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CONSENT
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CONSIDER EXPENDITURE FOR
PURCHASE OF SURFACE WATER COMPUTATION SOFTWARE |
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Meeting
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November 17, 2014 |
Budgeted: |
Yes |
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From: |
Dave
Stoldt, |
Program/ |
2-5-3 A3 |
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General
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Cost
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$10,000 |
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General Counsel Approval: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: The Administrative Committee reviewed this item on November 7, 2014 and recommended approval. |
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CEQA Compliance: N/A |
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SUMMARY: The District’s
existing DOS based surface water computation software program Western
Hydrologic Systems (WHS) needs to be replaced with a Windows compatible
software program. The District has
utilized WHS for the past 25 years to compute, process and report streamflow data
collected at the 20 streamflow gaging stations currently maintained by the
Hydrography Programs Coordinator. The
WHS program no longer has technical support, and will no longer function as the
District upgrades to Windows 7.
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the General Manager to approve the purchase of Hydstra Time Series Software by KISTERS North America, Inc. at a cost not-to-exceed $10,000. The Administrative Committee reviewed this item on November 7, 2014 and recommended this purchase be approved by a vote of 2 to 0.
BACKGROUND: The District currently maintains 20
continuous recording gaging stations within the Carmel River Basin/District
Boundary. Data collected at the gaging
stations must be processed and computed in order to provide a usable format for
various analyses, studies and applications related (but not limited) to
District Mitigation and Water Supply programs.
The Kisters company acquired all rights to WHS several years ago, and
offers a direct cross upgrade to the Hydstra Software
Program for active WHS users which saves $10,000 (Exhibit 2-A). The total cost also includes one year of
technical support, on-site training and data migration for all of the
District’s historical WHS data.
IMPACT TO STAFF/RESOURCES: The District's cost for the Hydstra software, training and data migration is $10,000 (Exhibit 2-A). The District’s Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Budget includes $10,000 for this purchase under Hydrologic line item 2-5-3 A3. Annual technical support will cost $2,000 in year two and subsequent years.
EXHIBITS
2-A Kisters North America, Inc, Hydstra Software Quote.
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