Notice of Intent to Award - AMANDA Land Management System - Software Maintenance and Support

Solicitation number BC1220-2022-2858

Publication date

Closing date and time 2022/12/16 17:00 EST


    Description
    December 06, 2022

    File No: 1220-2022-2858

    Notice of Intent to Award - AMANDA Land Management System - Software Maintenance and Support

    Notice is hereby given by the City of Abbotsford of its intent to award a contract to Granicus for the AMANDA Software Maintenance and Support for a period of 3 years commencing January 1, 2023 at a total anticipated cost of $320,000 plus GST.

    Background

    The AMANDA Land Management System is the City of Abbotsford’s permits and licensing system for managing land development, building permits and more. The AMANDA system is composed of a client/server application (back end office) and web applications (public sites). Granicus is the supplier for the AMANDA system.

    Services includes:

    The supplier will issue regular software updates for the AMANDA Land Management System to address known functional or technical issues and add functionality. The supplier will also provide support to City staff for technical or functional problems. These services are commonly referred to as software maintenance and support.

    The justification for the direct award includes the following factors:
    • Granicus develops, sells, maintains and supports the AMANDA Land Management System. 
    • Granicus has extensive experience collaborating with municipalities to deliver, update and enhance the AMANDA Land Management System.
    Notice of Objection

    Anyone wishing to object to this decision must email their objection by December 16, 2022 before 2:00 pm, pacific time to:
    e-mail: purchasing@abbotsford.ca 
    Attention: Rajinderpal Singh, Procurement

    Service providers objecting must provide specific reasons for their objection, along with a statement of their qualifications, eligibility, and ability to provide services of the same or better quality, within the required time frame, as these will be the key criteria with regard to the consideration of the service provider’s objection.

    Contract duration

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    Trade agreements

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    City of Abbotsford
    Email
    purchasing@abbotsford.ca
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Other
    Language(s)
    English