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File #: 25-6781    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Investment Memo Status: Passed
File created: 10/15/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 10/30/2025 Final action: 10/30/2025
Title: Request for approval of the Final Investment Memo for JWEB Modernization project for an incremental authorization of $950,000 for a total authorization of $2,450,000 and commercial paper funding in the amount of $950,000 for a total allocation of $2,450,000.
Primary Department: Universal Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon, Executive Director & CIO

Managing Department: Universal Services
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon, Executive Director & CIO

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo

Project Name: JWEB Modernization
Project ID (if applicable): NI047
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request

Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item

Incremental Authorization Requested: $950,000
Total Estimated Project Cost: $25,000,000

Request Summary:
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Request for approval of the Final Investment Memo for JWEB Modernization project for an incremental authorization of $950,000 for a total authorization of $2,450,000 and commercial paper funding in the amount of $950,000 for a total allocation of $2,450,000.
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Project Description:
Software applications have a defined shelf life. Technology and development methodologies change over time to improve reliability, capabilities and efficiencies. In particular, JWEB, an in-house collection of custom developed software, originally designed in the 1990's is becoming obsolete as the underlying technology becomes obsolete and laws, policies and business practices change so much that the software becomes extremely difficult and complicated to support and maintain. The system outages related to JWEB are frequent and have caused multiple challenges to public safety and other justice related services. The architecture is outdated and needs to be updated as soon as possible to meet the demands of stakeholders.
The modernization project is expected to be completed in phases. For FY26 the focus will be ...

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