Explanation
This legislation amends Ordinance 0702-2004 that was approved by City Council on Monday, April 19, 2004 to provide an additional $6,843.84 through the establishment of a purchase order for the purchase of hardware that was unintentionally omitted from the original ordinance.
Ordinance 0702-2004 authorized the Finance Director to enter into a contract with Panorama Business Views, Inc. for the purchase and implementation of a performance management software system for $139,816.00. This system will allow the storage, tracking and reporting of the City's performance data and will provide the necessary tools for the City to manage its overall performance in relation to its strategic objectives. Performance management is a mayoral initiative and is targeted to address the following Principle of Progress contained in the Columbus Covenant: Deliver measurable, quality public services and results to our residents.
Due to an unintentional oversight, the hardware needed to operate the software system was omitted from the original ordinance. It was intended to include the purchase of a server necessary to house the software. Without the purchase of this server, the software cannot operate.
The Purchasing Office has established a Citywide contract (UTC #FL001717) to purchase servers from Smart Solutions, Inc., the City's HP/Compaq vendor. The server will be purchased in accordance with the terms and conditions of the UTC, which expires 3-31-06, for an amount of $6,843.84.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total amount of this project once legislation is amended will be $146,659.84. Funds are available within the Department of Finance general permanent improvement fund for this project.
EMERGENCY: Emergency legislation is requested in order to facilitate immediate purchase and implementation of the hardware in order to have the software system implementation complete in time for mid-year data entry.
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To amend ordinance 0702-2004 passed ...
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