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Troy finance committee recommends $310,000 contract to update two-decade-old GIS utility network
Summary
Troy Finance Committee chairman Todd Sievert recommended that city council authorize the Director of Service and Safety to enter into a professional services agreement with Timmins Group of Richmond, Virginia, for a GIS utility network implementation project at a cost not to exceed $310,000.
Troy Finance Committee chairman Todd Sievert recommended that city council authorize the Director of Service and Safety to enter into a professional services agreement with Timmins Group of Richmond, Virginia, for a GIS utility network implementation project at a cost not to exceed $310,000. The committee voted unanimously to forward that recommendation to the Monday council meeting.
The project is intended to replace the city’s GIS system, which staff said is more than two decades old and will soon be unsupported. "So our GIS network currently is over 2 decades old," City of Troy staff member Ms. Collie said, adding that the system needs updating so multiple departments can continue to rely on it.
The work was budgeted in the 2025 budget at $260,000; staff told the committee an additional integration with the city’s CMI Authority utility software added about $50,000, bringing the total to $310,000. "My only question is the total scope of the project is $310,000," finance committee member Mr. Schilling asked; Collie confirmed that $310,000 represents the project's total cost for the scope presented.
Staff said the city conducted a formal request-for-proposals process that drew six responses and selected Timmins Group as the best and lowest bidder at $310,000. The project will not be finished in 2025 and "will likely go into '26," Collie said. Staff reported the city plans to fund the work from technology funds and from utility-related funds, including the stormwater, water and sewer funds.
Committee members asked technical questions and were told the city’s IT manager and GIS technician were present and available to answer technical details. There were no public comments during the committee discussion. After discussion, Mr. Schilling moved to forward a recommendation to council; the committee chair said the recommendation to move forward would be unanimous when considered at Monday’s meeting.
The council will consider the finance committee’s recommendation at its next meeting; no council action was recorded in the finance committee meeting transcript.
