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1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Ethosoft, Inc., via the RFP process, for professional services and installation services for the Division of Water (DOW) and the Division of Sewerage and Drainage (DOSD) Lab Information Management System (LIMS) Upgrade project, CIP No. 650665-100000 and CIP No.690572-100001, in an amount up to $110,000.00. This amount covers the cost of software support and licenses during implementation of the software described below.
The City operates a Division of Water (DOW) Water Quality Assurance Laboratory (WQAL) and Division of Sewerage and Drainage (DOSD) Surveillance Laboratory. Currently each lab has a different process for information management, both of which are outdated and don’t meet the workflows of the labs. This project will provide a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for both labs to meet the current and future needs of these laboratories and to maintain regulatory compliance. Implementation of the LIMS program in both labs will streamline information input, usage, and reporting for regulatory compliance. Both labs are essential and integral components in the City of Columbus water supply and treatment infrastructure. Adequate safe supply of water and wastewater treatment is essential to economic growth.
This project will provide configuration, installation implementation, training, and annual ongoing licensing, maintenance, and support of the LIMS software. This contract will incorporate the implementation of the LIMS system and five years of licensing and support of the LIMS software. Licensing and software support will need to continue after this initial five-year period for the remaining life of the system. It is anticipated this continuing support will be done in new five-year contracts and awarded through a waiver of the City’s competitive bidding process due to licensing and software support only being availa...
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