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Request Board approve Amendment 6 to Contract 16-43 with The Kercher Group, Inc. ($225,000.00 estimated expense)
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In June 2016, the Board approved the contract with The Kercher Group (Consultant) to provide expertise in the development and implementation of a Pavement Management System (PMS). The intent of the PMS is to provide staff with a systematic, consistent, and reproducible method that will aid the County to plan, budget and manage the maintenance of its roadway network and associated assets. This was to be the first step towards a consolidated Asset Management System (AMS) for a one-time expense of $286,460.00.
Amendments 1 through 3 were completed between early 2017 to late 2019 and included the implementation and staff training of the AgileAssets Pavement Analyst Version 7.1 and the Bridge Inspection System Version 7.2 software (now known as Structural Inspector) for the total additional amount of $540,964.06.
Amendment 4, identified as the Discovery Phase, was completed in February 2021 and set the groundwork for the consolidation of the Division's AMS under one unified platform with the addition of the Maintenance Management and Structural Analyst modules to complement the original PMS, thus providing the technological assistance to efficiently and effectively manage the ever-growing asset inventory for many years to come. These services were done for the additional fee of $280,592.29.
Amendment 5 added three tasks to Amendment 4, Phase two Services. Task 1, implementation of the Maintenance Management System and Task 2, implementation of the Bridge Management System of $554,935.00. Task 3 provided the County with ongoing Asset Management (AMS) Support and Pavement Management System (PMS) support on a time and materials basis. Additionally, the amendment extended the agreement for five years to provide for ongoing support.
The County still requires Amendment 5, Phase two, Task 3 support services through the end o...
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