City of Columbus - File #: 1719-2006

• File #: 1719-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/28/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 12/4/2006
• Final action: 12/7/2006
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into contract with Inflection Point Solutions for consulting and support services for the development of requirements for a Lab Information Management System for the Department of Public Utilities and to authorize the expenditure of $47,250.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund and $47,250.00 from the Water Systems Operating Fund. ($94,500.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/7/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/6/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/4/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/4/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/20/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
11/7/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/7/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/7/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/6/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/6/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/6/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/6/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/3/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/25/2006	1	TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/25/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/25/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/17/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/17/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/16/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
10/16/2006	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/28/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/28/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into contract with Inflection Point Solutions to provide consulting and support for the development of requirement for a Lab Information Management System.

The Director of Public Utilities received proposals for SA002003 on June 6, 2006. List of respondents and scoring summary are attached. The purpose of RFP SA002003 is to begin implementation of LIMS/PIMS work recommended in the Department's recent Technology Master Plan (TMP). The work addressed in the proposal may be found in TMP recommendation 6.10 LIMS/PIMS.

Generally stated, the work recommended in 6.10 is to expand the LIMS currently in place in the Division of Sewerage and Drainage Surveillance Laboratory lab to include the Division of Power and Water's Water Quality Assurance Laboratory.

The current support company for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage LIMS has announced they will discontinue support for the LIMS a few years in the future. This situation has created an opportunity allowing the Department to seek a new LIMS. To this end the Department of Public Utilities is proceeding with an assessment of available LIMS software packages and with an assessment of Departmental needs, as recommended on page 6-35 of the TMP.

The Department of Public Utilities will proceed with a needs assessment of the Department and base the selection of LIMS software on Departmental needs. Following the Departmental needs assessment an RFP will be let to acquire the needed LIMS software along with implementation services. It is intended that implementation services will include training and support for all LIMS users and support personnel.

The anticipated timeline for completing the stated needs assessment is the first quarter of 2007 with implementation of the software by the fourth quarter of 2007. The Department of Public Utilities anticipates the new Lab Information Management System to be on ...