Fiscal Note
The cost of maintenance and support for the TransitMaster software for the period of 1/15/2011 - 12/31/2013 is $621,001 ($191,731 year one, $209,241 year two and $219,929 year three.) There are two options to renew for one additional year each from 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014 and 1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015 at a cost of $230,858 for 2014 and $242,469 for 2015.
An estimate of $116,000 was included in the 2011 Metro Transit Operating Budget for the first year of the contract; an estimate of $222,000 was included in the 2012 Metro Transit Operating Budget request. Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., the previous owner of the TransitMaster software, was subsumed by Trapeze ITS U.S.A., LLC. Metro based its 2011 cost estimate on the previous contract with Continental. The Trapeze business model differs from the Continental model in that they offer no-cost software upgrades and no conference fees for user training. Metro incurred a cost of $50,000 for the last software upgrade under Continental. There will be no upgrade costs for future software upgrades with Trapeze.
Subsequent year costs will be included in future budgets.
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Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into a contract with Trapeze ITS U.S.A., LLC to provide software maintenance and support for the period 1/15/2011 - 12/31/2013 with two options to renew for an additional year period each for calendar years 2014 and 2015.
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WHEREAS, Trapeze provides the TransiMaster software used by Metro Transit for the motorcoach radio system and geographic positioning system; and
WHEREAS, Trapeze is the provider of this software, and it is necessary to engage in a sole source contract with Trapeze to maintain and support their own software;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized to enter into a contract with Trapeze ITS U.S.A., LLC to provide software maintenance and support for the period 1/15/2011 through 12/31/2013 at a cost of $621,001 wit...
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