amount not to exceed $65,710.00.
SECTION 2: That the expenditure of $65,710.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from:
Div.:47-02|Fund:514|Subfund: 001|OCA Code:280768|Obj. Level 1:03|Obj. Level 3: 3369|Amount:$65,710.00
SECTION 3: 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.