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Middlesex committee recommends best‑of‑breed ERP approach; staff flags phased rollout to limit first‑year costs
Summary
Middlesex County staff and a selection committee recommended using two vendors — Edmonds GovTech for finance, payroll and permitting, and Avenity for tax and revenue — after vendor demonstrations. Staff emphasized a phased implementation to avoid an estimated first‑year bill of roughly $611,000 if both systems are implemented concurrently.
Middlesex County officials said the county’s ERP review committee is recommending a best‑of‑breed approach to replace its aging financial and permitting systems, selecting Edmonds GovTech for core financials, payroll and permitting and Avenity for tax and revenue functions.
“Following a very comprehensive year‑long project … the ERP review committee is recommending pursuing a best of breed approach for selecting a ERP,” Anne Marie, a county staff presenter, told the board during vendor demonstrations. She said the county wants “the strongest…
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