City Council

5. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE ORDER WITH MILSOFT UTILITY SOLUTIONS INC., FOR SOFTWARE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE OUTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $611,501 FOR THE WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT (Water & Power Dept.) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) Find that the proposed action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA and Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required; (2) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Purchase Order (“PO”) Contract without competitive bidding pursuant to the City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts for professional or unique services, with Milsoft Utility Solutions Inc. (“Milsoft”), to provide Software, Technical Support, and Maintenance for the Outage Management System (“OMS”) for the Water and Power Department (“PWP”) in an amount not-to-exceed $611,501 for five years; and (3) Grant the proposed PO an exemption from the Competitive Selection process pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Section 4.08.049(B), contracts for which the City’s best interests are served. TPA