Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer funds within the general permanent improvement fund and authorizes the City Auditor to enter into contract for the purchase of software, hardware and related services for implementation of a citywide virtual government procurement solution (V.GOV) that will create a web-based system for solicitation and bid processing, fully integrated with the city's Performance purchasing and accounting systems. In addition, V.GOV provides improvements in vendor management including new vendor registration, vendor profile maintenance and business compliance through vendor self-service and is a software component that modifies and adds functionality to the existing Performance Series application. Because this software is proprietary to the vendor, the ordinance authorizes a sole source contract with Tier Technologies, Inc., with which the City Auditor also contracts for the other components of Performance. The cost of the V.GOV software and implementation services is $161,400; the balance of the project cost includes equipment and software that will be obtained from various vendors, not known at this time. Each of these purchases will be made from qualified vendors and none will exceed $20,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds are available for this transfer within the unallocated balance of the general permanent improvement fund for this project. The total cost of this project will not exceed $185,000.
EMERGENCY: Emergency legislation is requested in order to facilitate the immediate purchase of the V.GOV software, implementation and related products and services in order to proceed with the project in a timely manner.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER: Tier Technologies, Inc. 94-3145844, Expiration: 07/03/05
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer $185,000 within the general permanent improvement fund; to authorize the City Auditor to e...
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