Explanation
Background:
This ordinance will authorize the assignment of all past, present and future contracts, agreements and purchase orders done by the City of Columbus with Decade Software Company, LLC (Federal Identification #:770564825) to Accela, Inc. (Federal Identification #:94 - 2767678), which acquired Decade Software in 2015. This authorized change will reflect a company name and federal identification change for all contracts and purchase orders established with Decade Software Company, LLC.
This ordinance also authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to continue an agreement with Accela, Inc., formerly Decade Software Company, LLC, for annual software maintenance and support services for the EnvisionConnect system utilized by the Environmental Health Section. The original contract (EL000490) was established by the Health Department in 2000 and provided language that allows for annual renewals. The most recent agreement was established under ordinance 1214-2015, passed June 1, 2015, through purchase order EL017249. This ordinance will provide funding for the service period from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 at a cost of $103,748.70.
The EnvisionConnect system provides Columbus Public Health the ability to operate the Environmental Health Section by providing an extensive array of services such as tracking and maintaining information associated with inspections, historical data of restaurants and other businesses, tracking sanitation standards data, vector control for mosquitoes, environmental reviews, accounts receivable/payable and billings as well as statistics and analysis regarding the Environmental Health Section. Services provided by Accela, Inc. under this contract renewal include telephone support services, software maintenance, training, upgrades and enhancements, and application hosting services. Without this service, the Columbus Public Health Department would lose the ability to effectively operate the Environmental H...
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