ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to APPROVE a PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT with CLOUDPOINT GEOSPATIAL, INC., in the Amount of $78,700.00 for 2023, $130,400.00 for 2024, and $13,200.00 for 2025.
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BACKGROUND: Public Works consists of three divisions that work together to plan, construct, and maintain the city's infrastructure, including roadways, sidewalks, curbs/gutters, storm sewers, combined sewers, facilities, traffic signals, street lighting, signs, roadway markings, urban forest, and fleet.
The Operations Division maintains more than 500 miles of streets and alleys, and the long list of specific infrastructure types noted above. In addition, the Engineering Division oversees planning, design, construction oversight, traffic engineering, and right-of-way permitting, protecting the interests of the taxpayers and users throughout the life cycle of infrastructure assets.
These assets are currently managed and maintained within the Department in disparate software systems and platforms, with the City and County's Geographical Information System (GIS) as the authoritative source of the location data germane to Department needs. Other authoritative information about the asset itself, such as condition, inspection records, material, or size, is not in a centralized location. The department's needs are two-fold: day-to-day training and assistance for Public Works staff along with procurement and implementation of a dynamic Asset Management System (AMS).
Cloudpoint will provide Managed GIS Services and AMS Consultation to the department with a 2-year contract with an option to extend for 1 year at a fixed price. This includes reviewing the existing department GIS requirements related to infrastructure assets holistically, providing training and assistance to the department staff, and assisting with the procurement and implementation of an AMS. The main objectives for the proposed se...
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