Explanation
Background:
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of the Columbus Public Health Department, to enter into an agreement with Accela Inc. for annual software license maintenance and support services for the EnvisionConnect system utilized by the Environmental Health unit. The original contract (EL000490) was established by the Health Department in 2000 with Decade Software Company. Decade Software Company was acquired by Accela in November 2014. The EnvisionConnect agreement was most recently established by authority of ordinance 1726-2016, passed July 18, 2016, through purchase order PO021753. This renewal will provide service from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 at a cost of $100,919.19.
The EnvisionConnect system provides Columbus Public Health the ability to operate the Environmental Health unit 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 unit. Services provided by Accela under this contract will provide telephone support services, software maintenance, update training, upgrades and enhancements, and application hosting services. Without this service, the Columbus Public Health Department would lose the ability to operate the Environmental Health unit, which could result in the failure to meet requirements mandated by the State of Ohio.
Accela, Inc. is the sole provider of maintenance and support for EnvisionConnect software. As such, this ordinance is being established in accordance with the sole source provisions of the Columbus City Code, Section 329.07.
Fiscal Impact:
In 2015 and 2016 funds totaling $94,317.00 and $103,748.70 respectively, was legislated for annual ...
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