Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional services contract with Cultivate Geospatial Solutions, LLC to add additional funds for the maintenance and enhancement of the PAWS 2.0 software used to generate roadway construction plans designed in-house for citywide roadway and pedestrian facilities in the amount of $300,000.00 for the Division of Design and Construction.
The Department of Public Service is responsible for maintaining the City's roadway system in a safe manner. The aforementioned project will allow the Division of Design and Construction to maximize efficiencies in assessing, generating, and designing pavement marking, sign, and construction plans using GIS within the PAWS system.
This software was developed by Cultivate Geospatial Solutions (CGS) subcontracting for Polygon Solutions under a DOT-administered contract. The Division of Design and Construction moved the contract administration to the Department of Public Service and now contracts directly with Cultivate Geospatial Solutions LLC.
Ordinance 1952-2024 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with Cultivate Geospatial Solutions, LLC for the PAWS 2.0 software project, and Modification No. 1 per Ordinance 1588-2025 authorized additional planned yearly maintenance and enhancements to PAWS 2.5.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify the contract to add additional funding for $300,000.00 for maintenance and enhancements of the PAWS software system.
This is a planned modification that is necessary to cover the cost of work for yearly maintenance and enhancements of the PAWS software system. Additional modifications are anticipated for yearly maintenance and future enhancements.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency action is requested so that maintenance and needed updates to the system can be put into service as quickly as possible because funds need to ...
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