Ordinance appropriating $622,000.00 from the Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund and $99,810.00 from the Contributed Capital Project Fund for professional services supporting the 311 Replacement Project for Houston Information Technology Services Department and various departments.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
The Chief Information Officer recommends that City Council approve an ordinance to appropriate $622,000.00 from the Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund (1800) and $99,810.00 from the Contributed Capital Project Fund (4515) for professional services supporting the 311 Replacement Project for various departments. The following project is budgeted in the approved FY2020 Capital Improvement Plan adopted by City Council.
The project description with allocation is as follows:
PROJECT PROJECT NO AMOUNT
311 Replacement WBS# X-650011 $721,810.00
Professional services are needed to implement the replacement of the current 311 Call Center service request management system with the city-owned Microsoft Dynamics 365 system, due to out of date technology and functionalities of the current system. These resources will be utilized to support the development of the new application/system. HITS will work with the Strategic Purchasing Division (SPD) to procure the professional services, and we will return to council for approval as needed.
CIP FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
Capital Project Information: See attached Form A for a breakdown of capital costs.
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Lisa Kent, Chief Information Officer