Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Department of Technology (DoT) has an immediate need to increase purchase order FL900403 with Compuware Corporation to continue the provision of staff support to assist the city and DoT in meeting the development roles and technical support required within the water and sewer information management system (WASIMS). Also, the service provided under this contract is needed in order to meet staffing requirements and performance measures included within service level agreements for DoT customer agencies.
The specific duties provided under this contract include: assistance and support in the testing and implementation of the WASIMS phase II sewer certification and backflow, upgrade of application and the database, WASIMS reports, assistance to the Division of Water as backup support to execute and maintain the daily operation of other critical operating systems.
This legislation authorizes the Finance Director to increase a purchase order for the aforementioned services. The purchase order authorized by this legislation will provide staff to support the Division of Water's daily operations of WASIMS which terms and conditions are provided within contract #FL900403.
FISCAL IMPACT:
DoT expended $166,950.00 in fiscal year 2003 with Compuware for this consulting service. During fiscal year 2004, $184,344.00 was expended toward this service. The requested amount of $157,500.00 is available within the Department of Technology, information services fund. This funding is necessary to continue the provision of support for maintaining, testing and implementation of upgrades to computer related applications. This amount of $157,500.00 covers the period of January 15, 2005 through December 31, 2005.
EMERGENCY:
Emergency legislation is requested to expedite prompt payment to Compuware Corporation for the services provided and to maintain on-going support for the Water Division.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: 38-2007430 Expiration: 02/23/2007
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance to increase the purchase order with Compuware Corporation to provide computer related support services from a UTC that is established, to authorize the expenditure of $157,500.00 from the Department of Technology information services fund; and to declare an emergency. ($157,500.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Technology creates and maintains critical computer applications for several city agencies; such as the Division of Water, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Technology needs to continue utilizing contractual services provided by Compuware Corporation, to augment staffing and meet performance measures included within service level agreements (SLA) for DoT customer agencies, and
WHEREAS, DoT supports the water and sewer information management system, and
WHEREAS, the purchase order authorized by this legislation will provide staff to support the Division of Water's daily operations of WASIMS which terms and conditions are provided within contract #FL900403, and
WHEREAS, funding is available for this purchase order increase of $157,500.00 within the 2005 Department of Technology internal service fund, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Department of Technology in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Finance to increase a purchase order with Compuware Corporation, Inc., to provide and maintain on-going support, thereby preserving the public health, peace, 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 Finance be and is hereby authorized to increase a purchase order for computer related support and services from Compuware Corporation for maintaining critical computer applications.
SECTION 2: That the expenditure of $157,500.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from:
|Div: 47-01| Fund: 514 |SubFund: 600|OCA Code: 514600| Obj Level 1: 03 | Obj. Level 3: 3347 | Amount: $157,500.00|
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