REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND
CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
DATE: 01/03/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members [MT1]
FROM: Utilities Department
SUBJECT:
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PAYMENTUS CORPORATION FOR ELECTRONIC PROCESSING OF UTILITY PAYMENTS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to approve the First Amendment to the Master Services Agreement with Paymentus Corporation to extend the agreement through June 30, 2027. The Utilities Department processes utility customer payments for approximately 45,000 customer accounts of which 65% or more are processed electronically through various payment methods via Paymentus Corporation.]
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Approve and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Master Services Agreement with Paymentus Corporation to extend the term of the contract through June 30, 2027, in the amount of $500,000 per fiscal year for Fiscal Years 2025 through 2027.
b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute non-substantive extensions, purchase orders, change orders, and amendments up to the amount authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.060(J), which is equivalent to 10% or $50,000.
c. Decide under Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140(E) that competitive bidding has been satisfied for the reasons provided in the "Basis of Determination that Purpose of Bidding is Otherwise Accomplished" section of this report.
That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct that the City Council take the above actions.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
More than 65% of the payments collected by the Utilities Department (UD) are processed electronically via Paymentus Corporation (Paymentus). The UD transitioned to using Paymentus' services in 2013 with the launch of th...
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