Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation requests approval to amend Ordinance #1323-2006, passed by Columbus City Council on July 24, 2006, that authorized the Department of Technology, on behalf of the Divisions of Building Services and Neighborhood Services, to modify a contract with Accela; for upgrades, enhancements and updates to the computer system used by Columbus' One-Stop-Shop and related services; in accordance with the terms and conditions established in the original agreement.
After additional review and discussions, it has been determined and agreed by and between the City of Columbus and Accela, Inc. that there are additional needs that Accela, Inc. cannot provide. By utilizing a pre-established Universal Term Contract (UTC) and a bid state term contract, the Department of Technology has identified vendors that can provide the additional needs. The vendors and associated funds are as follows:
Hardware: $120,000 from Smart Solutions 34-1403269 expires 6-4-2007 - UTC #FL001717 expires 06-30-2007
Software: $80,000 from Software House International 22-3009648 - expires 11-9-2007 - bid state term contract #0A02011 expires 1-30-2007
Also, this legislation requests amendment to the 2006 Capital Improvement Budget Ordinance #1108-2006 previously passed on June 19, 2006; to reflect passage of Ordinance #0641-2006 that amended the 2005 CIB for the Fiber Optic Install project (#470041); that authorized the transfer of cash from one project to another to accommodate for the expenditure of $192,292.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Department of Technology has a need to reallocate $200,000.00 from an existing Auditor's Certificate (AC026076) originally established for Accela, Inc., in the amount of $2,360,000. Currently, AC026076, fund 514, project 470042 has $764,541.
EMERGENCY: Emergency legislation is requested to order and receive the hardware and software in conjunction with receiving the purchase from Accela, Inc; to continue daily operational needs,...
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