Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of the divisions of Building Services and Neighborhood Services, to modify the annual maintenance service agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions established in the original agreement. Currently, Accela, Inc. is the owner of the programming code embedded within software awarded in the original contract with Open Data Systems, Inc. (CT-17745). This contract modification will continue the provisions for services between the City of Columbus and Accela, Inc. for the purpose of software and support maintenance services benefiting the Department of Development, Building Services Division, Neighborhood Services Division as well as the Department of Public Utilities and Transportation Division of the Public Service Department. These maintenance and support services include technical assistance and support, upgrades and telephone support services for the Accela Enterprise (AE) System application used to issue building permits, track code enforcement activities and monitor the performance of the One Stop Shop. Without the passage of this legislation, the Department of Technology will lose the ability to maintain the AE application, eliminating the ability to provide web access for building permits, data and information utilized by citizens regarding issues such as building permits and inspections.
This ordinance authorizes payment for the annual maintenance and support on the Accela application, for the period of March 31, 2006 through April 1, 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The amount of $176,010.00 was expended in fiscal year 2004 for services provided by Accela, Inc. During the fiscal year 2005, $172,062.00 was expended for on-going maintenance and support services. Currently, funding in the amount of $210,298.00 is budgeted and available in the 2006 Department of Technology's budget, split among various agencies within the 2006 internal...
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