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DPU101023MANAGINGMAP-BASEDSOFTWARE
Water Distribution
Todd Saums (x2839)
Revised
Title
Authorizing the mayor to enter into a three (3) year contract with KorTerra, Inc. for the management of software integrated into the City's Cartography and Geographic Information Science (CAGIS) system; authorizing the annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed $12,000 from the Water Operating fund; waiving the competitive bidding provisions of the TMC Chapter 187; making certain findings with respect thereto; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the contracting of services to manage the software for quality mapping needed for field applications for 3 years. KorTerra software has been used by the City since 2013 to mark water lines and to provide damage prevention software services. The software integrates with the City's own mapping software and delineates service lines. It ensures that field service workers are accessing and working on their own Division's lines by mapping exactly where work is to be completed. This prevents damage to utility and other underground lines.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the mayor is authorized to enter into a three (3) year contract with KorTerra, Inc. for the management of mapping software integrated into the City's CAGIS system upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Law and the Director of Public Utilities.
SECTION 2. That, subject to future appropriations, the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $12,000 is authorized annually from the Water Operating Fund Account Code 6060-34000-4000514STDSTD for the payment for services for the purposes identified in Section 1.
SECTION 3. That this Council finds and determines it is in the best interest of the City to waive the competitive provisions of TMC Chapter 187 for the reason that KorTerra, Inc. is the sole-source vendor for the syste...
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