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File #: 22-4539    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Financial Authorization Status: Passed
File created: 7/22/2022 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/2/2022 Final action: 8/2/2022
Title: Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to a sole source exemption agreement with Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC in the additional amount of $4,500,000 to increase funding, add additional scope for the migration of Central US Interoperability (CUSIOP) databases, hardware, applications and services to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and modify the payment schedule of the on-demand training, staffing and support services to be utilized on an as needed basis for Back Office Enhancement & Augmentation Toll Collection System (BEATS) for the Toll Road Authority for the period of September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022.

Department: Purchasing

Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Financial Authorization

 

Project ID (if applicable): N/A

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC

 

MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A

MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal:  Exempt - Sole Source

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to a sole source exemption agreement with Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC in the additional amount of $4,500,000 to increase funding, add additional scope for the migration of Central US Interoperability (CUSIOP) databases, hardware, applications and services to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and modify the payment schedule of the on-demand training, staffing and support services to be utilized on an as needed basis for Back Office Enhancement & Augmentation Toll Collection System (BEATS) for the Toll Road Authority for the period of September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022.

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Background and Discussion:

Electronic Transaction Consultants LLC (ETCC) will provide the additional scope of for the migration of Central

US Interoperability (CUSIOP) databases, hardware, applications and services to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), replace the Third Amendment, Exhibit A-1 Payment Schedule section for On- Demand Training, Staffing and Support to be utilized on an as needed basis to support HCTRA, provide supplemental training and triage of customer issues and add additional funding in the amount of $4,500,000.00.

 

 

Expected Impact:

The Fourth Amendment to the original contract will permit HCTRA to support the migration of Central US Interoperability (CUSIOP), service to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and provide On-Demand Training, Staffing, and Support to utilize on an as needed basis support to HCTRA.

 

 

Alternative Options:

No other recommended solutions for this identified need.

 

 

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

_ Justice and Safety

_ Economic Opportunity

_ Housing

_ Public Health

x Transportation

_ Flooding

_ Environment

_ Governance and Customer Service

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

10/23/18

21.d.15

Original ESA approval for the Back Office Enhancement and Augmentation Toll Collection System (BEATS) executed by Commissioners Court

2/11/20

21.d.11.b

First Amendment to original ESA executed by Commissioners Court

6/3/20

 

Second Amendment to original ESA executed by Commissioners Court

8/24/21

 

Third Amendment to original ESA executed by Commissioners Court

 

Location: N/A

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Choose an item.

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Tolling Operations

 

SFY 22

FY 23

Next 3 FYs

Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Labor Expenditures

$4,500,000

$19,000,000

$

Non-Labor Expenditures

$

$

$

Total Incremental Expenditures

$4,500,000

$19,000,000

$

Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Existing Budget

Choose an item.

$4,500,000

$19,000,000

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$4,500,000

$19,000,000

$

Additional Budget Requested

Choose an item.

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Requested

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$4,500,000

$19,000,000

$

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

Additional Positions Requested

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: August 2, 2022

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

Contact(s) name, title, department: David Patterson, HCTRA, Assistant Director, Tolling Operations; Juanita Patterson, Purchasing, Sr. Contracts Admin/Supervisor

Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Fourth Amendment