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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 6, 2008 <br />TITLE <br />AGREEMENT RENEWALS FOR <br />TEMPORARY INFORMATION <br />TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL AND <br />CONSULTING SERVICES <br />~ % ~. <br />CITY MANAGE <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15f Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to <br />execute the attached agreement renewals for temporary information <br />technology personnel and consulting services in a total aggregate amount <br />not to exceed $3,590,000 for a one year term, subject to non-substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney with the following <br />vendors: <br />Concorde Consulting, Inc. <br />SoftMaster, Inc. <br />The Comdyn Group, Inc. <br />Telfords <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City utilizes temporary contractors specialized in information <br />technology as a primary means to support City operations. Contract <br />personnel provide software application development and support; business <br />application and project consulting; telecommunications services; and <br />computer and networking services. The use of these services maximizes the <br />effectiveness of staff resources in the Information Services Division <br />(ISD) This approach ensures timely completion of City information <br />projects and reduces interruptions to the computer infrastructure system. <br />These agreements with the various consulting firms provide highly skilled <br />technology contractors who are essential in providing specialized <br />assistance to City departments in the design, development and <br />implementation of the City's information management systems. They support <br />over 2,000 plus end-users; 600 mainframe-based application programs; <br />three client/server-based systems; three web-based Enterprise business <br />systems; the City's wide area network with connection to the Internet; <br />25D-1 <br />