Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Woolpert Inc. to provide the Department of Public Utilities, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Section with Digital Ortho-imagery and LiDAR services in accordance with a contract with the State of Ohio, CSP#0A1177. This contract was formally bid through and awarded by the State of Ohio, through the Department of Administrative Services for the Ohio Office of Information Technology. This contract was bid specifically to be a cooperative contract for use by other government agencies in accordance with Chapter 1545 of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC).
Ordinance 582-87 authorizes the City of Columbus to participate in cooperative purchasing contracts. Given the proposed timeframe and complexity of the project, it is in the City's best interest to take advantage of the State of Ohio contract to secure these services.
The intent of this project is to acquire new service area-wide color ortho-imagery data to update the GIS database. This project will leverage the existing contract with the Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program, State of Ohio, for Statewide Imagery Program (OSIP) with Woolpert, Inc. Because the existing color ortho-imagery data is out of date, the demand for current data is high. This project supports stormwater and watershed management and provides higher accuracy in calculating impervious area for the stormwater utility billing system. Additionally, the imagery supports the efficient use of technology to support ongoing operational needs within the entire Department of Public Utilities.
The Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program (OGRIP) continues to sponsor programs to better support the users of geospatial data within Ohio, and the Ohio Statewide Imagery Program (OSIP) is one program that accomplishes this goal. As a governmental subdivision of the State of Ohio, the City of Columbus can be p...
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