TITLE
Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP Tl 17-018 and award a contract to Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker, LLC, dba BerryDunn, of Portland, ME, for quality assurance and risk mitigation services for the City’s new Enterprise Resource Planning system implementation, in an amount not to exceed $494,495, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments, provided the contract amount is not exceeded. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with BerryDunn to provide quality assurance (QA) and risk mitigation services, which will include a technology infrastructure readiness assessment, ongoing QA reviews, and go-live readiness reviews for the City’s new ERP system, Tyler Munis.
In October 2014, the City conducted a Request for Proposals (RFP) TI15-017 for the acquisition of a new financial and human resources (HR) system, which resulted in an award to Tyler Technologies, Inc., for the purchase of its Tyler Munis software applications and related services. The Tyler Munis software is currently being implemented to replace the City’s outdated financial and human HR core systems that support the operations of all City departments. The new system will allow the City to implement best practices and leverage new technology to make substantial improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of the City’s operations. BerryDunn will be an integral part of the success of this implementation project by providing QA and risk mitigation services.
The RFP was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on October 23, 2016, and 4,549 potential proposers specializing in QA and risk mitigation services were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those proposers, 53 downloaded the RFP via the City’s electronic bid syste...
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