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Resolution authorizing a contract for consulting services for the implementation of Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Analytics; Enterprise Asset Management (eAM); and the Hyperion solution for Public Sector Planning and Budgeting, with the consulting firm AST, Naperville, IL in the amount of $2,511,392.
Staff Summary
· Oracle, the County’s financial system in use since 2003, is comprised of a number of separate but linked modules.
· Oracle makes continuous improvements and changes to these modules.
· Lake County’s need for and utilization of these modules continues to change in response to functional needs and Oracle driven changes.
· At this time, specific changes impacting the use of the system include the discontinuation of the current budget module, as well as the need for an inventory, work order and asset management system.
· On February 14, 2012, the Lake County Board approved the purchase of a licensing software package for both current and additional operational and technical functionality within the BOSS software system to address these needs.
· As identified at that time, third party services are required to successfully implement the software.
· A Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued to 22 vendors and proposals were received from seven firms.
· A selection committee comprised of staff from the Division of Transportation, Public Works, Human Resources, Finance and Administrative Services, Health Department, Circuit Courts, Lake County Sheriff and the Purchasing Division recommend the services of AST, Naperville, IL as the firm who best meets the needs of the County based on the RFP evaluation criteria.
· The contract includes implementation and consulting services at a contract amount not to exceed $2,511.392.
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WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 5-102 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, proposals were called for by publication for the implementation services of various modules of Oracle; and
WHEREAS, a Request for Proposal (RFP)...
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