Confidential Proposal

Securing the next 95 years of Johnston's Packers.

A strategic Odoo ERP modernization plan tailored for Chilliwack's premier meat processing operations. CFIA-ready, catch-weight optimized, and cloud-integrated.

Infrastructure

AWS / GCP / Azure

Users

15 Seats

Database

Managed SQL

Roots in Chilliwack Since 1928

From a custom processing service in Chilliwack to supporting over 120 families today, Johnston’s has remained a family-owned pillar of the Fraser Valley for 95 years. This proposal ensures that legacy is protected with modern operational efficiency.

95

Year History

120+

Families

Meat Industry functional Readiness

ERP Market Comparison

Comparison based on verified Canadian market values for 15 Manufacturing-tier users including mandatory Food-Industry ISV modules.

Proposal

Odoo Enterprise

Helmora Implementation

Year 1 Est. $37,700
Year 2+ Run $17,220

No hidden per-module fees for manufacturing.

Tier 2

SAP Business One

Global Mid-Market

Year 1 Est. $85,000+
Year 2+ Run $39,500

Includes ProcessForce ISV maintenance fees.

Tier 2

MS Dynamics 365

Enterprise Integrated

Year 1 Est. $110,000+
Year 2+ Run $34,200

Premium License + Food Add-on sub.

Tier 1

Oracle NetSuite

Cloud Pure-Play

Year 1 Est. $160,000+
Year 2+ Run $58,000

Platform + Adv. Mfg + user seat fees.

Verified CAD TCO Analysis

Legacy ERPs (SAP/Dynamics) require third-party "Vertical ISVs" for meat processing. These add-ons charge an additional 25-40% on top of base licensing, which Odoo provides natively. Over 5 years, this results in a **$200k+ gap** in total investment.

CAD Market Rates

Rates calculated @ 1.40 CAD/USD exchange.

Cloud Infrastructure Comparison

Detailed breakdown for a 15-user Odoo deployment. We strongly recommend Managed PostgreSQL to ensure the data integrity required for CFIA traceability.

Application Node

Compute Instance

AWS t3.large

2 vCPU | 8GB RAM | 50GB NVMe

Monthly Host Cost

$145.00 CAD

Managed (Best Practice)

PostgreSQL-as-a-Service

Dedicated managed engine with automated snapshots and high availability. Essential for your processing plant data safety.

Amazon RDS

$220.00 CAD

Self-Managed (On-Node)

DB shares resources with the app on the same VM. Lower cost but introduces single-point-of-failure risk.

PostgreSQL on Linux VM

$45.00 CAD

Investment Strategy

Consolidated budget for 15 users. The toggle below updates all pricing data across the entire proposal.

Recommended

Odoo.sh PaaS

Managed Cloud Ecosystem

$37,700

Year 1 Total Investment (CAD)

Daily Managed Backups
Odoo Studio Access
3-Node Staging Pipeline
Hardware IoT Scale Ready

Ongoing Annual Run (Year 2+)

$17,220

AWS / GCP Cloud

Custom Infrastructure Build

$42,780

Year 1 Total Investment (CAD)

Full Sovereignty Control
Plant Hardware RFID Bridge
High-Availability RDS DB
VPC Private Networking

Ongoing Annual Run (Year 2+)

$21,300

Community Ed.

Open Source Custom Build

$39,300

Year 1 Total Investment (CAD)

No Core License Fees
Customized Accounting Logic
Scale & RFID Integration
Proprietary Feature Dev

Ongoing Annual Run (Year 2+)

$9,000

Detailed Financial Breakdown

Premium Build
Category Line Item Description Cost (CAD)
TOTAL PROJECTED YEAR 1 INVESTMENT $37,700

Implementation Lifecycle

1

BPM & Discovery

Mapping meat processing & catch weight logic.

2

Infrastructure

Provisioning cloud & hardware RFID bridges.

3

Data Migration

Importing farm/supplier & retail customer history.

4

Remote Training

Interactive remote training for 15 key plant staff.

5

Live Run

CFIA-ready operations in Chilliwack, BC.