Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to pay for the 2009 subscription for IRTHNet Prevention Ticket Management Services. The subscription for 2009 is billed in 2010 and the amount is based on the amount of tickets requests an agency requested. In 2009 there were 152,000 requests at a cost of .0300/ticket request.
The service is designed to automate dig requests processing to allow the Department of Public Utilities to focus on protecting underground facilities. There is not software or maintenance associated with this service. The service is offered to subscribers via the internet. The Department of Public Utilities, Damage Prevention Section utilized Irth Solutions Inc .for the rights to use IRTHNet website service to manage damage prevention ticket system The Damage Prevention Section is responsible for locating underground utilities for the Department of Public Utilities and will be receiving these locate request through the Ohio Utilities Protection Service this creates the need for IRTHNet ticket management system to help route these request to the correct locator and geographical area. The software utilized with this service is directly connected to Ohio Utilities Protection Services (OUPS) which the Department of Public Utilities is a member.
The service allows the Damage Prevention section to automatically process map definitions through the internet and the IRTHNet software will compare dig site data. IRTHNet uses the same land base that the One Call Center uses for creating the dig request. IRTHNet provides total automation for Positive Response to the excavator and One Call Center .Furthermore, the Ohio Utilities Protection Service (OUPS) uses IRTHNet for ticket creation.
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage bid out for the service in 2009 and is expected to fund the service based on bids received in 2010.
SUPPLIER: Irth Solutions Inc. (31-1137223) Expires 9-4-10
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