City of San Antonio - File #: 19-1007

• File #: 19-1007
• Type: Purchase of Services
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 1/10/2019
• Posting Language: Ordinance approving a contract with GCOM Software, LLC, an Accela Certified Partner, for the implementation of Land Development, Plan Review, Inspections, and Code Enforcement Management Software for the BuildSA Project in an amount not to exceed $15,843,116.00 funded from the FY 2019 Development Services Fund, the FY 2019-2014 Capital Budget and amending the FY 2019 Adopted Budget and the FY 2019-2024 Six-Year Capital Improvement Plan to appropriate $3,275,673.00 from the Development Services Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT:

BuildSA - Release 2


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes a contract with GCOM Software, LLC, an Accela Certified Partner, for the implementation of Land Development Management Software ("BuildSA") in the amount of $15,843,116.00 funded by the FY 2019 Development Services Fund and the FY 2019-2024 Capital Budget. This ordinance will also amend the FY 2019-2024 Six-Year Capital Improvement Plan to appropriate $3,275,673.00 from the Development Services Fund to the BuildSA project for a total budget of $17,143,116.00.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Submitted for Council consideration and action is a proposal submitted by GCOM Software, LLC to provide implementation services for City owned software specific to the Building Development and Code Enforcement Divisions of the Development Services Department.

Development Services is responsible for assisting customers through the development process and enforcing municipal codes, ordinances and regulations regarding the protection of health, safety and welfare of the citizens of San Antonio. In order to streamline and improve the development process and code enforcement activities, Development Services sought to modernize its antiquated, standalone software systems.

On June 18, 2015, City Council approved an ordinance authorizing the Development Services Department to purchase the software licenses and implementation of a comprehensive Land Development, Permit, Inspection, Licensing and Compliance Management software system through Accela, Inc. The contract for maintenance and support of these City owned licenses is currently in effect. On June 15, 2017, City Council approved an ordinance with GCOM Software, LLC for the continued implementation services of the recently procured Land Development Management Software. This implementation, now known as Release 1, was successfully launched on October 1, 2018. It has bee...