To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Ratify the issuance of 30-day advance written notice to terminate Contract #23-731 with Accela, Inc.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RATIFY the February 21, 2024 issuance of a 30-day advance written notice to Accela, Inc., a corporation, requesting termination of Contract #23-731, regarding the provision of its Accela Civic Platform for the Hazardous Materials and Environmental Health Divisions to track inspection and enforcement actions effective at the close of business on March 22, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract was funded by 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
In 2021, Accela, Inc. informed Contra Costa Health (CCH) of its plans to discontinue its EnvisionConnect application in 2024. As a result, CCH conducted a full and open request for proposal process by sending requirements to all leading vendors within the market space. Several vendors responded, submitting questions, and providing demonstrations of their products. After a review of those options, CCH decided to upgrade from EnvisionConnect to Accela's Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription-based products, Accela Civic Platform and Environmental Health Civic Application, to continue to fulfill its need for a data management system to track inspection and enforcement actions in its Hazardous Materials and Environmental Health Divisions.
On October 11, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-731 with Accela, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $370,800, regarding configuration and onboarding activities to implement Accela's Software as a Service (SaaS) based solution, Accela Civic Platform. This offering was to include Environmental Health Civic Application, Accela Citizen Access Public Portal, Accela Inspector Mobile Application, Geographic Information System (GIS), Accela Construct Application Programming Interface, functionalitie...
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