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City staff outline $18.1 million ERP modernization to replace 27-year-old system
Summary
Fort Collins staff told council they plan to replace the city's 27-year-old JD Edwards platform with a modern cloud ERP; staff estimated a conservative $18.1 million total cost (range $16–20M), proposed funding from reserves and partner contributions, and set an early-2027 procurement target with a 2028 go-live ambition.
City staff briefed the Fort Collins City Council on a planned enterprise resource planning (ERP) modernization to replace the city’s 27-year-old JD Edwards system.
Caleb (project lead) framed the project as critical to reduce operational fragility, citing more than 50 bolt-on systems and manual workarounds that together required roughly 30,600 hours annually—equivalent to about 15 full-time positions. "Every year that goes past that we don't address this project, that risk amount grows," Caleb told council.
Staff presented a…
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