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• Vendor data: <br />- Name <br />- Location <br />- Telephone number <br />- Contact <br />• Whether -or -not the system was total "turnkey", including the interface between the handheld <br />devices and the Data General based Utility Billing System. <br />• System Costs <br />• Comments relating to the cost. <br />As the Exhibit shows the only vendor proposing a total "turnkey" approach was Network Computing <br />Corporation. This was verified by contacting each vendor. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Based upon the City's need for the selected vendor to provide a total "turnkey" system, our recommendation is <br />that the City negotiate a contract with Network Computing Corporation (NCC). Based upon their proposal and <br />telephone discussions they are willing to take full responsibly for providing La Porte with a completely working <br />system. Also, the Itron handheld device is one of the industry leaders and has several cities in the Houston area <br />using the proposed equipment. (The devices are "state-of-the-art" and not obsolete equipment.) During the <br />contract negotiations, we recommend that at least twenty five (25%) percent of the negotiated price be withheld <br />until the system has been in successful operation for a period of thirty (30) days or one (1) month of complete <br />billing operation. <br />Jeff, if you have any questions, please call me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Chip Collins <br />Principal <br />