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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AWARD OF BID NO. 2016-124 FOR LAWSON CONSULTING SERVICES TO CIBER, INC. FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $165,577.00 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CIBER, INC. FOR LAWSON CONSULTING SERVICES.
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Issue/Request:
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AWARD OF BID NO. 2016-124 FOR LAWSON CONSULTING SERVICES TO CIBER, INC. FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $165,577.00 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CIBER, INC. FOR LAWSON CONSULTING SERVICES.
Key Issues:
A significant technical upgrade is required to our Lawson Enterprise Resource Planning system used for Finance, Procurement, Human Resources, and Payroll services. Per our support agreement with Infor, all Lawson products must be installed by a Certified Installer. The following process was followed in selecting Ciber, Inc as the vendor of choice:
· A proposal was sent to 9 firms, as well as placed on Public Purchase, requesting Lawson Consulting Services for the installation of said products
· The City received responses from 5 firms. The responses were reviewed and scored by the evaluation committee which included staff from Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Administration, and Parks and Recreation. Composite Proposal Scoring sheet is attached.
· Reference checks were conducted for the top 3 firms (Ciber, Analyst International, and Velocity).
· Onsite and phone interviews were held with the top two firms (Ciber and Analyst International). Composite Interview Scoring sheet is attached.
· Ciber Inc, was ultimately chosen as the final firm due to their experience in performing similar upgrades for other Lawson customers, bandwidth of staff, and excellent references.
Proposed Committee Motion:
I move to recommend to City Council AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AWARD OF BID NO. 2016-124 FOR LAWSON CONSULTING SERVICES TO CIBER, INC. FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $165,577.00 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A...
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