Specifications include, but are not limited to: The University intends to award a contract for Banner System Maintenance to Ellucian Company L.P., Chicago, IL, for an estimated $946,491. Chicago State University runs nearly all of its business and academic affairs off this ERP system. Banner is the University's Prioty One applications which supports all major operational areas of the University including student services such as financial aid, registration, transcripts, daily business process operations for staff and faculty such as payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable. The modules are integrated and allow for real-time maintenance and interfaces to web based self services. Banner is also the major source of information needed to support compliance enforcement.