HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2023-214RESOLUTION NO. 2023-214
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIVE-YEAR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR RENEWAL OF OUTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (OMS),
INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE (IVR), WINDMIL, WINDMILMAP CIRCUIT
ANALYSIS TOOLS AND SUPPORT SERVICES WITH SOLE -SOURCE
VENDOR MILSOFT UTILITY SOLUTIONS, INC., OF ABILENE, TEXAS
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2009, by Resolution No. 2009-59, the City Council approved the
sole -source purchase of MilSoft Utility Solution's (Milsoft) WindMil and WindMilMap circuit
analysis tools and to date, these software tools have provided an effective mechanism for the
utility to perform electrical distribution system analysis when necessary; and
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2019, the City Council approved an Agreement for the use of
Milsoft's OMS, including IVR, to automatically notify callers of an outage event, send outage
updates via text messages, and quickly identify outage impact and restoration of power to
affected customers; and
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2020, the City Council extended Milsoft's Agreement for three
years and these new systems have been successfully implemented and have been fully
deployed to the public; and
WHEREAS, the licensing and support package for the OMS, IVR, WindMil and
WindMilMap tool has now expired and staff recommends renewing the licensing and support
packages for a period of five years; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Lodi Municipal Code Section 3.20.070, bidding shall be
dispensed with when the commodity can be obtained from only one vendor due to a product
standardization by resolution of the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the City Manager to execute a five-year Professional Services Agreement for renewal
of the Outage Management System (OMS), Interactive Voice Response (IVR), WindMil,
WindMilMap circuit analysis tools and support services with MilSoft Utility Solutions, Inc., of
Abilene, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $183,175; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, pursuant to Section 6.3q of the City Council Protocol
Manual (adopted 11/6/19, Resolution No. 2019-223), the City Attorney is hereby authorized to
make minor revisions to the above -referenced document(s) that do not alter the compensation
or term, and to make clerical corrections as necessary.
Dated: October 18, 2023
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2023-214 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held on October 18, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Bregman, Craig, Nakanishi, Yepez, and
Mayor Hothi
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
OLIVIA NASHED
City Clerk
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