Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Technology (DoT) and Columbus Water & Power (CWP) formally Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to modify and extend an existing agreement with Hansen Banner, LLC through extension of purchase order PO436197.
Columbus Water & Power (CWP), utilizes the Hansen CIS system to provide on-demand professional services to CWP, including but not limited to project management; professional, functional and technical service provision; troubleshooting; customizations and software development.
On December 5, 2022, Ordinance 2857-2022 was passed, authorizing Hansen Banner, LLC to provide on-demand professional services to CWP. On March 18, 2024, Ordinance 0608-2024 authorized the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into contract with Hansen Banner, LLC for professional services associated with the Hansen CIS system. The intent of this contract is to continue to provide the City of Columbus’ CWP with Hansen CIS (formerly known as Hansen BannerCX) cloud solution to continue having a reliable secure billing/CIS solution that improves efficiency while maximizing the value of data. There are funds available on the purchase order that DoT does not anticipate spending prior to the expiration of the purchase order on March 25, 2026. This ordinance extends the purchase order expiration date for one year, to March 26, 2027.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to extend the original contract to complete the project due to vendor needing additional time to complete the work.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended:
No additional funds are required as part of this modification. Rather, the remaining funds on purchase order PO436197 will be available for an additional year.
1.2 Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This modification is necessary to extend additional time to ensure continuity of service and the completion of the project...
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