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Public Utility District
CONSENT
To: Board of Directors
From: Ian Fitzgerald
Date: May 01, 2013
Subject: Consideration of Approving Professional Services Work to Upgrade
Mobile GIS Software
1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD
Agreements for professional services which exceed $15,000 require Board approval.
2. HISTORY
TC Technology is a software development company based in Carlsbad, California.
The District has worked with this company in the past to design and develop the GIS
mobile software (GO!Sync), an software extension to ESRI ArcGIS, which has been
used within District vehicles since 2006.
The District has not upgrade our GIS suite of software since 2009.
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The District is planning on upgrading our software suite from ArcGIS version 9.3.1 to
version 10.1. Significant code changes have occurred between these two versions.
Changing our mobile GIS custom software code is required to accommodate this new
version and the base GIS software (ESRI) code changes. The mobile GIS software
and data integration services between the office and field involve critical applications
like tree trimming, General Order inspections, and outage management.
The District's existing mobile GIS software provider, TC Technology submitted a
proposal. TC Technology qualifies as a sole source procurement for the following
reasons: A) The code changes will require integration and compatibility with existing
software products from TC Technology, and B) TC Technology owns the proprietary
source code for the mobile GIS Software and Server Integration.
Staff reviewed both the scope and price of the proposed work with TC Technology,
and concluded that the District would be best served to upgrade the GIS software this
year. The total cost for these services is $19,600.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The Power Supply Division has sufficient funds for this project, in the approved FY13
budget.
5. RECOMMENDATION
Approve a professional services agreement with TC Technology for the upgrade of
mobile GIS software and integration code to allow for an ArcGIS 10.2 upgrade in an
amount not to exceed $19,600.
Stephen Hollabaugh
Assistant General Manager
Michael D. Holley
General Manager