Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance is to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a contract for professional services to provide Work and Asset Management Database and System Administrative Support with Resource International, Inc.
Since 2005, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has been utilizing a Work and Asset Management System (WAM) provided by Synergen/SPL/Oracle to manage and track Maintenance, Work, Assets and Materials. A project has been initiated to replace our existing Oracle WAM system. It will likely be several years before a new system is implemented so continued use and support is still necessary for our existing Oracle WAM system.
The City has several divisions that utilize the current Oracle WAM including: Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water (DOW), DPU Division of Sewerage and Drainage (DOSD), DPU Division of Power (DOP) and DPU Fiscal. The Department of Technology (DOT) will be responsible for centralized Information Technology (IT) functions, such as hardware and software support, email, security as well as system integrations citywide. DPU IT support will be responsible for oversight and administration WAM system.
The purpose of this project is to provide Database and System Administration Support for the City’s Department of Public Utilities on an “as-needed” basis. These services will include but are not limited to maintenance and upkeep on both hardware and software as suggested by Department of Public Utilities in collaboration with Department of Technology and Oracle.
PROCUREMENT: The project was formally advertised (RFQ020377) on the Vendor Services website and Bonfire from November 15, 2021 to December 17, 2021. The city received one (1) response. The proposal was deemed responsive and was fully evaluated by the Evaluation Committee on December 21, 2021.
The term of this contract shall be for a period of one year from the date of execution by the Ci...
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