Option $2$: Purchase the SoftComm package, which will operate on the vendor$$s hardware: Cost $$250,000$ for a five$-$year license, payable half up front and half during the first year of implementation.The maintenance contract, at $$75,000$ a year, includes all currently identified modifications to the software for the first three years. The clerk$$s hours will be cut by half, for a saving of $$25,000$ a year.