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RESOLUTION HO . '6{,
SERIES OF 1999
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A NEGOTIATED CONTRACT FOR MAr'ITENANCE
MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR THE LITTLE'fON/ENGLEWOOD WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT INSTEAD OF THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS UNDER
SECTION 116 (b) OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER AND SECTION 4-1-3 OF THE
ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 1985.
WHEREAS, the Littleton/Englewood Waatewater Treatment Plant's existing
Maintenance Management Software has been is service since October 1992 and baa never
be•n fully functional due to conflict, with existing enterprise software auch aa UNIX; and
WHEREAS , the manufacturer of the existing Maintenance Management Software ia not
currently able to provide support ner.euaary to resolve the conllicta and fully implement the
software; and
WHEREAS, the exiatin1 software data platform, Paradox, doea not support the LIE
WWTF long range 1oala of netw1ork clustering and intranet client acceaa , nor doea it provide
client level front-end multi-leve!,aecurity; and
WHEREAS, Dataatream ill an Orade or Microaoft.SQL baaed platform and will perform
the functio1111 and meet the Jong range goale of the Littleton/Englewood Waatewatar.
Treatment Plant aa well aa meeting the City 'a enterprise databaae platform choice; and
WHEREAS, Dataatream ha• the capability to be shard by other City department■; and
WHEREAS, the Dataatream ayatem ill closest to meeting the City's criteria; ,nd
WHEREAS, Datastream Systems, Inc. is recommended as the beat choice in meeting the
needs of the Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant for Maintenance
Management Software ; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of Maintenance Management Software will be split 50/50
between the City of Englewood and the City ,f Littleton ; a"d
WHEREAS , the City Cow1cil of the City of Englewood approved funding for the purchase
of Maintenance Management Software for the Littleton/Englewood Waatewater Treatment
Plant aa part of the 1999 Budget; and
WHEREAS, Section 116 (b) of the Englewood Home Rule Charter and Section 4-1 -3-1,
Englewood Municipal Code 1985 , allow contracts for public works or improvement■ to be
negotiated , provided that contracts for which no competitive bids have been requested haw!
been approved by re solution which s hall declare the reason for exception to the competitive
bidding requirement;
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO , THAT:
Sm:\iw. The T..lttleton/Enclewood Wutewatc Treatment flaot i.l herebr autlioriaed
to negotuite a conbact £or Maiateoame Management Software with Data,tream S1~~
Inc., an Oracle or Microaol\.S'1L. io the amo• a , C !'0,800 .00, io lie\i of th• com'plt!a9' -~id
proceaa u allowed by Section 118 (b) of the Et ~, " c·, Home Rule Charter and ~1~1-
3-1, En1~ewood Muoicir,ol Code 1985.
SJ:m,1.2 . The City Manar.r is hereby authorued to enter into a contract &,r
Maintenance Management Software with Datastream Syatema , loc. 1
ADOPTED AND APPROVED thia 7th day of Septe•1ber, 1999.
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I, Loucri nbia A Ellis , C:,y Clerk fo'l,,tpe City of Englewood , Col
above is a true copy of Resolution No.11.1:L Serie, of 1999.
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Date
September 7, 1999
INITIATED BY
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Agtndll Item
11 C ii
Subject
Purchase of Maln18nance
Management Soflwant
UE WNTP Superv !sory Comm ittee I STAFF SOURCE
Stewart H. Fonda, Director of Utllltill
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
The purchase of the Maintenance Management ~oflware was approved by Council as part of the 1999 budget
process.
RECO-ENDED ACTION
The proposed action Is to approve by Resolution the purchale and imptementation of Malni-ice Msnagament
Software from Datastream Systems, Inc. Company in the amount of $50,600.00.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
The existing Maintenance Management Software has been In service sinoe October 1992. This l0ftwanl cannot
be fully implemenled to meet the maintenance divisions needs, due to conflicts with existing enlllprile software
such as UNIX . Staff has workod with the manufacturer, who Is not currently able to provide support neceu•ry to
resolve the conflicts and fully implement the sot\ware.
The existing software data platform , Paradox , does not support the UE W VTP long range goals of network
clustering and intranet client access, nor does It provide client level f..o;,c dl1d multil-level security.
Datastream is an Oracle or Microsoft SOL based platform and will purform the above functions r -~ meet the long
range goals of the l.iE WWTP and the City's enterprise database platTorm choice . Datastream has capability to be
shared by other City departments , and is the closest to meeting the C!ty's criteria.
The lnfonmation Technology Division has reviewed the Datastream software and approved the Implementation as
an "enterprise" software package . Datastream may an appropriate package for implementation in other City
departments .
Datastream Systems , lr.c . is recommended as the best choice in meeting the needs of the Littleton/Englewood
Wastewater Treatment Plant for Maintenance Management Software .
FINANCIAL IMPACl'
The purchase is funded in the 1999 budget. The purchase cost of the Ma :ntenar.ce Management Software will be
spilt 50/50 with the City of Littleton as a capital expense .
UST OF ATTACHMENTS
Proposed Resolution
Memo of Rer.ommendation
Letter Sole Source Request
Datastream Written Quote
MEMORANDUM
TO: Denni s W. Stowe , Plant Manager
FROM: Jose ph G. Payne , Maintenance Division Manager
DATE: September 1, 1999
SUBJECT: Technical Evaluation and Recommendation for Maintenance Management Software .
A request for the sole source purchase of th~ Maintenance Management Software was reviewed by the
Information Technology Department and approved by the City Manager. The software was reviewed by
myself, Darwin Bame, Mike Cassidy (&lid Gary Wyse. The software is technically ai:ceptable .
I recommend the purchase of Mair.ienance Management Software be awarded to Datastream Systems ,
Inc . in the amount of $50,600.00.
JGP