Long Beach, CA
File #: 23-1063    Version: 1 Name: DS/FM - John Gross' Contract
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 9/5/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/19/2023 Final action: 9/19/2023
Title: Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36399 with John Gross, dba Financial Management and Systems Consulting, of Scottsdale, AZ, for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) embedded quality assurance and other sponsor support, to increase the contract amount by $172,224 for a revised total contract amount of $337,824 and to extend the term of the contract an additional six-month term to March 31, 2024. (Citywide)
Sponsors: Development Services, Financial Management
Attachments: 1. 09192023-C-3sr
TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36399 with John Gross, dba Financial Management and Systems Consulting, of Scottsdale, AZ, for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) embedded quality assurance and other sponsor support, to increase the contract amount by $172,224 for a revised total contract amount of $337,824 and to extend the term of the contract an additional six-month term to March 31, 2024. (Citywide)

DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to amend Contract No. 36399 with John Gross, dba Financial Management and Systems Consulting, of Scottsdale, AZ, to continue Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) embedded quality assurance and other sponsor support services, or other services as provided for in the contract and any associated scope definitions.

On October 18, 2022, the City Council awarded a contract to John Gross, dba Financial Management and Systems Consulting, for ERP embedded quality assurance and other sponsor support services, or other services as provided for in the contract and any associated scope definitions as part of its adoption of Request for Proposal (RFP) FM-22-157 for a period of six months, with an option to renew for one additional six-month period.

On January 30, 2022, a memo to the Mayor and City Council provided notification that City staff are working on a major technology project to upgrade or replace the City of Long Beach’s (City) current digital permitting and licensing system so that it better meets the City’s needs and priorities. The type of computer system associated with permitting and land use is called an Enterprise Land Management (ELM) system. The current ELM system, Infor, includes multiple licensing, permitting, billing, payment, and collection functions across multiple departments with approximately 500 internal users, 80 unique permit and license types, 3,000 fees and 1.3 million total accounts/records. The City needs to upg...

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