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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 - Interactive Voice Response SystemMeeting Date: February 13, 2001
Agenda Item No.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
Administrative Services Department
Resource Management • Fiscal Services • M.I.S. • Revenue • Accounting
February 13, 2001
TO: MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Jay Elbettar, Building Director
Glen Everroad, Revenue Manager
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE
SYSTEM
SUGGESTED ACTION: Direct the City Manager to sign the attached contractual agreement
for installation of an Interactive Voice Response system in the amount of $105,595.
Background
In order to provide the highest quality customer services possible and improve employee efficiency staff
investigated a variety of Interactive Voice Response (NR) systems. The proposed NR system would
substantially improve the level of customer service provided by the Building and Administrative Services
Departments. Customers would no longer be limited to the City's hours of operation for a variety of City
services. NR would provide 24 -hour access to many business services routinely available only during
business hours. Building Department customers would be able to record requests for applications,
schedule building inspections, check inspection results, and receive fax and/or e-mail inspection results
with the inspector's comments 24 hours a day by telephone or the Internet. Administrative Services
Department customers would be able to access the three Pentamation -based databases on a 24 -hour basis.
Customers would be able to access account information (e.g. account balances, payment status, due
dates), record customer requests for routine service changes (e.g. start/stop service, credit card changes),
record applications (e.g. business tax, permits), record requests for applications, and record telephonic
payments. The system is also capable of providing an automated system for telephonic notification (out
calling) of account status (e.g. past due payment balances).
To select the best possible NR provider, staff prepared a Request For Proposals (RFP) and circulated it to
eight potential service providers last September (list attached). Two providers responded to the request
for proposals, and provided demonstrations of their products to Building, Management Information
Systems and Revenue staffs. The RIP and both proposals are available for review at either the Building
Department or the Revenue Division. The recommended provider, Tele -Works Incorporated, offered the
best general proposal, satisfied the need of having the NR system integrate with the City's building
permit (Sierra) and financial (Pentamation) software systems and also offered the best price, $105,595
versus $149,300. Tele -Works has an exclusive strategic alliance with Pentamation to provide an
integrated NR system. In addition to the telephony programming articulated in the RFP, the Tele -Works
proposal also included a telephony system programmed to allow our customers to interact with web -based
applications, providing Internet access for our customers to the services and information described above.
A more detailed description of the functionality, technical description, implementation schedule and
pricing detail of the Tele -Works proposal is provided in the attached Scope of Work.
Funding for this project was provided by the Council in the 2000 -2001 Capital hnprovement
Project budget. Funding in the amount of $115,118 was budgeted for this type of software
applications project.
Jay Elbettar
Building Director
Attachments:
NR Contractual Agreement
RFP Mailing List
Scope of Work
Glen Everroad
Revenue Manager
CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT
To Furnish (Engineering, Consulting. Installation) Services
The City of Newport Beach
FOR
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this , 2001, between
the City of Newport Beach, hereinafter called the "City ", and Tele- Works, Incorporated, hereinafter
called the "Consultant" as follows:
WHEREAS, the City wishes to implement an effective and reliable interactive telephone and
web service for the City's Building Department, Utilities, Licensing, and Receivables Billing &
Payment functions of Revenue Division; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to engage the Consultant to render the professional
consultation services described in this Agreement and the Consultant is qualified and willing tc
perform such services; and
WHEREAS, sufficient authority exists in charter and statute and sufficient funds have been
budgeted forthese purposes and are available and other necessary approvals have been obtained;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual understandings and Agreements set
forth, the City and the Consultant agree as follows:
I. THE PROJECT
The Project consists of: Tele- Works, Incorporated of Blacksburg. VA will provide a
combination of hardware, software and services to enable Newport Beach Building Department to
automate communication and scheduling according to their Feld inspection process. The system
will also provide a Utility Billing Application to automate collections of Payments for Newport Beach
Utility Services. The system will also provide a Licensing Application to automate the payment and
Agreement, (" Project Services').
II. CONSULTANT'S SERVICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Consultant will provide the professional and technical talent and hardware, software,
equipment and materials to provide said Project Services.
