AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO THE CONTRACT WITH BERRY DUNN MCNEIL & PARKER, LLC, FOR ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SELECTION AND IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTING SERVICES
Staff Contact: Vicki Rios, Director, Budget and Finance
Purpose and Recommended Action
This is a request for the City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into Amendment No. One to contract C-10993, an agreement with Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker, LLC (Berry Dunn), for ERP selection and implementation consulting services. The amendment extends the contract for a one-year period through June 27, 2018 and increases the not-to-exceed amount of the contract by $535,000 from $150,000 to $685,000.
Background
Since 1995, the city has been using PeopleSoft's Human Capital Management (HCM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) Financials ERP solutions. In the HCM system, the city has implemented the Core Human Resources, Payroll for North America and Time and Labor modules. In the PeopleSoft SCM/Financials, the city has implemented Purchasing, Accounts Payable and General Ledger. The city is considering replacing PeopleSoft with a software solution that is mid-range in terms of complexity (Tier 2), less demanding to implement and maintain, and smaller in size but robust and agile enough to fit the city's needs.
On January 2016, the city issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a consultant to provide services related to the procurement of a new ERP system and, optionally, to manage the implementation of the resulting ERP application. Berry Dunn was selected as the top vendor for these services.
On November 2016, the city issued an RFP for ERP software and implementation services to replace PeopleSoft. Tyler Technologies (Tyler) Munis was selected as the top ERP vendor. Munis is used by many similar organizations nationwide and several local cities in the Phoenix area.
Analysis
Berry Dunn is a consulting and certified public accounting firm with extensive experience in p...
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