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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 19 - Financial SoftwareMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: RENEW ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR APPLICATION SOFTWARE LICENSING AND EXTENDED SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE FINANCIAL APPLICATION SOFTWARE SYSTEM RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider approval for the renewal of an annual contract with STW, Inc. for extended support services, licensing fees, integration projects and training for the City's financial application software system. FUNDING SOURCE: Funding for this service is budgeted in account 100-44535-105-2 IT Software License and Maintenance Fees in an annual estimated amount of $78,000. BACKGROUND: The initial contract with STW, Inc. was initiated in 1995 and has been renewed every year since. If approved, this will be for the 2015-2016 fiscal year annual renewal period. The purpose of the licensing agreement and the extended support services contract is to provide on-going services for the finance system in addition to the standard "telephone support" and special projects provided with the annual STW application software lease and software products distributed by STW, Inc. The contract provides basic support services for issues related to the operation of the STW application software on local personal computers, related printing issues, application security, license fees and other special projects that will be billed at the agreed hourly rate. This contract provides periodic database tuning, analyzes server performance issues and security as it relates to the STW application software. Staff recommends approval. KW/DR 11:08:39 AM 9/9/2015