III. CONSULTANT'S FEE & PAYMENT TERMS
As full compensation for the Project Services described in this Agreement, the Consultant
shall be paid a fee not to exceed $105,59500
Compensation will be paid according to the following terms:
• 25% following Notice to Proceed /Contract Signing /at issuance of Purchase Order
and commencement of work
• 25% at delivery of Application # 1 (i.e. Building Inspections)
• 15% at delivery of Application # 2 (i.e. Licensing)
• 15% at delivery of Application # 3 (i.e. Utility Billing)
• 15% at delivery of Application # 4 (i.e. Receivables)
• 5% upon completion of all Project Services
Project Services events associated with these payment terms can be found in the Implementation
Schedule & Project Timeline detailed in Attachment B of this contract.
IV. COMMENCEMENT & COMPLETION OF PROJECT SERVICES
The Consultant understands and agrees that time is an essential requirement of this
Agreement. The Project Services shall be completed as soon as good practice and due diligence
will permit. In any event, the Project Services shall be completed within eight months after the
Consultant receives notice to proceed, exclusive of time lost or due to delays beyond the control of
the Consultant including development of integration procedures by third parties.
V. TERMINATION
A. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon fifteen (15) days prior written
notice to the other party in the event of a substantial failure by the other party to fulfill its obligations
under this Agreement through no fault of the terminating party.
B. This Agreement may be terminated by the City for its convenience upon fifteen (15) days
prior written notice to the Consultant.
C. In the event of termination as provided in this Article, the City shall pay the Consultant
in full for Project Services performed from the date of the contract through to the notice of
termination plus any Project Services the City deems necessary during the notice period. Said
compensation shall be paid upon the Consultant's delivering or otherwise making available to the
City all data, drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, summaries and such other information and
materials as may have been accumulated by the Consultant in performing the Project Services
included in this Agreement, whether completed or in progress.
VI. INSURANCE
During the course of the Project Services, the Consultant shall maintain Workmen's
Compensation Insurance in accordance with the Workmen's Compensation laws of the State
of Virginia, and Comprehensive General Liability of $4,000,000 aggregate /$2,000,000 per
occurrence. The City will be an additional insured under the Consultant's Workmen's
Compensation and Comprehensive General Liability coverages. If requested by the City, the
Consultant shall provide proof of insurance with certificates, naming City as additionally insured,
of insurance to the City as evidence of compliance with this paragraph.
VII. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
In connection with the execution of this Agreement, the Consultant shall not discriminate
against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national
origin, or disability. Such actions shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment;
upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates
of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship.
VIII. PROHIBITED INTEREST
A. The Consultant agrees that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest,
direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of its services
hereunder. The Consultant further agrees that in the performance of the Agreement, no person
having any such interests shall be employed.
B. No official or employee of the City shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in this
Agreement or the proceeds thereof.
IX. GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. Independent Contractor. In the performance of the Project Services, the Consultant shall
act as an independent contractor and not as agent of the City except to the extent the Consultant
is specifically authorized to act as agent of the City.
B. Books and Records. The Consultant's books and records with respect to the Project
Services and reimbursable costs shall be kept in accordance with recognized accounting principles
and practices, consistently applied, and will be made available for the City's inspection at all
reasonable times at the places where the same may be kept. The Consultant shall not be required
to retain such books and records for more than three (3) years after completion of the Project
Services.
C. Ownership of Documentation. All customized plans, drawings, specifications and the like
relating to the said Project Services shall be the joint property of the City and Consultant. Upon
completion of the Project Services, or at such other time as the City may require, the Consultant
shall deliver to the City a complete set of materials and such a reasonable number of copies as the
City may request.
D. Responsibility; Liabili .
1. Professional Liabili . The Consultant shall exercise in its performance of the
Project Services the standard of care normally exercised by nationally recognized organizations
engaged in performing comparable services. The Consultant shall be liable to the City for any loss,
damages or costs incurred by the City for the repair, replacement or correction of any part of the
Project which is deficient or defective as a result of any failure of the Consultant to comply with this
standard.
2. Indemnification. The Consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless the City and
its agents and employees from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses, including
but not limited to attorneys' fees, arising out of or resulting from the performance of the Project
Services, provided that any such claim, damage, loss or expense (1) is attributable to bodily injury,
sickness, disease or death, or to injury to or destruction of tangible property (other than the Project
itself) including the loss of use resulting therefrom, and (2) is caused in whole or in part by any
negligent act or omission of the Consultant, any subcontractor of the Consultant, anyone directly or
indirectly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable. Such
obligation shall not be construed to negate, abridge, or otherwise reduce any other right or obligation
of indemnity, which would otherwise exist as to any party or person, described in this paragraph D.2.
