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CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE: August 27, 1996
City Manager Approv,
Item to be presented
Steve Stark
SUBJECT: CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
Recently, the Information Resources division of the Administrative Services Department has
had some significant staff changes and vacancies. Technical consultant assistance is necessary
for an interim period to maintain the City's technology environment. Several firms were
contacted, evaluated, and interviewed for appropriate assistance. The firms contacted included:
The Thor Group
Canoga Park, CA
Harte Enterprises
Pacific Palisades, CA
Deloitte Touche
Los Angeles, CA
DevTech
Santa Clarita, CA
Knight Communications
Ontario, CA
Arthur Anderson
Los Angeles, CA
DevTech was found to offer the required services at a reasonable fee. Their service and
experience includes migration of several sites from the Wang to open systems. DevTech and
several of their staff are in the Santa Clarita Valley and will be able to offer quick response as
required. We anticipate that DevTech's services may be required for a period of six months for
a fee not to exceed $60,000. ,Funds from salary savings will be used for this contract.
Approve contract for professional consulting services with DevTech Migrations for a period of
six months, in an amount not to exceed $60,000 and a 15% contingency, from account number
01-4620-230. Funding for these services are available as a result of salary savings in the
Information Resources Division. Authorize the City Manager to sign all documents related to
this contract.
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