Title
An Ordinance approving a sole source agreement with ITpipes Opco, LLC to extend their current professional services agreement for sewer inspection video software and associated maintenance for another five years and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same for the City. (PWC 1/12/26)
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Issue/Request:
An Ordinance approving a sole source agreement with ITpipes Opco, LLC to extend their current professional services agreement for sewer inspection video software and associated maintenance for another five years and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same for the City.
Key Issues:
· Currently, the Water Utilities Department performs video inspection condition assessments of sanitary sewer mains and the software used for capturing, analyzing, and storing the CCTV video was selected through RFP #2021-058 and provided by ITpipes Opco, LLC.
· The software allows Unlimited Inspection View, allowing access to multiple users and consultants at the same time via a web-based platform, allows web hosting of the City’s video files freeing up space on the City’s servers, and integrates GIS mapping and Cityworks.
· The software will also be updated to include AI-Detect, which is an automated coding component that will streamline data processing of 300,000 linear feet of video annually.
· The Water Utilities Department is in the last year of the previously approved extended contract.
· The Water Utilities Department proposes to enter into a sole source agreement with ITpipes Opco, LLC to extend the current professional services agreement for an additional five years.
Background:
The Lee’s Summit Water Utilities Department regularly performs condition assessments of sewer lines throughout the City utilizing Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) technology. The operations staff record video from one of two CCTV trucks. The inspection software program records the video, the condition assessment, and geospatial location of features and defects. T...
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