City of Columbus - File #: 1003-2005

• File #: 1003-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/24/2005
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 6/20/2005
• Final action: 6/23/2005
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a sole-source contract, with Inflection Point Solutions, LLC, for software consulting services and an annual maintenance agreement on the Pretreatment Information Management System (PIMS), in accordance with the sole source provisions of the Columbus City Code, to authorize the expenditure of $69,500.00 from the Division of Operational Support - Sewer Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($69,500.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2005	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/21/2005	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/20/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/20/2005	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/10/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/9/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/9/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/9/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/8/2005	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/8/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/8/2005	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/7/2005	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2005	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/1/2005	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/1/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/1/2005	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
5/31/2005	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/31/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/27/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/26/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/26/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/24/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Operational Support would like to enter into a sole-source contract for software consulting services, on behalf of the Pretreatment Section of the Division of Sewers and Drains. The Pretreatment Section has unique software, Pretreatment Information Management System (PIMS), developed by Black and Veatch. This software is used to schedule and track pretreatment samples. Information is shared between this software and another software, Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), with regards to the results of the samples that are collected.

The Pretreatment Section desires consulting services to assess updating the interface between LIMS and PIMS, to develop a test environment, complete a business practice assessment to assure proper use of the PIMS, and to provide targeted user and system administration training. Until recently annual maintenance and support was not available for PIMS. Now Inflection Point Solutions, LLC is offering maintenance and support of PIMS. Because PIMS is unique software created specifically for the Pretreatment Section, the Director of Public Utilities would like to enter into a sole-source contract for software consulting services, in the amount of $45,500.00, and an annual maintenance agreement, in the amount of $24,000.00. The Contract Compliance Number for Inflection Point Solutions, LLC is 20-2009707. They do not have MBE/FBE status.

It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner as the quicker they assess the system and make recommendations, the quicker we can optimize our internal business practices.

FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Operational Support has not budgeted any funds for this project as the services were never available through Black and Veatch, nor any other vendor. Object Level One "03" expenditures will be reprioritized in order to cover the expense. There have been no expenditures for this type...