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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 39475-A1CITY SECRETARY ?q~?5-A J cQNTRACT NO. ::? . -- AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT NO. 39475 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF FORT WORTH AND MATRIX RESOURCES INC. This Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment") to City Secretary Contract No. 39475 Professional Services Agreement ("Agreement"), is made and entered into by and between the City of Fort Worth (the "City"), a home rule municipal corporation situated in portions of Tarrant, Denton, and Wise Counties, Texas acting by and through Karen L. Montgomery, its duly authorized Assistant City Manager, and Matrix Resources Inc., ("Consultant"), a Georgia Corporation and acting by and through Gary Wood its duly authorized Vice President of Sales collectively referred to as the "parties." RECITALS The following provisions are true and correct and form the basis of this Amendment: WHEREAS, on or about November 12, 2009, the parties entered into a Professional Services Agreement ("Agreement") for professional consulting services for staff augmentation under the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement. The Agreement is a public document on file in the City's Secretary Office and referenced as City Secretary Contract No. 39475, and WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Agreement to increase the annual compensation for the deliverables and modify other terms and conditions as set forth in this Amendment. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the City and Consultant agree as follows: Section 3 COMPENSATION is hereby amended to read as follows: The City shall pay Consultant per terms of individual executed work orders in accordance with Exhibit "B," "Professional Hourly Rates and Permanent Placement Cost," which is attached hereto and incorporated for all purposes incident to this Agreement. Each individual work order shall be listed as Appendix B-1, Appendix 8-2, Appendix B-3 and so forth, and each work order shall be attached and incorporated into the Agreement. Each work order shall set forth the name of the personnel to provide the services, the specific project to which the personnel will be assigned; the specific services to be provided by the personnel; the start and end date of the work to be performed ; the hourly rate or salary of the personnel; and any other 09 -10 -10 Al0 :50 I N OFFICIALRECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX regulations as agreed to by the parties that may apply to the specific personnel. The total aggregate amount of compensation to be paid under this Agreement, inclusive of all work orders, shall not exceed $793,991.00 on an annual basis. Consultant shall not perform any additional serv ices for the City not specified by this Agreement unless the City requests and approves in writing the additional costs for such services . The City shall not be liable for any additional expenses of Consultant not specified by this Agreement unless the City first approves such expenses in writing . 2 . Section 7 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR is hereby amended to read as follows: It is expressly understood and agreed that Consultant shall operate as an independent contractor as to all rights and privileges granted herein, and not as agent , representative or employee of the City. Subject to and in accordance with the conditions and provisions of this Agreement, Consultant shall have the exclusive right to control the details of its operations and activities and be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, servants, employees, personnel, contractors and subcontractors . Consultant acknowledges that the doctrine of respondeat superior shall not apply as between the City, its officers, agents , servants and employees , and Consultant, its officers , agents, employees , personnel , servants , contractors and subcontractors . Consultant further agrees that nothing here in shall be construed as the creation of a partnersh ip or joint enterprise between City and Consultant. It is f urther understood that the City shall in no way be cons idered a Co-employer or a Joint employer of Consultant or any officers , agents , servants, employees, personnel or subcontractors of Consultant. Neither Consultant , nor any officers, agents, servants, emp loyees , personnel or subcontractors of Consultant shall be entitled to any employment benefits from the City. Consultant shall be responsible and liable for any and all payment and reporting of taxes on beha lf of itself, and any of its officers , agents, servants, employees , personnel or subcontractors . 3 All other provisions of the Agreement that are not expressly amended herein shall remain in full force and effect. [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank] CFW / Matr ix Am end ment No . I to C SC No . 39475 Page 2 o f 3 Executed on this the I Zr" day of ~. 