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RESOLUTION NO. 85
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ENTER INTO A CONTRACT IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
SAME FORM ATTACHED HERETO, WITH FINANCIAL
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*; SYSTEMS ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED, TO PROVIDE
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $499995, WITH FUNDING THEREFOR
ALLOCATED FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS
CONTINGENT FUND.
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WHEREAS, it has been determined that the City needs to
improve its financial accounting system; and
WHEREAS, such improvements would provide for on line real
time accounting of budgetary transactions; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City to retain the
services of a professional to develop the design specifications
for the improvements; and
WHEREAS, Financial Systems Associates, Incorporated has
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agreed to develop the specifications at a cost not to exceed
$49,995; and
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WHEREAS, funds are available for this purpose in the
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Contingent Fund of Special Programs and Accounts;
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter
into a contract in substantially the form attached hereto, with
Financial Systems Associates, Incorporated in an amount not to
exceed $49,995, for design specifications to improve the
financial accounting system of the City, with funds therefor
hereby allocated from Special Programs and Accounts, Contingent
Fund.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of May , 1985.
TEST:
RALPH G. ONGIE, CITY CL
Maurice A. Ferre
MAURICE A. FERRE
M A Y O R
CITY COMMISSION
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APPROVED BY:
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED
AND CORRECTNESS:
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
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Sergio Pereira April 24, 1985
'to;City Manager DATE! rn�E:
SUBJECT:Agenda Item
FROM: Carlos E. Garcia REFERENCES:
Director of Finance
ENCLOSURES:
s recommended that the attached Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to enter into a
contract in substantially the form attached
hereto, with Financial Systems Associates,
Incorporated, to provide design specifications
to improve the City's Financial Accounting
System in an amount not to exceed $49,995 with
funding from the Contingent Fund, of Special
Programs and Accounts, be approved by the City
Commission.
The Departments of Finance and Computers have reviewed the status
of the current Financial Accounting System. This system is an
outmoded batch processing system that was installed in 1976. As
such it has certain limitations, such as:
The system is updated only during nightly updates and only
if the data is updated perfectly. Data entered incorrectly
is not known until the next day and may take one or two more
days to correct.
Information can only be obtained from printed reports
produced at night and distributed the next day.
Departmental budgetary information is supplied only in
printed reports produced on a monthly basis. Thus the
information may be anywhere from 15 to 45 days old.
Analysis of specific accounts may require the printing of a
full report when only a few pages of the report relate to
the account being analyzed.
The contract with Financial Systems Associates will provide the
design specifications to begin to bring the City's financial
accounting system up to a state of the art status.
The improvements included in this contract would allow the
following:
a) On line inquiry by departments of the current budget status
of their accounts.
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b) On line real time posting of budget transactions such as
encumbrances, direct payments collections, etc.
c) On line analysis of the last sixty days of transactions
posted to the system.
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These improvements would reduce the effort needed to control
expenses, research problems and provide information for various
inquiries, in a more timely fashion.
Financial Accounting System was selected for this assignment
since the individuals formerly employed in the capacity of
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supporting our financial accounting system by Peat Marwick
Mitchell & Company, formed this corporation after Peat Marwick
discontinued supporting FAMIS systems. The President of the
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corporation was in charge of the installation of our system in
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1976. The principals of this corporation have over thirty years
of combined experience with our particular financial system. As
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such this corporation is uniquely qualified to provide the
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specialized consulting services authorized in this Contract. No
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other firm in the country has the in-depth knowledge and
experience in FAMIS as this firm has.
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As to minority participation expected of firms doing business
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with the City of Miami, this firm has contracted with a local
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Black professional to assist them and be a liaison during the
term of this contract.
The Departments of Finance and Computers endorse this contract
for cost-effective design services. Programming requirements
will be met by the Computers Department from it operating budget.
cc: Law Department
Dept. of Computers
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AGREEMENT
This Agreement entered into this - day of ,
19851 by and between the City of Miami, a municipal corporation
of The .State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as "CITY" and
Financial Systems Associates Incorporated, hereinafter referred
to as "CONSULTANT".
