Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends a contract with Trapeze Software Group, Inc. to extend coverage for software utilized by Metro Transit for operational activities including route/schedule development and real-time schedule information. The current agreement ends December 31, 2026, and the proposed amendment extends coverage through the end of 2027. The cost of the contract amendment will not exceed $303,469. Funding is included in Metro’s requested 2027 operating budget.
Title
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract amendment with Trapeze Software Group, Inc. to the System Supply & Maintenance Agreement entered into on February 10, 2016 to extend coverage for Trapeze back-office software going out of warranty at the end of 2026, and to incorporate Work Order for four TSDE Export services. The cost of this contract amendment will not exceed $303,469 in the Transit Utility 2027 operating budget.
Body
The proposed resolution amends the current System Supply & Maintenance Agreement between Metro Transit and Trapeze Software Group, Inc. to extend coverage for software that ends December 31, 2026, including extended coverage for Trapeze back-office software including Trapeze OPS and associated modules through 2027. The resolution also incorporates Work Order for four TSDE Export services to be performed in 2027, into the System Supply & Maintenance Agreement. The cost of this contract amendment will not exceed $303,469 in the Transit Utility 2027 operating budget.
The modules provided by Trapeze Software Group support several of Metro's operational activities including route development, schedule development, electronic data communication tools, vehicle parking assignments, real-time schedule information, etc. Metro continues to use trapeze to create bus schedules, and the TSDE Export services provide for the transfer of scheduling data from the Trapeze system to Metro’s other operations system.
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