City of Columbus - File #: 0920-2009

• File #: 0920-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/18/2009
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/20/2009
• Final action: 7/23/2009
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement for software upgrades, software support and software license fees, with Inflection Point Solutions, LLC, for the Pretreatment Information Management System (PIMS), to waive the provisions of competitive bids of the Columbus City Code, and to authorize the expenditure of $63,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund. ($63,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/23/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/21/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/20/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/20/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/13/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
7/2/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/1/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/1/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/1/2009	1	Atty Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/1/2009	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
6/30/2009	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/30/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/25/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/25/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/25/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/25/2009	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/24/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/24/2009	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/22/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/22/2009	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/22/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/19/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/19/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/18/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement for software upgrades, support and license fees for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage for the Pre-Treatment Information Management System (PIMS) Software This ordinance is being processed in accordance with waiver provisions of Columbus City Code Section 329.27. The PIMS Software was originally developed by Black and Veatch and the company has established an agreement with Inflection Point Solutions, LLC as the sole provider of the support and service of the software.

The Pre-Treatment Section currently is working under a PIMS system that is approximately 8 years old. The Department of Public Utilities considered replacing the system in 2009. Request for Proposals were received by the Director of Public Utilities on June 12, 2009. One RFP was received and the cost the new system would cost $121,780.00.

The Division of Sewerage and Drainage contacted Inflection Point Solutions LLC the current PIMS provider to discuss upgrade options to the current system. After negotiations between the Inflection Point and Pre-Treatment staff the current system can be upgraded to the most current version for $63,000.00. The Department of Public Utilities has made an operational decision in the best interest of the City of Columbus to enter into an agreement with the current software supplier for software upgrades instead of purchasing a new system, a savings of $68,000.00. The upgrade will be completed in November of 2009. A copy of the proposal from Inflection Point Solutions LLC is attached.

The software is used to schedule and track pretreatment samples. Information is shared between this software and the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), with regards to the results of the samples that are collected. The agreement includes costs for complete software upgrade, one (1) year of support, go live training and license fees. The upgrade...