The City of Lee's Summit - File #: BILL NO. 23-241

• File #: BILL NO. 23-241
• Type: Ordinance - Committee
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 11/15/2023
• In control: City Council - Regular Session
• On agenda: 12/12/2023
• Final action: 12/12/2023
• Title: An Ordinance approving the purchase of Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention compliance software portal to SwitComply (sole source) for the amount of $90,500.00 which includes a one-time setup fee of $50,000.00 and an annual fee of $40,500.00 for the Water Utilities Department and authorizing the City Manager to execute all related and necessary documents for the same. (F&BC 12/4/23)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
12/12/2023	City Council - Regular Session	for second reading	Pass
12/12/2023	City Council - Regular Session	adopted and numbered	Pass
12/4/2023	Finance and Budget Committee	recommended for approval	Pass

Title
An Ordinance approving the purchase of Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention compliance software portal to SwitComply (sole source) for the amount of $90,500.00 which includes a one-time setup fee of $50,000.00 and an annual fee of $40,500.00 for the Water Utilities Department and authorizing the City Manager to execute all related and necessary documents for the same. (F&BC 12/4/23)
Body
Issue/Request:
An Ordinance approving the purchase of Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention compliance software portal from SwitComply (sole source) for the amount of $90,500.00 which includes a one-time setup fee of $50,000.00 and an annual fee of $40,500.00 for the Water Utilities Department and authorizing the City Manager to execute all related and necessary documents for the same.

Key Issues:
• The main goal of the utility’s Backflow Compliance Program is to safeguard and protect public drinking water by preventing the flow of any unwanted contaminates back into the Public Drinking Water System.
• The utility would like to implement SwiftComply’s software portal to enhance compliance and improve efficiency for all stakeholders.
• SwiftComply has a formal agreement with Advanced Utility Systems for data integration. Advanced Utility Systems is the vendor that Water Utilities uses for its Customer Information System.
• The Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Compliance software system is proprietary and a Sole Source Agreement provides the Utility the best option to seamlessly integrate data directly from Advanced Utility Systems.
• The utility is seeking to digitize its backflow prevention compliance program. In an ever changing and growing landscape of regulations and technological advancements, the utility needs a reliable, integrated, and future-proof solution to manage this critical compliance program.
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