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From: "James Roark" <James®pei.com>
To: "Kryste Korf-Bartsch" <kkorfbartsch®fcgov.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2003 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: ACTIVE DIRECTORY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANNINGWORKSHOP
Kryste,
Per your request I have put together a written response to help clarify
the points discussed in your email regarding the Active Directory Design
and Implementation Planning Workshop.
Per your request we have agreement to change the travel rate from $135/
hour to a single flat rate charge of $75/ trip from Boulder to Fort
Collins.
Your second question was asking about the hourly rate of $225 if the
Project exceeds the 44 hours specified in our statement of work, and if
44 hours is enough time to complete the work as described.
I will answer the second half of this question first.
PEI will have no problem completing the work as stated within the 44
hours quoted for this project provided that both parties stay within the
scope of work. PEI has successfully completed many of these workshops
and will do our very best to keep the project on track, on time, and
efficient. How quickly this process is completed is largely determined
by how effectively both parties communicate and how quickly the four
involved groups with in the City Fort Collins are able to gather and
organize the necessary data needed to put the plan in place. PEI will
do everything within our influence to positively affect this process by
clearly articulating what data needs to be gathered and the most
effective way to organize the data according to best practices.
As for our hourly rates, you asked for further
clarification.
Our normal hourly rate is $225 per hour, performed on a Time and
Materials basis. Due to our ability to streamline the Active Directory
Design and Implementation Planning process, and due to the efficiencies
gained by doing a large number of these workshops, we have been able to
reduce the rate for the City of Fort Collins to under $180 per hour. If
we are asked to provide additional assistance beyond the defined scope
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of work we would be pleased to do so. Any additional work would be
clearly defined, and a separate proposal would be provided.
During the workshop a number of documents will be generated based on the
initial design to move the first four domains to Active Directory. The
documents will include Visio Diagrams, Project Plans, Word Documents,
and Excel Spreadsheets. These documents will be delivered in hard copy
and electronic format. These documents can be used by the City of Fort
Collins staff as templates and a starting point to build plans to move
the other NT4 domains. Moving these other domains will be discussed and
the workshop will be focused on preparing the IT staff to perform this
work.
Building the necessary plans and the associated documents for these
other NT4 domains is outside the scope of this workshop.
PEI grants The City of Fort Collins the right to reuse this
documentation and its format to assist the other departments in their
subsequent implementations.
In short this is a "work for hire" project in which you own the final
product and can share, modify, or reuse the product, specifically
limited to the City of Fort Collins and its direct agencies, at your
discretion.
The last request you had in your email was in regard to references. We
are currently in the process of getting permission from our clients to
provide you with contact information and will forward you a list as soon
as this process is complete.
Sincerely,
Jim Roark
Senior Account Manager