WITNESSETH:.
WHEREAS, the City is desirous of improving the timeliness
and accuracy of its financial information; and
WHEREAS, the consultant is uniquely qualified to assist the
City in improving the financial information system; and
WHEREAS, the City has four overall objectives for this
project:
1. To provide on-line updating and inquiry to the City's
budgetary accounting data, while retaining overnight
batch processing for master file posting;
2. To provide limited data entry capability at the
department level for recording pre -encumbrances;
3. To provide on-line inquiry to certain key reports
dealing with revenues, expenditures, encumbrances and
subsidiary accounts; and
4. To provide security controls to prevent unauthorized
inquiries at the department level and to control
transaction entry authorization.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants
and obligations herein contained, and subject to the term and
conditions hereinafter stated, the parties hereto understand and
agree as follows:
I. TERM:
The term of this Agreement shall be for one year from the
date of execution by City Manager.
II. SCOPE OF SERVICES:
The CONSULTANT will provide the following professional
services as part of this Agreement:
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A. Develop a conceptual design specifying the features and
functions of the system enhancements in terms of the
inputs, outputs, and processing requirements involved.
A description of the conceptual design tasks that we
Intend to perform during Phase One is attached as
Appendix A of this Contract.
To minimize expenses and keep costs to a minimum,
CONSULTANT will perform a detailed on -site review and
gather necessary information . Development of the
Conceptual Design Report will then be performed off -
site. Upon completion, CONSULTANT will send draft copy
to CITY for review and schedule an on -site meeting, not
later than six weeks after execution of this Contract
by the City Manager. Based on inclusion of required
modifications, CONSULTANT will submit final Conceptual
Design Report for acceptance by CITY, not later than
two weeks after the above on -site meeting.
B. Following the completion and acceptance by the City of
the conceptual design document, CONSULTANT will then
proceed to form the detail design tasks specified in
Appendix B of this Contract. The specific system
improvements to be achieved in the design documents are
outlined below:
1. Expenditure Control
On-line budget status inquiry:
by line item and major category
- including quarterly allotments
- report BE-200 Format
On-line encumbrance status inquiry:
- list of outstanding P.O.'s and balances
- list of outstanding P.O.'s by line item
- purchase order detain including payment data
with check number and stub description
On-line transaction inquiry:
- detail transactions by line item
- display current month and prior month activity
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A. Develop a conceptual design specifying the features and
functions of the system enhancements in terms of the
inputs, outputs, and processing requirements involved.
A description of the conceptual design tasks that we
intend to perform during Phase One is attached as
Appendix A of this Contract.
To minimize expenses and keep costs to a minimum,
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CONSULTANT wi 11 perform a detai led on -site review and
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! gather necessary information Development of the
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Conceptual Design Report will then be performed off -
site. Upon completion, CONSULTANT will send draft copy
to CITY for review and schedule an on -site meeting, not
later than six weeks after execution of this Contract
by the City Manager. Based on inclusion of required
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modifications, CONSULTANT will submit final Conceptual
Design Report for acceptance by CITY, not later than
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two weeks after the above on -site meeting.
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B. Following the completion and acceptance by the City of
the conceptual design document, CONSULTANT will then
proceed to form the detail design tasks specified in
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Appendix 8 of this Contract. The specific system
improvements to be achieved in the design documents are
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outlined below:
1. Expenditure Control
On-line budget status inquiry:
- by line item and major category
including quarterly allotments
- report BE-200 Format
On-line encumbrance status inquiry:
- list of outstanding P.O. s and balances
- list of outstanding P.O.'s by line item
- purchase order detain including payment data
with check number and stub description
On-line transaction inquiry:
- detail transactions by line item
- display current month and prior month activity
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2. Revenue Control
On-line budget status inquiry:
by index code and minor object
= by minor object and fund
• by fund
= by project
report 08/09 format
On-line transaction inquiry:
- by index code and minor object
- by minor object and fund
by project
- display current month and prior month activity
On-line subsidiary file inquiry:
- by fund and subsidiary account
- by fund, project and subsidiary account
- ACR report format
3. Security Features
- Restrict inquiry access to specific department
- Provide departmental override access to Finance
Management b Budget, and City Manager
- Provide central control over inquiry and update
authorization
- Restrict transaction entry at department level
to pre -encumbrances.
