Title
Information Technology Professional Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of information technology professional services from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with Parsons Transportation Group Inc. for the purchase of information technology professional services for a term of two years under GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract #47QRAA19D000A, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for additional terms as long as the cooperative contract is in effect with prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the cooperative contract.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Charles, Charlotte Water
Shawn Coffman, Charlotte Water
Doug Groce, Charlotte Water
Explanation
§ Charlotte Water requires support for its Trimble Unity Construct implementation.
§ Parsons Transportation Group Inc. provides information technology professional services under GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract #47QRAA19D000A.
§ Parsons Transportation Group Inc. will augment Charlotte Water’s Unity Construct (e-Builder) Support Team.
§ NC General Statute Section 143-129(e)(3) allows local governments to purchase from formally organized cooperative purchasing contracts.
§ A cooperative purchasing agreement results from the consolidation and competitive solicitation of multiple public agency requirements. By aggregating common needs, all agencies are able to leverage economies of scale, such as volume discounts, improved terms and conditions, reduced administrative costs, and access to professional and technical expertise.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $275,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Cooperative purchasing contracts leverage contracts established by other governmental agencies and do not involve the city conducting a bidding process and are thus exempt from CBI Program goals. Subcontracting opportunities are typically not feasible under cooperative purchasing arrangements.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Charlotte Water Capital Investment Plan