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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
AUGUST 1, 2005
TITLE:
APPROVED
o As Recommended
o As Amended
o Ordinance on 1 sl Reading
o Ordinance on 2nd Reading
o Implementing Resolution
o Set Public Hearing For
AGREEMENT WITH CORDAX FOR
PROGRAMMING SERVICES
CONTINUED TO
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FILE NUMBER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and
the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with CorDax to provide
MicroStation-based programming services to the Public Works Agency for an
amount not to exceed $30,000.
DISCUSSION
The Public Works Agency (PWA) uses digital maps and databases to catalog
the City's water and sewer infrastructure. The City is under mandates by
state and federal agencies to maintain the facilities infrastructure data
and make it available upon request. The graphical data portion is stored
and maintained as computerized maps generated by a program called
MicroStation. This program is the standard computer aided drafting (CAD)
software used by the Public Works Agency.
CorDax is an Irvine based company that has extensive experience in the
programming of MicroStation. The Water Resources Division has utilized
CorDax to develop custom applications to automate the development and
maintenance of large water and sewer system map files and related
databases. Due to the large file sizes, drawing and linking the system
elements using the standard CAD software without customization is
impractical.
MicroStation is periodically revised to add functionality and resolve
programmatic defects. The PWA has made the decision to adopt the latest
version, MicroStation V8 as its new CAD and mapping standard and
discontinue using older versions of the software. With this transition,
custom applications that were developed using the older version of
MicroStation are no longer functional.
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Agreement with CorDax
August 1, 2005
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Staff is requesting that CorDax be retained to update and modify the
existing custom MicroStation applications. CorDax performed high quality
work in the original development of the City's applications and are
experts in the customization of MicroStation. They are also familiar with
the water and sewer system data workflows used by staff. The proposed
agreement will be for a one-year term not to exceed cost of $30,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the Water Administration/Engineering activity
(account no. 64-579-6291)
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APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Francisco Gutierrez
Executive Director
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