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HITS seeks $5.95 million increase to extend UKG (Kronos) contract, add HPD Telestaff
Summary
Houston Information Technology Services asked council for authority to increase spending on the city's UKG (Kronos) timekeeping contract by $5,950,000 to cover a five-year extension and to support HPD's planned Telestaff rollout; staff said the system will remain integrated with SAP and that departments will fund their own Telestaff licenses.
Houston Information Technology Services on Monday asked the council to approve an additional $5,950,000 in spending authority to extend the city's contract with Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) and support a planned migration to UKG's commercial cloud and rolling out the Telestaff scheduling product to the Houston Police Department.
"It's a contract extension with UKG," said Lisa Kent, chief information officer and department director for Houston Information Technology Services. Kent told the committee the current contract has $6,200,000 in remaining spending authority and that the requested increase would bring total spending authority for fiscal years 2025 through 2030 to $12,100,000.
The contract covers software licenses for UKG workforce management, hardware and maintenance for time clocks,…
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