RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION (1) WAIVING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS, AND (2) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH BUSINESS OBJECTS

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, on March 18, 2003, an Agreement was approved by the County Manager in the amount of $94,811 for the term of April 1, 2003 to April 1, 2005 to provide for existing software with support services and new software licenses and support services for two years; and

WHEREAS, the parties now wish to amend this Agreement, to increase the amount by $12,000, for a total obligation of $106,811, to provide professional services as follows: (1) Perform a Business Objects Deployment Audit to maximize the use of the system across the Human Services Agency (HSA), while ensuring optimum system performance; (2) Discuss the required sizing and scoping to assist HSA in a knowledgeable decision as to hardware expansion, if and when required; and (3) Upgrade to the latest version (version 6.5) of Business Objects software and conduct knowledge transfer activities to the Business Systems Group’s Information Technology Technicians to enable them to perform future upgrades. Knowledge transfer activities include system installation and configuration, in addition to well-document processes and recommendations.

WHEREAS, the best interest of the County of San Mateo would be served by waiver of the Request for Proposal, in that the Contractor is a sole source provider of these services; and

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Request For Proposal process is waived and the Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized and directed to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement with Business Objects for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President’s signature thereto.

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