REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with Granicus, LLC for the City's Website Content Management System
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
In 2009, the City implemented a Web Content Management System (CMS) from Vision Technology Solutions, LLC, DBA Vision Internet Providers (Vision Technology Solutions) to host the City's website (www.santaclaraca.gov) and four subsites: Silicon Valley Power (www.siliconvalleypower.com), SVP Fiber Connect (www.svpfiber.com), Santa Clara Library (www.sclibrary.org), and Silicon Valley Animal Control (www.svaca.com). The most recent agreement with Vision Technology Solutions was executed in May 2017 to update the City's website.
On July 9, 2019, the City Council approved a Consent to Assignment Agreement to transfer all rights, agreements, and outstanding obligations from Vision Technology Solutions, LLC to Granicus, LLC. Part of the Council's action included approval of Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Granicus, LLC to redesign the City's website, including the provision of professional services for website design, implementation, and maintenance and support services (Attachment 2). The July 2019 Council approval reinstated the agreement, approved the scope for the website redesign project, and modified the term date to end on August 31, 2024.
DISCUSSION
The Granicus CMS has been a crucial platform for the City to serve the needs of its residents, businesses, and visitors through a user-friendly, modern web design and layout that supports the City's brand as The Center of What's Possible.
Staff is seeking City Council authorization to execute Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Granicus to extend the term through August 31, 2027. With this amendment, the maximum compensation will increase by $320,884.52 for a revised not-to-exceed maximum compensation of $983,999.52. This increase includes three years of subscr...
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