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Authorize a contract for Baseform software and support services for calculating estimates of wastewater flow for Austin Water with Baseform, Inc., dba Baseform for an initial term of one year with up to four 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $921,500. Funding: $184,300 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
Austin Water.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $184,300 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Water.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Purchasing Language:
Sole Source.
MBE/WBE:
Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
August 20, 2025 - Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on an 8-0 vote with three absences.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract will provide software and support services for the Baseform platform that calculates estimates for wastewater flow in all of Austin Water's (AW) wastewater pipes. The software plays a critical role in reviewing AW's wastewater collection system to ensure there is sufficient capacity for current customers and assesses capacity for proposed growth. By using this software, AW will be able to accelerate the review of Service Extension Requests and wastewater flow analysis.
This is a sole source contract as the software is proprietary and there are no other known contractors...
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