In any and all claims against the City or any of its agents or employees by any employee of
the Consultant, any subcontractor of the Consultant, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any
of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, the indemnification obligation under
this paragraph D.2 shall not be limited in any way by any limitation on the amount or type of
damages, compensation or benefits payable by or for the Consultant or any subcontractor under
workers' or workmen's compensation acts, disability benefit acts or other employee benefit acts.
In the event it becomes necessary for the City to bring an action to enforce any provision of
this Agreement or to recover any damages the City may incur as a result of the breach of this
Agreement, including, but not limited to defective work, and the City prevails in such litigation, the
Consultant shall pay the City its reasonable attorney fees as determined by the Court.
E. Communications. All communications relating to the day - to-day activities for the Project
shall be exchanged between the respective Project representatives of the City and the Consultant
who will be designated by the parties promptly upon commencement of the Project Services.
All other notices and communications in writing required or permitted hereunder shall be
delivered personally to the respective representatives of the City and the Consultant set forth below
or shall be mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested to the parties at their
addresses shown herein. Notices hereunder shall be effective ten (10) days after mailing.
F. Assignment. The Consultant shall not assign this Agreement in whole or in part,
including the Consultants right to receive compensation hereunder, without the prior written consent
of the City; provided, however, that such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld with respect
to assignments to the Consultants affiliated or subsidiary companies, and provided, further, that any
such assignment shall not relieve the Consultant of any of its obligations under this Agreement.
This restriction on assignment includes, without limitation, assignment of the Consultant's right to
payment to its surety or lender.
G. Applicable Laws. This Agreement, and all questions concerning the execution, validity
or invalidity, capacity of the parties, and the performance of this Agreement, shall be interpreted in
all respects in accordance with the Charter and Code of the City of Newport Beach and the laws of
the State of California.
H. Entire Agreement. This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the
parties hereto and shall supersede all prior contracts, proposals, representations, negotiations and
letters of intent, whether written or oral, pertaining to the Project Services unless otherwise
specifically stated herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their duly authorized officers on the date first appearing above.
Entered into this 14th day of February, 2001.
TELE - WORKS, INCORPORATED
Joan Nelson
Chief Executive Officer
ADDRESS:
Tele- Works, Incorporated
210 Prices Fork Road, Suite C
P.O. Box 663
Blacksburg, VA 24063
ATTEST:
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
Homer Bludau
City Manaqer
ADDRESS:
City of Newport Beach
P.O. Box 1768
Newport Beach, CA 92658
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
By
Title
IVR RFP MAILING LIST
Selectron Inc
7225 SW Bonita Road
Portland, Oregon
92"224
Attention: David Faye
HTE; Inc
1000 Business Center Drive
Lake Mary, Fl
327}6
Attention: Sheri Johnson
Tele- Works, Inc
PO Box 663
Blacksburg, VA
2406' )
Attention: Steven T. Crutchfield
Missing Link NAS. Inc
11 High Street
Suffield, CT
06078
Attention: John Daves
Syntellect
PO Box 543
Yorba Linda, Ca
92885
Attention: Patti Bishop
GTE Communications
32 Executive Park Suite 150
Irvine, Ca
92614
Attention: Molly Sivongsay
VoDavi -CT Communication
7241 Springhave Lane
Pilot Hill, Ca
93664
Attention: Dennis Kondo
AVT Computer Telephony Products
Group
1 1410 NE 122 "d Way
PO Box 97025
Kirkland, WA
98083 -9725
Attention: Lee Williams
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PROJECT SERVICES
TELE -WORKS VOICE RESPONSE SOLUTION
INTERACTIVE TELEPHONE & WEB PROGRAMMING
Introduction:
This scope of work is based on the RFP submitted by Newport Beach, California for an Interactive
Voice Response System, hereinafter called the "Solution ", and Tele- Works, Incorporated of
Blacksburg, Virginia. The notice to proceed from the RFP /Response and negotiations includes
components to be incorporated into the project and be the basis for this Scope of Work. These
components are as follows:
• 20 -Port Digital Line Base System
• Building Inspection Application
• Utility Billing Application
• Licensing Application
• Receivables Application
System Information
• 16 -Port TVR License
• e- Processing Credit Card Module
• Call Transfer
• Call -Out
• Print Capture
Tele- Works, Incorporated of Blacksburg, VA will provide a Solution developed with a combination
of hardware, software and services to be installed and serviced at the City of Newport Beach. The
Solution will reside on a scalable, upgradeable and multifunctional computer telephony platform (see
details below), be networked to the City's LAN, and integrate with the City's telephone system, back
office data solutions and the internet network. The Solution shall be accessible via a WindowsNT
GUI interface and administration utility on the system through a password protected administrator
log -on procedure.
