El Paso County approves $2.88 million single‑source contract for Munis ERP
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Commissioners approved a three‑year, single‑source purchase from Tyler Technologies for the county’s Munis enterprise resource planning platform, citing continuity and a statutory single‑source exemption.
El Paso County Commissioners on Nov. 10 authorized a three‑year single‑source purchase of Munis enterprise resource planning (ERP) software from Tyler Technologies Inc. of Dallas for $2,884,595.19.
Karen Davidson, the county purchasing agent, told the court the county already runs its financial and purchase-order operations on Munis, that the contract is a continuation of an existing platform and that the award is exempt from competitive bidding under Texas Local Government Code §262.024(c) as a single‑source procurement. Davidson said funds are available in the general fund for ITD software maintenance and that the three‑year cost was broken down in the procurement packet.
Commissioners moved and seconded the item and the clerk announced the vote as "motion carries." The transcript does not include a roll‑call tally or a recorded breakdown of individual commissioner votes.
County officials said the purchase is intended to minimize operational disruption to financial systems and to automate internal tracking, including upcoming work around the print center fee schedule and other internal cost‑recovery reporting.
The court also approved a related internal procurement item later in the meeting (revised print‑center fee schedule) that county staff said will be tracked through the Munis ERP system to report cost avoidance.