Specifications include, but are not limited to: 4.1 Upon approval of ADE, design and develop a customizable solution for a Payment and Budget Systems Program that: 4.1.1 Includes a set of integrated components designed to provide School Finance with an integration data flow between AzZEDS and the modernized School Finance payment streams; and 4.1.2 Provides the functionality to respond to legislative changes and state regulations; and 4.1.3 Creates a system on existing modernized School Finance payment streams and which reduces the time required to process payments from 1-2 weeks to a few hours; and 4.1.4 Streamlines process to process payments using minimal tools and applications; and 4.1.5 Provides a workflow-based application which will encompass all processes; and 4.1.6 Allows for auditability and traceability within the system at all levels; and 4.1.7 Creates storage solutions for data without use of Excel spreadsheet or Access database formats; and 4.1.8 Creates increased data verification by eliminating manual processes; and 4.1.9 Provides increased accountability and monitoring features by capturing calculations and storing data at a granular level.