The system will be programmed to allow citizens and customers to interact with the web -based
applications described below. For telephone interactions, 16 simultaneous and dynamically
allocated interactive sessions are provided within this contract (via Tele -Works Voice Response
Licensing Software) with a 20 -port system configuration and provide integrated Fax -on- Demand
services.
In addition, TVR licensing provides sixteen (16) concurrent text -to- speech instances for web -based
information that is not natural voice recorded. TVR will offer customers telephone input capabilities,
allowing the telephone user to submit information to the web for the purposes of navigation
(following links), scheduling inspections (filling of form), or for sending messages (voice file
attachment to e- mail).
The Solution also includes Call Transfer, Call -Out and Print Capture functionality.
Application Development:
Tele- Works, Inc. is to develop, using open programming, the following application services (detailed
below) and will be available through the Solution. These applications include Building Inspections,
Utility Payment, Licensing Payment and Receivables Payment. These application services, using
convergent technology via Tele -Works Voice Response or TVR, will provide dynamic and interactive
information services via the telephone and in a web -based environment. Telephone users will use
any touchtone telephone to access the applications by dialing a local phone number. Personal
computer users will access the applications by connecting to the Internet via their ISP and using a
standard World Wide Web Browser interface (Netscape, Internet Explorer).
Building Inspection Application: The Solution will provide a Building Inspection Application
and will integrate with the City's Accella database. The primary purpose of the Building
Inspection Application is to provide the City of Newport Beach Building Department a service
to automate communication according to their field inspection process. The application will
allow customer to access building department information and services, schedule building
inspections, cancel inspections, access inspection results, etc ... and otherwise function as
defined in the RFP submitted by Newport Beach for IVR services.
Utility Billing Application: The Solution will provide a Utility Billing Application and will
integrate with the Citys SUNGARD Pentamation OPEN SERIES ACIS Utility Database. The
primary purpose of the Utility Billing Application is to automate billing collections of municipal
utility services through a web and voice portal e- Commerce service. The application will be
accessible via telephone and web and allow customers to access accounts, view history,
and settle balances using the e- Processing Module (described below).
Licensing Application: The Solution will provide a Licensing Application and will integrate
with the City's SUNGARD Pentamation OPEN SERIES Licensing Database. The primary
purpose of the Licensing Application is to automate municipal licensing and payment
services through a web and voice portal e- Commerce service. The application will be
accessible via telephone and web and allow customers to renew and pay for municipal
licenses using the included e- Processing Module.
Receivables Application: The Solution will provide a Receivables Application and will
integrate with the City's SUNGARD Pentamation OPEN SERIES Receivables Database.
The primary purpose of the Receivables Application is to automate collections of municipal
receivables through a web and voice portal e- Commerce service. The application will be
accessible via telephone and web and allow customers to renew and pay for municipal
services using the included e- Processing Module.
The applications will offer comprehensive and secure services by integrating with the City's back -
office data solutions via e- AccessGOV integrations, available Application Programmer Interface
(API), open data exchange standards, whichever the City and Contractor deem most advantageous
for application programming and development.
e- Processing Module: The applications described above will also integrate with the included e-
Processing Module. This module is responsible for secure transactions, account verification, and
the authorization of payments from customer cardholder financial institutions to the City of Newport
Beach's Merchant Account using an industry leader in e- Processing Software (CyberCash).
Payment amounts will be reserved for the City of Newport Beach upon authorization of payment,
and will be transferred in batch amounts from cardholder accounts to the City's Merchant Account.
Simultaneously, upon payment authorization notification of payment will be routed back through the
application and will be posted to the associated data host for the transaction.
Hardware & Software:
Tele -Works systems are industrial grade passive backplane computers and use industry standard,
non - proprietary devices. The system architecture allows for the CPU to reside on a card, which
resides in one of the slots on the backplane computer. This configuration allows for CPU upgrades
in the future without a requiring a new chassis.
The hardware chassis boasts heavy -duty steel construction with rack - mountable options, shock -
resistant drive cages, adjustable hold -down clamps for ISA/PCI cards and other fault resilient
features that support continual operation.
