Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of the Department of Public Utilities, to contract with CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc. to upgrade its PragmaCAD system from version 6.7 to version 7. This ordinance also authorizes the expenditure of $945,000.00 from Public Utilities’ direct charge allocation of the Information Services Operating Fund budget.
This upgrade will provide needed updates to existing databases that drive Public Utilities’ mobile dispatching system. The current version, PragmaCad 6.7 for Mobile Dispatching, is only supported on an end of life database version and end of life Windows 7 operating system. Continuing to operate this system on end of life hardware/software places Field Services at risk of being unsupported in the event of a system failure. Additionally, Field Services is unable to take advantage of the MapPoint mapping software Microsoft Product that went out of support shortly after its final release in 2012. With the upgrade, Field Services will gain access to a much more powerful and robust Mapping solution through HERE Maps and a Close Integration with our existing ESRI GIS services. This mapping enhancement and integration with ESRI GIS will allow for better work flow and availability management in addition to real time access to view and interrogate assets in the field. The mobile side moves from an installed application to a web based application, which streamlines the setup and deployment of hardware, software and the field reports which will be used by the Field Techs.
Finally, this ordinance also requests approval to undertake the above described actions in accordance with sole source procurement provisions of Section 329 of the Columbus City Code. The sole source provision is being requested as it has been determined that CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc. is the sole distributor of the software products associated with the PRAGMACAD Upgrade and does not uti...
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