Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to create purchase orders for staff augmentation services, related to information technology, in support of the Department of Public Utilities efforts toward the creation of reports needed with the upgrade of the water/sewer billing system (WASIMS); upgrade of WASIMS and the migration of Electricity customers into that system; and enhancements to the set of applications known as "Sewer Web", which are used to manage overtime callouts and payroll in line and in compliance with union contracts. These purchases will be accomplished by extending the relationship initiated through pre-established Universal Term Contracts (UTC) with Unicon International, Inc. - FL003114 - expires 12/31/2008 and Sophisticated Systems, Inc. - FL003113 - expires 12/31/2008.
Also, this legislation will provide authorization to expend funds that allow for the continuation of consulting services; which will allow the aforementioned upgrade project to remain on schedule, with the goal of completion by the end of this year; already initiated under the City's staff augmentation UTC with the following entities:
The services provided by these two companies consist of; assessment and development of financial and management reports; business needs analysis and documentation; and software programming, with all of these activities being performed under the management and oversight of the Department of Technology.
FISCAL IMPACT: Previously this year, the Department of Technology created purchase orders, with Unicon International, Inc. and Sophisticated Systems, Inc., associated with services for staff augmentation in the amount of $100,000.00 with each company. This ordinance is requesting approval for additional funds in the amount of $200,000.00 with Unicon International, bringing the aggregate total to $300,000.00 and $100,000.00 with Sophisticated Sy...
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