Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance will authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to renew an agreement with Duet Health, Inc. for mobile applications professional services. The original agreement (EL014624), awarded through solicitation SA004923, was authorized by ordinance 1368-2013, passed July 1, 2013. That agreement allowed for two options to renew, subject to mutual agreement and approval of proper City authorities. The agreement was most recently renewed by the authority of ordinance 2180-2014 (purchase order EL016528), passed November 10, 2014, with a coverage period of one (1) year from the date of a purchase order certified by the Columbus City Auditor's Office. This ordinance will authorize the second option to renew (year three (3) of three (3)), for the period July 13, 2015 to July 12, 2016, at a cost of $146,400.00.
The MyColumbus mobile application enables the City to better communicate with residents and visitors, who increasingly access information using mobile devices. MyColumbus for the iPhone was released to the public in July 2011, and an Android version of MyColumbus was released in October 2011. The Department of Technology continues to receive requests to enhance MyColumbus with additional information and features. This agreement will provide needed professional services to complete those enhancements.
This ordinance also authorizes the appropriation of funds, the transfer of appropriation and cash between projects within the Information Services Bond Fund, and will amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget (CIB), passed by Columbus City Council, to accommodate for the additional expenditure authorized by this ordinance.
EMERGENCY:
Emergency action is requested to expedite authorization of this contract modification in order to continue mobile applications services from the vendor at the negotiated prices.
FISCAL IMPACT:
During 2013 and 2014, the Department of Technology (DoT) expended $146,400.00 and $146,...
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