SUBJECT
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Approve Work Authorization No. 2 of Software as a Service Agreement 2023-006, with EPIC Engineering & Consulting Group, LLC for the Design and Implementation of Simplify i3(r) APIs and CIP Dashboards ($134,996.00 not-to-exceed, one-time expense)
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DESCRIPTION
On March 7, 2023, the County approved Software as a Service Agreement 2023 with EPIC Engineering and Consulting Group, LLC for the deployment of Simplify i3(r), which, upon data migration and configuration, replaced the application, Polk County Utilities Master Database (PCUMD). Staff have utilized Simplify i3(r) since January 2024 for the management of critical data elements related to Development and Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). Prior to the implementation of Simplify i3(r), Utilities staff successfully deployed Asset Management (Lucity), and Customer Service (Infinity) applications.
The purpose of this scope of services is to develop and implement CIP dashboards (internal to Simplify i3(r)) and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), which will facilitate exchange of data and functionality with other applications both securely and efficiently. The CIP dashboards will provide visual representations of financials, performance, program health, etc.; The APIs will support the exchange of data in a secure, scalable manner within the growing Data Warehouse model providing critical project management data for real-time analytics and reporting, initially and specifically related to the Division's capacity tracking capabilities.
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board approve Work Authorization No. 2 of Software as a Service Agreement 2023-006, with EPIC Engineering & Consulting Group, LLC for the Design and Implementation of Simplify i3(r) APIs and CIP Dashboards ($134,996.00 not-to-exceed, one-time expense).
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $134,996.00 is available in the Utilities Division's Capital Improvement Program's Operating Budget.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Eric W. Phillips
Utili...
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