Explanation
BACKGROUND: In 2002, the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water embarked on a plan to improve our billing system, WASIMS, and to make more information available to the public. The Division would like the Department of Technology to purchase Oracle application server licenses and services for our WASIMS system, to offer greater functionality to system users and to enable our customers to directly access their billing history and current account status. This purchase will coincide with Mayor Michael Coleman's Columbus covenant of "delivering measurable, quality public services and results to our residents, providing quality and efficient service delivery to customers using 'best practices', and investing in all city employees and developing systems that support a high-performing city government". Because the WASIMS system operates on Oracle database technology, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus, Departments of Public Utilities and Technology to enter into a contract with Oracle Corporation, to purchase the licenses and services needed for the enhanced services mentioned. The Contract Compliance Number for Oracle Corporation is 94-2871189. They do not have certified MBE/FBE status.
It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner, in order to have the licenses purchased and to have the service available to our customers as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Water did not allocate any funds for these licenses and services in the 2003 Budget. We will reprioritize Object Level One "03" expenditures in order to cover this purchase. There have been no expenditures of this nature in the last two years.
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To authorize the Departments of Public Utilities and Technology to enter into a contract with Oracle Corporation, to purchase Oracle application server licenses and services for the WASIMS billing system, for the Division of Water, to authorize the expenditure of $48,800.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($48,800.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water embarked on a plan to improve our billing system, WASIMS, and to make more information available to the public, and
WHEREAS, the Division would like the Department of Technology to purchase Oracle application server licenses and services for our WASIMS system, and
WHEREAS, these licenses and services will offer greater functionality to system users and to enable our customers to directly access their billing history and current account status, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract, with Oracle Corporation, to purchase Oracle application server licenses and services, for the immediate preservation of public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Utilities be and is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Oracle Corporation, to purchase Oracle application server licenses and services, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $48,800.00 or as much thereof as may be needed is hereby authorized from Water Works Fund 600, Department 60-09, OCA Code 602995, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3369, to pay the cost thereof.
Section 3. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is 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.