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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to enter into Contract No. CS-1841, "Maintenance and Support Agreement for Application Software Products" with Systems & Software, Inc. (Consultant), at a cost not to exceed $2,295,000.00 for a duration of three (3) years, and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of May 3, 2017
Item No. 17-0081
Proposed Contract No. CS-1841
Project Length: Three (3) Years
Amount: $2,295,000.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: DWSD Proposed Contract No. CS-1841
"Maintenance and Support Agreement for Application Software Products"
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Dan Rainey, Chief Information Officer, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to enter into Contract No. CS-1841, "Maintenance and Support Agreement for Application Software Products" with Systems & Software, Inc. (Consultant), at a cost not to exceed $2,295,000.00 for a duration of three (3) years and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
JUSTIFICATION
Under the proposed contract, Systems & Software, Inc., the sole proprietor of the EnQuesta Billing Software, will continue to provide licensing and support services along with necessary enhancements.
BACKGROUND
DWSD's Customer Billing and Management System (CBMS), whose core is Systems and Software's enQuesta Billing System Software (previously known as the enQuesta UtilitySuiteTM), went into production on November 3, 2003. This system replaced DWSD's aging legacy system (CBIS).
Contract CS-1341, dated March 19, 2002 was an agreement with the "Prime" contractor SYNC Technologies, Inc. that provided c...
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