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<br />COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />WILLIAM A. SIMMONS <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR <br /> <br />June 16, 1998 <br />Network Consulting Services <br /> <br />ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: <br /> <br />FinancelInformation Systems <br /> <br />SUMMARY: <br /> <br />On Monday, June 15 CouncJmember Howard lent his technical expertise, assisted by City staff, to <br />interview prospective Network Consultants. Out of four consultants interviewed the recommendation was <br />to contract with Centera Information Systems, Inc. from Boulder. <br /> <br />The project will include the following aspects: <br />Develop an architectural plan <br />Develop a migration plan <br />Project management <br />Systems and network installation and integration <br />Application integration support <br /> <br />Centera Information Systems, Inc. will spend the first two days of the project meeting with each department <br />to determine specific or unique needs. At the conclusion of this discovery phase Centera will write a report <br />defining goals for the project. City staff will participate in this to prioritize the project. This part will be <br />paid on an hourly basis. Once this initial process is complete the City staff and Centera will jointly define <br />the scope of the project, including time and exact dollars. <br /> <br />At this point, it is estimated that the project will cost $57,000 for services provided by Centera Information <br />Systems, Inc. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />Council approves expenditure of $57,000 for network consulting services. <br /> <br /> <br />I: SUBJECT <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br />Network Consulting Services <br />