Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to modify and increase funds to an existing contract with COMSYS in accordance with the terms and conditions established in the original master agreement. Also, this ordinance authorizes the appropriation and transfer of cash between projects within the Information Services Capital Improvement Fund (Build America Bond Fund- B.A.B.), and will amend the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget (CIB), passed April 14, 2010, Ordinance # 0564-2010.
This contract modification is needed to provide funds to continue with the current hourly work schedule and avoid a delay in services of migration of the existing content into a redesigned and more usable web site, utilizing a new Ektron Content Management System. Passage of this ordinance will allow for additional funding in the amount of $50,000 to cover project costs that are anticipated to be incurred for months July and August for continued services between the City of Columbus and COMSYS, for the purpose of enhancing and updating the city's current web environment and "e-Gov" services (data migration, enterprise architecture, portal architecture services and usability services).
On April 22, 2010 the Columbus City Council approved and passed Ordinance #0062-2010 that allowed for an extension of contracts EL009350 (which replaces EL007539) and EL009952, which also extended the contract coverage period from April 30, 2010 through April 30, 2011. This modification will allow a $50,000 increase in funds and the Department of Technology to continue receiving services and other necessary deliverables, and provide additional hours needed to support the e-Gov project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
During years 2007 through 2009, the Department of Technology expended $435,141.53 with COMSYS for professional and related services associated with the e-Gov project. Approval of this ordinance will allow for additional funding in the amo...
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