Also included is one TW- Dialog24 digital voice board (1 Card = 24 Ports), TW- GammaLink fax
modems (for one inbound and one outbound fax -on- demand on fax enabled systems), and ACTS
v4.x software. One 3.5" disk drive, one 40X CD -ROM drive, and one HT -T3000 Backup Tape Drive
will be installed. Specific instructions for system tape and disk backup are provided in both the
training classes and in the user manual. Additional instructions are available through Tele- Works'
unlimited technical telephone support (included with warranty and current maintenance agreement)
and Operations Manual.
Physical /Environment:
Dimensions (WxDxHx)
19 "x20"x7"
482.6mmx508mmx177.8mm
Operating Temperature range:
0 C (32F) to 50 C (122 F)
Relative humidity:
5% to 95 %, non - condensing
Hardware Features /Components:
(1) Industrial grade, rack mountable
chassis - passive backplane platform
computer
(2) Intel Pentium III 600MHZ Processor
(3) 256 MB RAM
(4) Two (2) 8.4 GB IDE hard drives
(over 500 hours of voice storage, &
up to 8,950 pages of FAX
documents) for RAID storage.
(5) IDE RAID Controller (mirrors activity
on both hard drives for increased
fault tolerance)
(6) 9 ISA, 4PCI and 1CPU slot(s)
(7) 40X CD -ROM Drive
(8) 4 GB (8 GB compressed) internal
streaming tape drive
(9) Epson 440 InkJet Printer
(10) APC Back -UPS 300
(11) SVGA Monitor
(12) 101 enhanced key keyboard
(13) PS /2 Mouse
(14) All interface cable
Voice Board Detail: The system as bid shall use TW- Dialog24 digital voice boards (manufactured
by Dialogic Corporation of Parsippany, New Jersey), which have superior ratings in performance
for tone level detections, minimum tone duration and interdigit delay. The TW- Dialog4 also has
the lowest susceptibility to "talk off' in the industry, and leading -edge DTMF cut - through capability
(to account for a variety of different line levels, static and echo conditions, and DTMF tone length
requirements). The detailed operational and performance characteristics of the proposed system
relative to DTMF signaling and registration are as follows:
Min -max level per tone .................
Minimum tone duration ................
Interdigit delay (same digit) ..........
Interdigit delay (different digit) ......
Talk off: Bellcore TR- TSY- 00763'
-33 to -3 dBm
......... .............................40 ms
......... .............................40 ms
........ ..............................0 ms
.......... ............................ <20 hits
TR -TSY -00763 is a standard Bellcore test tape containing 3 hours of recorded voices known to
cause talk off. One hit means that the board interpreted voice frequencies as a DTMF digit.
• Printer: (1) Epson Ink -Jet printer
• Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS): (1) APC battery backup (capable of up to 20
minutes of power to the system after power failure)
• Network Interface Card (NIC): 3COM Etherlink 10/100 PCI UTP- Provided for
connection of proposed system to the City's local area network. The ACIS is designed
as a stand -alone system, as well as a networked solution. (Note: Tele -Works will not be
responsible for any problems associated with the City's network or the Tele -Works
ACIS as a result of network based problems).
• Streaming Tape Drive: The proposed systems include a Seagate 8GB IDE streaming
tape drive for content back up.
Other Software Components: (Current version numbers. Minor releases (4.x) are provided to all users
under maintenance or warranty)
• Automated Citizens Information System (ACTS) — version 4.6.7
• Tele -Works Fax Server — version 1.2.3
• Tele -Works Line Monitor — version 1.2.8
• Automated Text Information Communicator— version 4.0.3 (TDD Access Module)
• Database Utility — version 4.0.7. Interacts with a Microsoft database that is used to
store all message specific data in addition to statistics tracking. (Auto archived on a
monthly basis)
• Application Development Tools and Platforms: Artisoft Telephony Tools for voice
control. Dialogic 98.02 Voice Board Drivers, GammaFax 2.1 Fax Card Drivers
• Operating System: The proposed Tele -Works system takes advantage of the robust
WindowsNT TM Workstation Ver. 4 operating system.
• Protocols and Standards Supported: All WindowsNTTM supported Networking
Protocols
• Co- Session —version 8.1.3 (for remote maintenance services)
Services:
Tele -Works will provide the Government with the necessary programming & consultation
services to comply with the contract and ensure Solution Deployment.