CONSULTANT will submit the final detail design document
j within ten (10) weeks of CITY accepting the conceptual
I design document specified in Section II A, above.
III. COMPENSATION:
A. CITY shall pay CONSULTANT as maximum compensation for
the services required pursuant to Section II hereof, a
sum not to exceed Forty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred b
Ninety Five Dollars (t49,995).
B. Such compensation shall be paid on the following basis:
The first $250000 shall be due and payable upon
acceptance by CITY of the Conceptual Design Document
specified in Section II A. of this Contract.
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C. Second payment of $15,000 shall be due and payable upon
acceptance by CITY of detail design document specified
in Section II B, of this Contract.
D. Balance of $9,945, will be paid in five (5) monthly
installments of $2,500, and final payment of $1,495,
with the first installment payment due thirty (30) days
after second payment (C above) is made.
E. CITY shall have the right to review and audit the time
records and related records of CONSULTANT pertaining to
any payments by CITY.
IV. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS:
Both parties shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances
and codes of federal, state and local governments.
Y. GENERAL CONDITIONS
A. All notices or 'other- communications which shall or may be
given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be delivered by personal service, or registered mail
addressed to the other party at the address indicated here
or as the same may be changed from time to time. Such
notice shall be deemed given on the day on which personally
served, or, if by mail, on the fifth day after being posted
or the date of actual receipt, whichever i-s earlier.
City of Miami Consultant
3500 Pan American Drive 9507 Beach Mill Road
Miami, Florida 33133 Suite 101
Great Falls, Va. 22066
B. Title and paragraph headings are for convenient reference
and are not a part of this Agreement.
C. In the event of conflict between the terms or conditions
contained in any attached documents, the terms in this
Agreement shall rule.
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O. No waiver or breach of any provision of this Agreement
shall constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of the
same or any other provision hereof` and no waiver shall be
effective unless made in writing.
t. Should any provisions, paragraphs, sentences, words or
phrases contained in this Agreement be determined by a
Court of competent' jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or
otherwise unenforceable under the laws of the State of
Florida, or the City of Miami, such provisions, paragraphs,
sentences, words or phrases shall be deemed modified to the
extent necessary in order to conform with such laws, then
same shall be deemed severable, and in either event the
remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect.
YI. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS:
All documents developed by the CONSULTANT under this Agreement,
shall be delivered to CITY by said CONSULTANT upon completion
of the services required pursuant to Paragraph I1 of this
Agreement, and shall become the property of the CITY, without
restriction or limitation to their use. CONSULTANT agrees that
all documents, records and reports maintained and generated
pursuant to this contractual relationship between the CITY and
CONSULTANT shall be subject to all provisions of the Public
Records Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. '
It is further understood by and between the parties that any
Information, writings, maps, contract documents, reports or any
other matter whatsoever which is given by the CITY to the
CONSULTANT, pursuant to this Agreement shall at all times
remain the property of the CITY and shall not be used by
CONSULTANT for any purpose whatsoever without the written
consent of CITY.
YII.j NON-DELEGABILITY:
That the obligations undertaken by CONSULTANT pursuant to the
Agreement shall not be delegated or assigned to any other
person or firm unless CITY shall first consent in writing to
the performance or assignment of such services or any part
thereof by another person or firm.
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YIII. AUDIT RIGHTS:
CITY reserves the right to audit the records of CONSULTANT at
any time during the performance of this Agreement and for a
period of one year after final payment is made under this
Agreement.
