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Committee recommends iWORKS asset-management software to City Council after demonstration
Summary
After a demonstration by iWORKS, a vendor for municipal asset‑management software, the committee voted to forward a recommendation to the City Council. Staff said the software can import the city’s GIS and pavement-assessment data and that implementation would require staff commitment to populate asset records.
After a demonstration of its asset‑management software, iWORKS, the committee voted to recommend the product to the City Council for further consideration.
The vendor representative said iWORKS is U.S.‑based, provides unlimited training and support, and “we can actually have most … up and running within about 60 days or less,” a timeline the vendor presented as typical for municipal implementations. The presenter also said the system runs on an AWS government cloud and that the city’s ArcGIS data and pavement assessments could be imported and exported on request.
Pat Gallegos, a city staff member who introduced the presentation, told the committee the software could help the city tie work orders, inventory and asset records to capital projects and budget planning. Gallegos said the system’s use would depend on staff buy‑in and data entry: “Once it’s built, I think it’d be really good,” he said, noting crews would need to commit time to populate pipes, hydrants and other records.
Committee members asked about GIS integration, data export, inventory and barcode scanning, and vendor references. The presenter said iWORKS supports ArcGIS and shapefiles and will provide municipal references on request. The vendor highlighted reporting tools it said had helped another customer, Monte Vista, Colorado, win nearly $1,000,000 in additional grant funding by demonstrating detailed asset records and needs.
Staff and members compared costs with another vendor that had declined to present. Committee discussion included the potential to continue using separate pavement assessment software (RAS) and to import RAS outputs into iWORKS if desired. One member said iWORKS’s recurring cost appeared lower than the alternative the city had reviewed.
Following the presentation and discussion, a member moved to forward iWORKS to the City Council for action; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. The committee did not make a final procurement decision—rather, it recommended that the council review the vendor’s proposal.
Next steps: the vendor will provide references and follow‑up materials to staff, and the City Council will receive the committee’s recommendation.
