REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 17, 2018
FROM: BRIAN S. SPINDOR, PE, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities, Wastewater Division
BY: JOHN TURNIPSEED, Project Manager
Department of Public Utilities, Water Division
SUBJECT
Title
Reject the proposal for Infor Enterprise Asset Management Implementation Services for the City of Fresno's Department of Public Utilities Water Division. (Bid File # 3570) (Citywide)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council reject all proposals for Infor Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Implementation Services for the City of Fresno's Department of Public Utilities (DPU).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DPU is seeking to reject the proposal for Infor EAM Implementation Services for the Water Division. On November 9, 2017, Council approved the sole source purchase of additional EAM licenses and signing of a new Software License and Support Agreement. DPU sought professional consulting services to implement the additional EAM seat licenses approved by Council. After reviewing the proposal, staff has determined that an increase in scope of work will be necessary to implement the new and future EAM seat licenses and integrate with other City of Fresno software applications.
BACKGROUND
DPU and the Department of Public Works (DPW) currently use two separate Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) solutions, Infor EAM and Infor Hansen, to manage the operation and maintenance of vertical and linear assets.
The Wastewater Management Division (WMD) has been using EAM to manage the operation and maintenance of vertical assets at the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility since 2010. In July 2017, the WMD went through an EAM upgrade and is operating the most current version of the software. In late 2017, DPU sought to purchase additional EAM seat licenses to increase the number of users that can utilize the system.
On November 9, 2017, Council approved the sole source purchase of additional EAM l...
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