Los Angeles

Port of LA

January 26, 2023 Item #3

Agenda Item 3

3. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS\nANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND FAYE BUSINESS SYSTEMS GROUP AND\nSILVERTECH FOR AS-NEEDED WEB DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT\nSERVICES\nSummary: Staff requests approval of two (2) separate three-year agreements with Faye\nBusiness Systems Group, Inc. (Faye), a software solutions and optimization partner, and\nSilverTech, Inc. (SilverTech), a digital experience agency, to provide as-needed website design,\ndevelopment, and support services for Port of Los Angeles-hosted websites. The Port has\nutilized outside contractors for managed web hosting services since the late 1990s. Spending\nwill not exceed $690,000, in aggregate, on a pooled basis across the two proposed Agreements.\nThe Harbor Department is financially responsible for payment of expenses incurred under the\nproposed Agreements.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) find that in accordance with the Los Angeles City Charter Section 1022,\nthe services required can be performed more feasibly by an outside contractor than by City\nemployees; (3) approve the three-year agreement with Faye Business Systems Group, Inc. for\na pooled amount not-to-exceed $690,000; (4) approve the three-year agreement with\nSilverTech, Inc. for a pooled amount not-to-exceed $690,000; (5) authorize the Executive\nDirector to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the said agreements; and (6) adopt\nResolution No.___________.\nSPECIAL MEETING AGENDA\nCargo Marketing