Title
Authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Renewal and Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement (A-11065) with Kronos Incorporated for Software Installation, Licensing, Renewal, Updating, Upgrading, Training, Interfacing and Professional Services at NMC, extending the Agreement to June 30, 2014 and adding $584,126.24 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,214,864.14 in the aggregate.
Report
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Renewal and Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement (A-11065) with Kronos Incorporated for Software Installation, Licensing, Renewal, Updating, Upgrading, Training, Interfacing and Professional Services at NMC, extending the Agreement to June 30, 2014 and adding $584,126.24 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,214,864.14 in the aggregate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors approved the NMC purchase of the Kronos Time & Attendance, Scheduler and Workforce Analytics ("Application") on November 9, 2007 with an original agreement amount of $558,000. This original Agreement was a result of the Request for Information (RFI) #10010. The Agreement included payment for initial Software Licensing and Support Services and Equipment. NMC purchased this Application to appropriately schedule staff, to capture and allocate all productive and non-productive time worked, and to provide managers with the tools necessary to assist them in meeting the hospital adopted productivity standards.
On June 8, 2010, NMC requested and obtained approval from the Board of Supervisors for Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement, adding $56,000 for additional licenses and services, providing application oversight including but not limited to regular maintenance, license uploads, fix-it patches as well as software upgrades. At the time this amendment was approved NMC did not have the expertise in-house to provide suc...
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