20~._lli. CITY OF FORT WORTH: By:~tUl/7 Karen L. Montgomery Assistant City Manager Da t e: -~91/~'/0~/; __ / 0 __ _ Contract Authorization: M&C : G--l']Od-q Date Approved: ~/ o,Lf,J Jo CFW I Matrix A me ndment No . I to CSC No. 39475 Page 3 of 3 MATRIX RESOURCES, INC.: By: Jon Davis Vice President of Sales Date : _~ __ l 2:{_t_O ___ _ OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX ,,. " .... M&C R~ew Off1c 1al si te at th e City of Fort Worth, rexac City Council Agenda FORT WORTH ~ COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 8/2412010 DATE: 8/24/2010 REFERENCE NO.: G-17029 LOG NAME: 04PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 01 CODE: G TYPE: NON-CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING: NO SUBJECT: Ratify Expenditures of $173,569.00 and Authorize an Increase of Additional Funds in the Amount of $708,898.00 for the Existing Professional Services Agreements for Technology Staffing and Placement Services with Digital Intelligence Systems Corporation, Hudson Global Resources Management, Inc ., Matrix Resources, Inc., and Sentari Technologies, Inc ., for the Information Technology Solutions Department RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council ratify expenditures of $173,569.00 and authorize an increase to the dollar cap for the existing Professional Services Agreements for Technology Staffing and Placement Services with Digital Intelligence Systems Corporation, Hudson Global Resources Management, Inc ., Matrix Resources, Inc ., and Sentari Technologies, Inc ., in the amount of $708,898 .00 for a total of $882,467 .00 for the Information Technology Solutions Department DISCUSSION: On October 27, 2009, (M&C C-23876) the City Council authorized the execution of Professional Services Agreements for Technology Staffing and Placement Services with Digital Intelligence Systems Corporation, Hudson Highland Group, Inc ., (now Hudson Global Resources Management, Inc.,) Matrix Resources, Inc ., and Sentari Technologies, Inc ., for an amount of $968,725 .00. The first year of each of the agreements expires in early November 2010. The number of contract positions has risen from 26 in October 2009 to 44 currently and that number is projected to remain consistent through October 2010. To maintain current levels of service , and to avoid any service disruption, staff is now requesting an increase of $882,467 .00 in expenditures for the remainder of the current annual agreements with the four named vendors. Staff is requesting ratification of recent paid invoices totaling $173,569 .00 as well as outstanding invoices for $148 ,066 .00 . Due to unexpected delays in the administrative process while working towards seeking City Council approval for additional funds , invoices were paid in order to avoid service disruption on large complex projects . The total amount for projected serv ices through October 2010 is $560 ,832 .00 . IT Solutions will return to City Council in October to request funding authorization to renew the staffing services contracts for the 2011 year . Remainder of the Initial Contract Year: Projected Expenditures $560 ,832 .00 Outstanding Invoices $148 ,066 .00 Paid Invoices $173 ,569 .00 TOTAL FOR ALL $882,467 .00 VENDORS htll>://apps.cfwnet:.org/coundl_packet/mc_review .asp?ID =l 4087&oou ndldate=8/24/2010 (1 of 2) [8/31/2010 10:43 :27 AM ) .... , .. M&C Rwt ew The purpose of these service agreements is to allow the City to have agreements in place for staff augmentation to assist in the development and implementation of technology projects and services in the City such as ERP, IT Outsourcing, email archival , laptop encryption, disaster recovery , radio towers, radio re-banding, FMS finance policy and Buyspeed Online projects . Hiring contract labor has provided staff augmentation to address significant attrition with costs partially offset by salary and benefrt savings. M/WBE -Digital Intelligence Systems Corporation , Hudson Global Resources Management , Inc ., Matrix Resources, Inc ., and Sentari Technologies , Inc., a certified M/WBE firm , have all previously and continue to commit to comply with their 10 percent M/WBE participation on all expenditures through the end of the contract period . The Information Technology (IT) Sourcing Initiative will have no impact on this project. ADMINISTRATIVE INCREASE -An administrative change order or increase may be made for each agreement by the City Manager for an amount up to $50,000 .00 and does not require specific City Council approval as long as sufficient funds have been appropriated . FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION: The Financial Management Services Director certifies that funds are available in the current operating budgets, as appropriated , of the General Fund and Information Systems Fund and in the current capital budgets , as appropriated , of Information Systems Capital Project Fund and the Information Systems 2004 Overrun Fund . TO Fund/Account/Centers Submitted for City Manager-s Office by: Originating Department Head: Additional Information Contact: ATTACHMENTS FROM Fund/Account/Centers Pl68 539120 0041100 $77 ,440 .00 Pl68 539120 0043010 Pl68 539120 0043020 Pl68 539120 0046010 Pl68 539120 0046020 P251 539120 041030042950 P252 539120 049030028680 GG01 539120 0132010 Karen Montgomery (6222) Peter Anderson (8781 ) Ma i Tran (8858) $197 ,268 .00 $107 ,436 .00 $242,523 .00 $30 ,800.00 $76,000 .00 $100 ,000.00 $51,000 .00 http :/fapps.cfwnet.org/coundl_packet/mc_review .asp?ID=l4087&coundldate=8/24/2010 (2 of 2) (8/31/2010 10:43 :27 AM ]