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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to grant an increase of $1,250,000.00 in the contract price and an extension of three (3) years for Contract No. CS-1708, "Zipwire Automated Call Distribution (ACD) Call Center Management Solution" with Waterfield Technologies, Inc. (Consultant), 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. 17-0082
Contract No. CS-1708
Proposed Change Order No. 1
Amount: $1,250,000.00
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-1708, Change Order No. 1
"Zipwire Automated Call Distribution (ACD) Call Center Management Solution"
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 grant an increase of $1,250,000.00 in the contract price and an extension of three (3) years for Contract No. CS-1708, "Zipwire Automated Call Distribution (ACD) Call Center Management Solution" with Waterfield Technologies, Inc. (Consultant), and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
JUSTIFICATION
The DWSD Call Center implemented Zipwire in May of 2015. During the first year of use, FY2016, the Zipwire platform recorded an average of ~940,000 minutes and ~91,000 calls per month. This usage was at the high end of the estimated usage as reported in February 2015. FY 2017 is turning out to have even higher call volume.
For budgeting purposes subsequent years are being projected at an average cost based on Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017. Due to the fact that call volume mirrors increases in collection activities and changes to DWSD's various assi...
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