Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation will authorize the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), to establish a contract with Schneider Electrical Systems USA, Inc. for ArcFM software maintenance and support. ArcFM software is used by DPU to track the City’s electric assets using geographic information system (GIS) technology. The original agreement (ED044943) was entered into on October 26, 2011 between Telvent Miner & Miner, Inc. and DPU. That agreement was most recently authorized by ordinance 1657-2016, passed July 11, 2016, through purchase order PO022917. This contract will provide software maintenance and support services for the period August 6, 2017 through August 5, 2018 at a cost of $14,371.00.
This ordinance will also authorize the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT) to establish a contract with Schneider Electrical Systems USA, Inc. for ArcFM software maintenance and support currently used by DoT’s GIS office for tracking the City’s fiber assets using GIS Technology. The original agreement (EL014753) was authorized by ordinance 1365-2013, passed July 15, 2013. That agreement was most recently authorized by ordinance 1657-2016, passed July 11, 2016, through purchase order PO022943. This contract will provide software maintenance and support services for the period August 6, 2017 through August 5, 2018 at a cost of $12,605.47. The total cost associated with this ordinance is $26,976.47.
This ordinance is being submitted in accordance with the provisions of sole source procurement through chapter 329.06 of Columbus City Code. Schneider Electrical Systems USA, Inc. is the sole source of licensing, maintenance and support, and training services for ArcFM software solutions, and does not utilize re-sellers for this purpose.
EMERGENCY:
Emergency action is requested to expedite authorization of this contract in order to initiate services from the supplier at the prices proposed.
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