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Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute Amendment No. 11 to the Proprietary Software Maintenance Agreement (#1402719) dated April 7, 2008 and Extended on February 5, 2013 for the addition of unrestricted SAP Business Objects software and additional Convey Taxport subscriptions for a total of $76,427.50 for a period of January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute Amendment No. 11 to the Proprietary Software Maintenance Agreement (#1402719) dated April 7, 2008 and Extended on February 5, 2013 for the addition of unrestricted SAP Business Objects software and additional Convey Taxport subscriptions for a total of $76,427.50 for a period of January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017.
SUMMARY:
Amendment No. 11 to the Proprietary Software Maintenance Agreement (#1402716) with CGI Technologies replaces the current maintenance for restricted SAP Business Objects license to maintenance for unrestricted licenses. The change to unrestricted licenses allows the County to make use of Dashboard and Business Analytics functionalities. More importantly, the unrestricted licenses give County staff the ability to build and develop reports from CGI Technologies Advantage Systems and other data resources. The change will provide tools for greater customization of reports among developers and end users.
Amendment No. 11 also adds subscriptions for Convey Taxport. This software is used to prepare and transmit Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 tax information according to Federal tax law. The increased subscriptions are needed for Convey Taxport to be in compliance with the County's retention policy.
DISCUSSION:
On April 1, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved and authorized the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Proprietary Software Maintenance Agreement wi...
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