Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Directors of the Department of Technology and the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to modify a contract and increase funding with Ventyx, Inc. by $115,000.00 for professional services and enhanced maintenance to upgrade and customize the Columbus Utility Billing System (CUBS).
In 1994, the Department of Public Utilities initiated a contract (CT-15918) for software and services related to the Water and Sewer Information Management System (WASIMS) with SCT Utility Systems, which later changed their name to Indus Utility Systems, then to the current name Ventyx, Inc. The WASIMS system now referred to as the Columbus Utility Billing System (CUBS) is the billing system utilized by the Department of Public Utilities for customer billing for water, sewer and power. Section 12 of the original contract provided for modifications and changes in scope of service.
The original contract was most recently modified by authority of ordinance 0607-2010, purchase order EL010566 for $80,000.00. That ordinance included $60,000 to implement data archiving functions in the CUBS system, but that work has not yet been started. The remaining balance of $59,266.60 on purchase order EL010566 has been canceled, and authority for the data archiving work is being requested under this ordinance at a lower cost of $55,600.00.
The terms of the contract will begin upon the date of the certified purchase order by the Columbus City Auditor's Office and continue for one (1) year. This contract will provide professional services to implement a data archiving solution (Archive Purge), with services to include: Archive Manger and Purge Analysis, Archive Manager & Purge Custom Table Coding, Install Archive Manger & Configure Purge, Archive Manager/Purge Training, and Archive Manager/Purge Client Test Support; along with an integration with the MV90 Interface electricity metering system which encompasses additional maintenance and t...
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