City of Columbus - File #: 0001-2009

• File #: 0001-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/26/2008
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 2/23/2009
• Final action: 2/25/2009
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to modify and extend (2) two contracts with Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA, Inc.) for maintenance and support associated with the City's Help Desk business application, for the Department of Technology, Information Services Division, and to authorize the expenditure of $31,465.00 from the Information Services Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($31,465.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/25/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
2/24/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
2/23/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
2/23/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
2/6/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/6/2009	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/6/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Contingent
2/6/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/6/2009	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/6/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
2/6/2009	1	Technology Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
2/5/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/5/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/3/2009	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/30/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/30/2009	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/27/2009	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/23/2009	1	TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/30/2008	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/30/2008	1	Technology Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

BACKGROUND:

This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT) to modify and extend (2) two contracts with Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA, Inc.). The first contract modification ($25,000.00) is for annual maintenance and support associated with the City's Help Desk; to continue the use of a critical business application. This application enables the Help Desk to have the ability to establish trouble tickets, receive alert messages which provide and classify detailed information related to system and database problems, distribute the messages to the appropriate technician and allow the technicians the ability to remotely resolve system problems experienced throughout the City. This ordinance will provide funding for year three of a three year agreement, with the coverage period from March 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010.
The second contract modification ($6,465.00) is for the annual renewal of licenses, maintenance and support of Knowledge Tools associated with the City's Help Desk, to continue the use of a critical business application. This application enables the Help Desk to create and maintain a knowledge base that will allow the technicians the ability to resolve system problems experienced throughout the City of Columbus. This ordinance will provide license support and funding for year two of a three year agreement, with the coverage period from March 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The first contract with Computer Associates International, Inc. was implemented in 2007 as a three-year agreement, by the Department of Technology, contingent upon approval of funding on an annual basis. The agreement began on March 1, 2007 and will end February 28, 2010, with an initial cost, for year 2007, of $25,000.00 and $25,000.00 for each subsequent year. This fiscal year, the services associated with year three of this agreement will cost $25,000.00. The aggregate contract total...