Fiscal Note
This resolution authorizes the City to enter into an agreement with Trapeze to purchase the Blockbuster module for Trapeze software at a cost not to exceed $175,000. Funding of $200,000 is included in the Metro Transit 2014 adopted capital budget, Project No. 3, "Transit System Upgrades," Acc't No. 810790. No additional appropriation is required.
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a sole source agreement with Trapeze Software Group, Inc. to provide Blockbuster software and maintenance service in support of other Trapeze software products currently in use at Metro Transit.
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PREAMBLE
Metro Transit is at a critical phase in its transition to a more cohesive scheduling, payroll and runcutting system supported by automation technology. Blockbuster is a runcutting software product made and maintained by Trapeze that will seamlessly interface with scheduling, payroll and other Trapeze products that Metro has implemented/is currently implementing. In addition to allowing more automation in the runcuttnig process, Blockbuster will allow the scheduling and payroll modules (FX and OPS) to function more efficiently.
WHEREAS, Metro's current runcutting technology is out dated and is rapidly becoming more and more difficult to support and integrate with new technology; and
WHEREAS, Metro Transit currently uses several other Trapeze products that share the same proprietary database and data structure with Blockbuster; and
WHEREAS Blockbuster can be implemented to utilize the existing server infrastructure which will minimize the cost of deployment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to enter into a sole source agreement with Trapeze
Software Group, Inc. to purchase the Blockbuster module of Trapeze Software at a cost not to exceed $175,000. This software is available only from Trapeze and is necessary to interface with and enhance Metro Transit's runcutting work as well as other operations functions.