IX. AWARD OF AGREEMENT:
CONSULTANT warrants that it has not employed or retained any
company or persons to solicit or secure this Agreement and that
they have not offered to pay, paid, or agreed to pay any person
or company any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, or
gifts of any kind contingent' upon or resulting from the award
of making this Agreement.
X. CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT:
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced according to the
laws of the State of Florida.
XI. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS:
This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties herein, their
heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors, and
assigns.
XII. INDEMNIFICATION:
CONSULTANT shall indemnify and save the CITY harmless from and
against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, and cause of
action, which may arise out of CONSULTANT's activities under
this Agreement, including all other acts or omissions to act on
the part of the CONSULTANTS, including any person acting for or
on its behalf, and, from and against any orders, judgments, or
j decrees which may be' entered and from and against all costs,
attorneys fees, expenses and liabilities incurred in the
defense of any such claims, or in the investigation thereof.
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XIII. CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
CONSULTANT covenants that no person under its employ who
presently exercise any functions or responsibilities in connec-
tion with the Agreement has any personal financial interests,
direct or indirect, in this Agreement. CONSULTANT further
covenants that, in the performance of this Agreement, no person
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having such conflicting interest shall be employed. Any such
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interest on the part of CONSULTANT or its employees, must be
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disclosed in writing to the CITY.
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CONSULTANT is aware of the conflict of interest laws of the
City of Miami (City of Miami Code Chapter 2, Article Y), Dade
County Florida (Dade County Code Section 2-11.1) and the State
of Florida, and agrees that it shall fully comply in all
respects with terms of said laws.
XIV. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR:
CONSULTANT and its employees and agents shall be deemed to be
independent contractors, and not agents or employees of CITY,
and shall not attain any rights or benefits under the Civil
Service or Pension Ordinance of CITY, or any rights generally
afforded classified or unclassified employees; further he/she
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shall not be deemed entitled to Florida Workers' Compensation
benefits as an employee of CITY.
XV TERMINATION OF CONTRACT:
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CITY retains the right to terminate this Agreement at any time
prior to the completion of the services required pursuant to
paragraph II hereof without penalty to CITY. In that event,
notice of termination of this Agreement shall be in writing to
CONSULTANT who shall be paid for those services performed prior
to the date of his receipt of the notice of termination. In no
case, however, will CITY pay CONSULTANT an amount in excess of
the total sum provided by this Agreement.
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It is hereby understood by and between CITY and CONSULTANT that
any payment made in accordance with this Section to CONSULTANT
shall be made only if said CONSULTANT is not In default under
the terms of this Agreement. If CONSULTANT is in default then
CITY shall in no way be obligated and shall not pay to
' CONSULTANT any sum whatsoever.
XVI. NON-DISCRIMINATION:
I CONSULTANT agrees that it shall not discriminate as to race,
sex, color, creed, or national origin in connection with
performance under this Agreement.
XVII. MINORITY PROCUREMENT:
CONSULTANT acknowledges that it has been furnished a copy of
Ordinance No. 9775, the Minority Procurement Ordinance of the
City of Miami, and agrees to comply with all applicable
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substantive and procedural provisions therein, including any
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amendments thereto.
XIX. DEFAULT PROVISION:
In the event that CONSULTANT shall fail to comply with each and
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every term and condition of this Agreement or fails to perform
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any of the terms and conditions contained herein, then CITY at
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its sole option, may upon written notice to CONSULTANT may
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cancel and terminate this Agreement, and all payments,
advances, or other compensation paid to CONSULTANT by CITY
while CONSULTANT was in default of the provisions herein
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contained, shall be forthwith returned to CITY.
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XX. AMENDMENTS:
No amendments to this Agreement shall be binding on either
party unless in writing and signed by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
these presents to be executed by the respective officials
thereunto duly authorized, this the day and year first written
above.
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CONSULTANT:
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSOCIATES
ATTEST:
By:
President (Seal)
Corporate Secretary
ATTEST:
Ralph G. Ongie, City Clerk
CITY OF MIAMI, a municipal
corporation of the State of
Florida
By: City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Lucia A. Dougherty, City Attorne.,
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