Tele -Works will provide a one -year warranty and licensing on all materials and labor, which will
include the integration with the host, but does not include services necessary due to changes to
the host. After the first year warranty, the City can choose to extend the warranty and licensing
via the terms as indicated below:
Warranty and Maintenance: Your first year of warranty on the base system is included with
purchase. If options are added, then the maintenance price is based on price of the base
system, plus the price of the options. If system options are procured incrementally, additional
costs are not added to maintenance until the following term. Extended warranties are available
through optional maintenance agreements calculated at either 15% (year -to- year), or at 10%
(multi -year) of the total cost ($ 105,595) of the system less TVR licensing costs ($ 13,975).
Thus, your maintenance options are based on $ 91,620.
Year -to -Year (15% of $ 91,620) maintenance contract option is available: $ 13,700
Multi -year terms (10% of $ 91,620) including the warranty period are:
3 -Year Term: $ 18,300; 4 -Year Term: $ 27,500; 5 -Year Term: $ 36,600
Mandatory Annual TVR Licensing: TVR Licensing is paid annually, following the first year
licensing, which is included in your purchase. Licensing is based on 15% of the TVR / Text
Parser price and the number of TVR enabled (licensed) ports. For the proposed project, $
13,975 represents the TVR software and 16- active ports. Thus, your annual licensing contract
is: $ 2,100
Tele -Works will provide complete installation, training and documentation.
Tool Kits:
To satisfy the City's request for productivity tools the following user functions are supported by
Tele -Works provided Tool Kits.
Prompt Script Editor: Native functionality built into the ACIS and TVR systems are telephone -
based administration tools. Administrators simply call into the system and select the TVR
application they desire to administrate. The system's administrative programming will playback
the series of application scripts and allow the administrator to manipulate the scripts using the
phone and a menu of administrator choices that coorespond to functions programmed into the
touchtone keypad. A printed list of the natural voice audio prompts can be generated to help
facilitate phone -based administration to these scripts (see below).
Telephone Call -Flow: Tele -Works will provide our programmed Software Development Kit
(SDK) that allows the system administrator to follow the course of a telephone enabled web
application. The software simulates the telephone application call -flow through a PC, and
provides the administrator an actual testing source for the development and editing of a phone -
enabled web application. The application phrases, that might be presented in recorded voice, or
in text -to- speech, can be printed out to assist in the in -house adjustment of scripts (see above).
Programming Languages:
The Web programming and development that dictates the function of e- government services,
such as the proposed Water— Utility Application, will be programmed in Perl, a standard open
programming language. This language is free of licensing costs and may be obtained at the
following sites: For Windows based systems: www.activestate.com
For all other Operating Systems: www.perl.com
The Perl language by itself is not a Software Development Kit. UltraEdit is an available Perl
programming toolkit. UltraEdit is a disk -based editor with a 16 -Bit version for Windows 3.x and a
32 -Bit version for Windows NT and Windows 95 (not Win32s). It includes useful features
including a Perl WordFile for Pert syntax highlighting. UltraEdit and retails for approximately $30.
For UltraEdit information: www.ultraedit.com
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IN PLEMENTATION SC[EDULE & PROJECT TIME LINE
Step
ACIS
TVR
Approximate Time: 30 days
Approximate Time: 30 days
• Notice to Proceed; Invoice for 35%
Notice to Proceed; Invoice for 35% of Total
Step 1
of Total
Begin TVR Application Dialogue
• Access the CSC or consult
Application Research /Consultation
Implementation Manual
Initial Installation Discussion
• Assist in 3rd Party Integration (if required)
Approximate Time: 60 days
Approximate Time: 60 -120 days
• Application Development
• Complete Scriptware0 Selections
• Provide data /test environment
Step 2
' Customize Scriptware©
• Consult Tele -Works travel schedule for
• Submit Customized Scriptware©
installation dates available
for Professional Recording
• Government: Arrange for phone -line
• System Configuration
installation
• System Configuration
Approximate Time: 45 days
Approximate Time: 60 days
• System Installation, On -Site
Finalize Application Development
Testing, Training, and
Documentation; Invoice for 550/c
' System Installation, On -Site Testing, Training,
Step 3
of Total
and Documentation; Invoice for 55% of Total
• On -site Testing/Training
• On Site Testing/Training
• Professional Recording Services
Remote Diagnosis Testing
• Marketing Services
Apply Initial Change Orders
Approximate Time: 30 days
Approximate Time: 30 days
• Deliver all Content
• Accept Initial Change Orders
Step 4
• Deliver all Marketing
• Supply Final Change Orders
• Final Acceptance; Invoice final 10%
• Accept Final Change Orders
of Total
9 TVR Project Completion