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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM: / Costa
Phil Batchelor, County Administrator ,.. ....
DATE: ��,.:�. '�*J
County
September 26, 1995
SUBJECT:
Agreement with Data Dimensions, Inc.
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the County's Purchasing Agent to execute an agreement with Data
Dimensions, Incorporated to provide Project Year 2000 consulting services for the period
September 27, 1995 to December 31, 1995 at a cost of $110,000.
H. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This action if approved will not result in any increased cost to Data Processing Services.
HI. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION AND BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County faces a similar situation as many other organizations, in that its
present COBOL applications will not be capable of properly manipulating date information
effective January 1, 2000. The purpose of the contract is to employ an outside consultant,
experienced in Year 2000 data manipulation problem analysis to assist County's Data
Processing Services (DPS) staff in determining the scope of the resource effort and time
requirement necessary to modify dates in the County's COBOL application code,
document computer job-runs and expansion of files necessary to continue past December
31, 1999. While DPS has modified and successfully tested some existing programs, the
department is uncertain of the precise resource requirements to complete this effort, in
terms of staff, time and money. DPS staff and management will use the results of the
analysis to provide County Departments with alternative choices in either correcting or
replacing this defective code. The consultant will be responsible for providing this
information to DPS and making an oral presentation to County staff as to the impact Year
2000 will have on County Departments.lh
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ✓ YES SIGNATURE: S
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S
ACTION OF BOARD ONAPPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
/UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ONTHEDATE SHOWN.
cc:, c/o Data Proc. Services ATTEsreoi�vn�cP,c� ��
Audita —Contr PHIL B TCHELOR.CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Purchasing
Consultant
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The County General Services Department Purchasing Division received four
proposals from vendors. Data Dimensions, Inc. was evaluated as the highest
ranked bidder.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this request is not approved, appropriate information will not be available to advise the
CAO and County Department Heads as to the real financial impact of converting the
County's automated systems so they can function in the Year 2000.