Fiscal Note
Metro Transit realized estimated cost savings of $1.5 million for its major Farebox upgrade project, which is authorized in the 2014 Metro Transit adopted capital budget at $5,000,000, but for which the actual contract is significantly less than the budgeted cost. The Metro Transit 2014 adopted capital budget will be amended to reallocate $70,000 in cost savings from its Farebox project to its capital project for Transit System Upgrades to support unanticipated addtional project costs of approximately $70,000 for Trapeze software. The Metro Transit 2014 capital budget will be amended as follows:
ET01-58570-810791 ($70,000) Reduce Revenue Equipment Expense
ET01-73111-810791 $56,000 Reduce Federal Grant Funds
ET01-79140-810791 $14,000 Reduce General Obligation Borrowing
ET01-58510-810790 $70,000 Increase Software Expense
ET01-73111-810790 ($56,000) Increase Federal Grant Funds
ET01-79140-810790 ($14,000) Increase General Obligation Borrowing
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into Contract Amendment #3 with Trapeze Software Group, Inc. for an updated scope of work and project modifcations for Trapeze Ops workforce management software at a cost of approximately $70,000 and amending the Metro Transit 2014 adopted capital budget as appropriate.
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An agreement was executed between the City of Madison and Trapeze Software Group, Inc. on September 22, 2010 for employment management software, Trapeze Ops, that would help automate tasks including job bidding, work dispatching, workforce management and timekeeping. This software is intended to complement the City's upcoming Enterprise Resource Planning System.
As work on the Trapeze Ops system progressed, it became clear that further software customizations were needed. Metro staff gained a further understanding of the software system's uncustomized limitations, and Trapeze gained a further understanding of the very complex nature of the Teams...
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