BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Finance and Management Department, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish a purchase order with Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), utilizing State of Ohio Term Schedule 533197-3 with an expiration date of March 10, 2018, authorized for the City’s use by ordinance 582-87, for geographic information systems (GIS) consulting services. Professional services from ESRI will enable the City to complete needed upgrades to the GIS system consistent with ESRI best practices. The term of the agreement will be from the date of a certified purchase order from the City Auditor's office through March 10, 2018, and will provide for needed professional services at a cost of $50,000.00.
This ordinance will also authorize the extension and use of any remaining funds/unspent balance ($37,816.14 as of 11/29/17) of the existing/current purchase order PO030790 through March 10, 2018.
The City’s technology standard for GIS software is ESRI ArcGIS. The City’s GIS system supports several business applications, such as web-based applications utilized by city residents and city employees, crime mapping, My Neighborhoods, Capital Improvement Projects Map, the Zoning Map applications, Citywide desktop software used for data maintenance and analysis, as well as other GIS data products.
EMERGENCY:
Emergency designation is being requested for this purchase to continue with services that are necessary to support daily operation activities; to ensure no service interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT:
In 2015 and 2016, the department legislated $31,382.00 authorized under ordinance number 0973-2015 passed by City Council May 6, 2015 ( FL006264) and $49,918.02 under ordinance number 1751-2016 passed by City Council July 26, 2016. The total cost for the (2017) professional services to be provided by Environmental System Research Institute (ESRI) is $50,000.00. Funds have been identified and are budgeted within the ...
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