Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance will allow the Department of Technology (DoT) to modify a contract with Ventyx Inc. (Ventyx), formerly known as Indus Utility Systems, Inc. (Indus); it will provide the change of the company name and Federal Identification (FID) number for contracts and purchase orders currently in process and established with Indus Utility Systems, Inc. (Indus). This ordinance will authorize the assignment of all past, present and future business done by the City of Columbus with Indus Utility Systems, Inc., FID 23-2296631 to Ventyx Inc., FID 94-3273443; with the contract compliance expiring on 06/19/2008.
The modification, associated with this ordinance will provide upgrades and related services to existing software licenses. This upgrade is needed to continue with the migration of the Department of Public Utilities Water and Sewer Information Management System (WASIMS). The current WASIMS system was implemented in 1999 and was implemented only to support the billing of City water, sewer and stormwater customers. The current system is old and outdated by current data processing standards; it is very limited in that special software must be used to access and use the system. Additionally, the current electricity billing system is older than the WASIMS system. It is imperative that this system be replaced due to the aged equipment and the non-standard computer language in which it is written.
During fiscal year 2000, the original contract, initiated in 1994, was assumed by the Department of Technology along with the operations and maintenance responsibilities. The original contract, Section 12, provides for modifications and changes in scope of service. Authorizing this contract modification, in the amount of $577,000, will allow DoT, on behalf of the Department of Public Utilities, to implement and install upgrades and related services to an existing system, currently supported by Ventyx. The upgrades will allow the D...
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