CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH

MEMORANDUM

DATE:                        October 13, 2008

TO:                 D. Mike Good, City Manager

FROM:            Ted LaMott, Director of I.T.

SUBJECT:     Purchase of Sungard HTE Navaline System

PURPOSE:

The City Commission approve the contract to upgrade the Sungard HTE Navaline system user interface (i.e. online system) to improve employee productivity and take advantage of enhanced functionality.

BACKGROUND:

The Sungard HTE online system currently used by the City is a non-windows based system that was originally developed in the 1960’s.  Sungard HTE is offering a windows based system (Navaline) that makes it easier and more productive for users to work with the HTE system.  Department directors have requested the implementation of Navaline to improve staff productivity and reduce training time for new employees.

DISCUSSION

Benefits of Navaline include

• More content per page versus jumping to multiple pages to complete a transaction

• Context-based help screens and tutorials

• Pull down menus / popup windows

• Popup calendars for date entry

• Drop down selection lists rather than F4

• Scroll bars rather than page-up /page-down keys

• Multiple AS/400 sessions simultaneously

• Cut / paste within HTE and other applications (Word, Excel)

An example of the Navaline screen (first half of page) compared to an existing screen is included as Attachment A.  A demonstration of the enhanced system can be made during discussion of the item.

Staff has negotiated a 43% discount from the list price.  In addition, Sungard will reduce the annual software maintenance cost for all HTE modules by 10% for moving to Navaline.  Using current maintenance costs, staff estimates a payback period of about 6 years on this investment.  This is a sole source purchase as it is proprietary to HTE.  

RECOMMENDATION:

Pursuant to Chapter 23, Section 107(2), Professional Services, Hallandale Beach Code of Ordinances, the City Commission award the purchase of the Sungard Public Sector Navaline System in an amount not to exceed $69,200 and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract and determine the appropriate accounts for the expenditure.

Reviewed:

_______________________________                                                          __________

D. Mike Good, City Manager                                                                           Date

_____Approved                _____Disapproved                _____Hold for Discussion

Attachment A