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1-J <br />Agreerrrent berween Indian River County Clark of fire Clre"It Court, n and the GFOA <br />Exhibit A <br />Detailed Scope of Work and Payment Schedule <br />A. General Methodology <br />On a daily basis, GFOA Research Center staff responds to inquiries made by public managers <br />throughout the United States and Canada, Close contact with our national membership network <br />has led us to formulate conclusions and methodologies that streamline (lie technology <br />procurement process and improve cost effectiveness. A unique resource that the GFOA will <br />provide to the project is its membership network that has experience with nearly every software <br />package to be considered. GFOA conducts "reference checks" and other research on public <br />sector software and implementation funis and utilizes this knowledge to benefit you during <br />contract negotiations. GFOA staff attends the public sector user conferences of all of the major <br />software vendors to stay abreast on product enhancements. Unlike technology advisory firms in <br />the private sector, GFOA focuses exclusively on public sector enterprise financial system <br />functionality in the research we do. The GFOA Research Center has also developed a library of <br />software contract documents and RFPs from other jurisdictions that improve our advisory <br />capability. In short, we know what constitutes a fair price for software and implementation <br />services as well as understanding the tradeoffs between forcing lower prices and the quality of <br />(lie implementation. <br />In summary, GFOA approaches system selection in a holistic manner. We believe that a good <br />RFP is the basis of a sound contract that clearly delineates roles, responsibilities and <br />exp stations of the parties involved to deliver a solution on time and within budget, <br />