SUBJECT:
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Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO to finalize and execute a contract with Trapeze Software Group, Inc. for software licensing, maintenance, and support for one (1) base year with four (4) option years, in an amount not to exceed $3,254,599.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this action is available in the FY2022 Operating Budget
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Strategic Goal Alignment:
? 1. Internal/External Customer Service Excellence ? 2. Stakeholder Engagement
? 3. Financial and Environmental Sustainability ? 4. Staff Development ? 5. Agency Growth Management
Strategic Objectives:
? 1.1 Safety & Risk ?1.2 Continuous improvement ? 1.3 Dynamic Change
?1.4 Culture of Innovation ?2.1 Be an Employer of Choice ?2.2 Organization Development
?2.3 Organization Culture ?3.1 Resource optimization ?3.2 Safety Culture
?3.3 Environmental Leadership ?4.1 Educate & Call to Action ?4.2 Build Partnerships
?4.3 Value of Transit ?4.4 Project Connect
EXPLANATION OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: Providing a system to create passenger schedules, bus operator schedules and run-cutting, logging onto vehicles, and managing pickups for Demand Response customers is essential to daily Cap Metro services and operations. The suite of 21 Trapeze software products is used by fixed route and service planning, vehicle dispatch, and traveler tools to provide consistent service to customers and operations staff.
BUSINESS CASE: In 2018, the Board reauthorized a four-year contract with Trapeze for software licensing, maintenance, and support which expires at the end of February 2022 and requires renewal to continue service to customers and operations staff. The support ensures high availability for the many CapMetro applications that interface with these proprietary software modules, making them extremel...
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