ART - NIGP - Case Study City of Tampa - Spikes Cavell Observatory

The document provides information about the City of Tampa's experience with Spikes Cavell, a company that helps public organizations analyze their spending and improve procurement processes. The City of Tampa is excited about the prospect of reducing low dollar invoicing and improving spend visibility. They have identified a supplier for which they were paying more to process payments than the goods purchased, and have changed to automatic transactions to save time and money. They are also looking forward to collaborating with other entities in Florida to pool together purchases and save everyone time and money. The City of Tampa expects to save hundreds of thousands of dollars through improved processes and reduced costs. They did not have the tools or technology to undertake the data transformation and spend analysis project without external help, and they found working with Spikes Cavell to be easy and professional. Overall, they describe Spikes Cavell as providing outstanding service. The document also provides background information about the City of Tampa and Spikes Cavell's role in equipping public agencies with business intelligence tools.