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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF WINTER MAINTENANCE VEHICLE RAVEN-CAMERAS AND ASSOCIATED MONTHLY SOFTWARE SERVICES FOR FOUR YEARS FROM TELUS COMMUNICATIONS (U.S.) INC. FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $178,452.50.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to purchase winter maintenance vehicle equipment cameras from TELUS Communications (U.S.) Inc., including monthly software services, data storage, maintenance and support for a four-year period for an amount not to exceed $178,452.50, payable from funds as follows:
$ 20,580.00 110-500-1920-5241 (general, Public Works and Utilities, street maintenance, small equip-office/operating)
$ 157,872.50 110-500-1920-5414 (general, Public Works and Utilities, street maintenance, software licenses and maintenance agreements)
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes the purchase of winter maintenance vehicle cameras in the amount of $20,580 from TELUS Communications (U.S.) Inc., including monthly software services, data storage, maintenance and support for a remaining four-year period for an estimated annual amount of $44,044.00 and a total amount not to exceed $178,452.50.
The City’s street maintenance department has been upgrading the optimization capabilities of their winter maintenance equipment. Rather than purchasing an entire package of equipment, the department has been utilizing separate components of the package to determine the suitability for their activities. The equipment has worked so well in streamlining the snow maintenance processes that additional components have been added to fully functionize the processes. Implementing this consolidated solution will standardize winter street maintenance activities onto a single platform improving the management and efficiency of street maintenance processes, allowing the use of new technology features, improving the safety standards of the drivers, as well as reducing overall costs over the remaining four-year period.