ITEM:

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

2.

CONSIDER EXPENDITURE FOR PURCHASE OF SURFACE WATER COMPUTATION SOFTWARE

 

Meeting Date:

November 17, 2014

Budgeted: 

Yes

 

From:

Dave Stoldt,

Program/

2-5-3 A3

 

General Manager

Line Item No.:

 

 

Prepared By:

Greg James

Cost Estimate:

$10,000

 

General Counsel Approval:  N/A 

Committee Recommendation:  The Administrative Committee reviewed this item on November 7, 2014 and recommended approval.

CEQA Compliance:  N/A

 

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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