City of Columbus - File #: 1226-2007

• File #: 1226-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/11/2007
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 7/23/2007
• Final action: 7/25/2007
• Title: To authorize the transfer of $200,000.00 within the Information Services-Bonds Fund for the "E-Gov" Initiative project; to amend the 2007 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into contract with COMSYS, for professional services associated with the web environment for the "E-Gov" Initiative project; to authorize the expenditure of $200,000.00 from the Information Services-Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/25/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/24/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/23/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/23/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/16/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/16/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/16/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/16/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/16/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
7/16/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/13/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
7/13/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/13/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/13/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/12/2007	1	Technology Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/12/2007	1	TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/12/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
7/12/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/12/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/11/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation requests approval for the Department of Technology to enter into contract with COMSYS, for professional services associated with migrating existing data to a new web environment; that is in alignment with the initiative of bringing the City's web hosting in house; thus enhancing the City's eGOV Infrastructure Project. The Department of Technology utilized the request for proposal process detailed in City Code 329.14, awarding professional service contracts through requests for Proposals. SA002268 was published with proposals due on January 10, 2007.
The City received ten responses to the eGov RFP. They included: Ohio State University's Collaborative for Enterprise Transformation and Innovation (CETI), Resource One Computer Systems Inc., Plannet Group, Blackwell Consulting Services of Ohio, Delphia Consulting, Crowe Chizek, BEA Systems, COMSYS, Smart Solutions, Inc. and InsightETE.
Upon review of the proposals The Ohio State University (CETI), Resource One, Plannet Group, Blackwell Consulting Services of Ohio, Delphia Consulting, Crowe Chizek, COMSYS, and Smart Solutions, Inc. were invited to make presentations.
The evaluation team selected COMSYS for migrating content using the Ektron CMS, Plannet Group was chosen to provide comprehensive security services, The Ohio State University (CETI) was chosen to provide Enterprise Architecture and Portal Architecture Services. and Delphia Consulting was chosen to provide usability services. Capital funds are required to provide these services.
This transfer ordinance to provide funding for this project, is requested as an emergency per the preference of the City Auditor's Office.

This legislation requests the amendment of the 2007 Capital Improvement Budget ordinance #0733-2007 previously passed on June 4, 2007 to accommodate the afore-described expenditure authorized by this ordinance.

EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
Emergency action is requested due to the immediat...