Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to enable the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a contract to acquire professional services to provide Oracle WAM Database and System Administration with Resource International, Inc.
The project scope entails administration of the Department of Public Utilities' "Work and Asset Management (WAM)" system with a full enterprise license. The goal is to leverage the Department of Public Utilities' mission critical data and systems in order to empower them to provide service to their customers that is more proactive, transparent, and data driven. The consultant will provide database administration and system administration duties, and facilitate performance tracking and reporting.
The Director of Public Utilities received RFP's on January 28, 2011 and ten (10) firms submitted proposals. Five (5) city employees served on the evaluation committee and submitted to the Director of Public Utilities the evaluation information. After review of the information presented and having evaluated the data the Director of Public Utilities recommended the award of the contract to be made to Resource International, Inc. See tabulation of results of the evaluation attached.
Services under this agreement are to be provided over a period of five years. Funds for the project shall be reviewed and approved each year of the five year contract by City Council and the Mayor, and Auditor's certification of funds. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the maximum obligation of the City for services described in this agreement for the period commencing on December 1, 2011 through November 30, 2012 ("Phase 1") is limited to the amount of three hundred thousand dollars $300,000.00, unless all the following occur: this Agreement is modified in writing; City Council enacts an ordinance approving the new amount; the Mayor has authorized the additional amount; and the Auditor has certifi...
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