Explanation
BACKGROUND: To modify and extend existing city-wide UTC contracts for the option to purchase Computer Staff Augmentation Services to and including September 30, 2009. Extensions of these contracts are necessary to complete DOT projects for Workstation Rollout, Conversion of Shell files to Crystal Reports, WASIMS, and Sewer Web Rewrite (all Department of Public Utilities). Formal bids were opened by the Purchasing Office on October 27, 2005. The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with Section 329.06. (Proposal No. SA001776). Six contracts were established in accordance with bids received. The following three contracts will be extended through September 30, 2009.
FL003132, TEKsystems, CC# 52-2010575 Expires 5/15/2009 (MAJ)
FL003113, Sophisticated Systems, Inc. CC# 31-1303163 Expires 11/18/2010 (MBE)
FL003114, UNICON International, Inc. CC# 31-1306860 Expires 6/16/2009 (FBE)
1. Amount of additional funds: The estimated expenditure for these contracts is $440,000.00 ($ 306,477.00 of which is currently encumbered). The Departments of Technology and Public Utilities will obtain separate approval to expend from their own budgeted funds for their estimated expenditures.
2. Reason additional needs were not foreseen: There are currently twelve staff members working under the terms of this contract. It is in the City's best interest to retain those current staff members through the completion of their current projects.
3. Reason other procurement processes not used: New specifications are near completion and a new contract is anticipated to be completed prior to September 30, 2009.
4. How cost was determined: The cost, terms and conditions are in accordance with the original agreement
None of the companies listed are debarred according to the Federal Excluded Parties Listing or the State Auditor's Findings For Recovery Database.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required to extend the option cont...
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