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File #: 0536-2025    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/20/2025 In control: Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee
On agenda: 3/24/2025 Final action: 3/27/2025
Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Tom Synnott Associates, Inc. DBA tsaADVET for software licenses, support, and maintenance of the Falcon Enterprise, Falcon DMS software, the sole source provider of the software; and to authorize the expenditure of $49,125.00 split between the Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds. ($49,125.00)
Attachments: 1. Ord. 0536-2025 - Sole Source Document, 2. Ord. 0536-2025 - Sole Source Letter, 3. Ord. 0536-2025 - Financials
Explanation

Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Tom Synnott Associates, Inc. DBA tsaADVET for software licenses, support, and maintenance of the Falcon Enterprise, Falcon document management system (DMS) software. The contract amount being authorized by this ordinance is $49,125.00.

The Falcon Enterprise software includes the following: Falcon/DMS Document Management, Custom Electronic Form, Falcon/Indexer, Falcon/SVP, Falcon/Deliver, Falcon/Enterprise, Falcon/DMS Sentry PDF Publisher Module, Falcon/DMS Integration with Oracle WAM, and Falcon/API Developer Toolkit. This software has been utilized by the Department of Public Utilities for approximately 24 years and is used to support the Engineering plan review process for the Division of Water, Division of Power, and Division of Sewers and Drains.

Tom Synnott Associates, Inc. DBA tsaADVET is the sole developer of the software and will provide all licenses, support, and maintenance required to keep the system up to date. Therefore, the agreement for the Falcon Enterprise software license, support, and maintenance will be established in accordance with the pertinent provisions for Sole Source Procurement of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code. This contract will be in effect from April 1, 2025 up to and including March 31, 2026. This contract will not automatically renew. Renewal of this contract is subject to mutual agreement between the parties, approval of City Council, and certification of funds by the City Auditor.

Principal Parties:
Tom Synnott Associates, Inc. DBA tsaADVET
4722 Campbells Run Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
Andrew Synnott, (412) 787-0980
Contract Compliance Number: 001939
Contract Compliance Expiration Date: April 25, 2026

Fiscal Impact: $49,125.00 is budgeted and available from within the Public Utilities Operating Funds to meet the financial obligations of this contract.

$49,125.00 was spent in 2024
$47,800.00 was spent ...

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