CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2017
PREPARED BY: Dan Repp, Deputy Director for Utilities Services
APPROVED BY: City Manager
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APPROVE SOFTWARE SERVICES LICENSING AGREEMENT FOR WATER AND SEWER ASSETS AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Approve a multi-year agreement with IDModeling, of Arcadia, CA, for software licensing services for asset management, network management, and SCADA integration for the Water and Sewer system, totaling $164,640.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Enhancing public safety
2016 Focus Areas
Enhancing Our Services
REPORT NARRATIVE:
In the Utility Division's ongoing efforts to improve efficiency and effectiveness through the use of technology, a contract was set up in 2012 with IDModeling, a software developer and technology company, to integrate Sewer and Water system databases into one cloud-based tool known as Sedaru. The Utility Division selected the IDModeling Sedaru product to replace an older data management system call iWater. The Sedaru product provided a combination of features useful to field staff such as web based mobile data input, real time data updates, and work task tracking and assignments.
Moving from the iWater system to Sedaru required several steps including adding the iWater databases to Sedaru, configuring Sedaru to accommodate the water and sewer maintenance work flows, aligning Sedaru to work with the City's GIS data, and providing a connection the utility monitoring system (SCADA). In addition, the work included integrating Sedaru into City networks, developing system maintenance, criteria and defining a work task assignment processes for the water and sewer systems. The overall objective is to create a data center that is accessible through mobile devices for the tracking and monitoring of critical Water and Sewer assets.
Staff completed the work described above through three separate agreements with ...
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