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Board approves $51 million contract package to replace city's financial system; some supervisors voice process and cost concerns
Summary
The board authorized contracts with Oracle America and Accenture for a replacement of the city's financial accounting system after a competitive process and subsequent negotiations increased the total not-to-exceed price to about $50.9 million; two supervisors voted no citing duration, process and preference for open-source alternatives.
The Board of Supervisors on July 16 approved by roll call a resolution authorizing the Office of the Controller to enter into two contracts to replace the city's aging financial accounting and management information system.
The two contracts are: a software licensing and implementation agreement with Oracle America and a professional services agreement with Accenture. The competitive solicitation initially produced a top-ranked combined bid of approximately $26.99 million; subsequent negotiations with the selected vendors expanded the scope and increased the total contract package to a not-to-exceed amount reported to the board at roughly $50.9 million. The…
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