Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Electric
CM/ ACM: Howard Martin, (940) 349-8232
Date: September 12, 2016
SUBJECT
Title
Consider recommending approval of awarding a Software Perpetual Licensing Agreement that allows Denton Municipal Electric to provide an Online Customer Dashboard for all customers to PicoTera Systems, based on proposal evaluation criteria, as provided for in the Request for Proposal #6067 in the amount not to exceed $225,000 over a three year term.
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BACKGROUND
Denton Municipal Electric would like to offer its customers access to all their electric consumption data along with tools to understand and improve their usage patterns, determine their best rate option, estimate monthly billing, and visually understand behavior changes and energy efficiency upgrade benefits.
Evaluation:
50% - Total Cost
10% - Scheduling
10% - Past Performance
30% - Compliance
* Phone application and mobile friendly web portal
* Receive daily interval data transfer
* Compare historical usage
* Conduct "What If" analysis
* Consistent true up of daily data
* Aggregate/Compare for grouped facilities
* View profiles for any date range
* Overlay weather data
* DME branding
* Seamless access to external links
* 15/30 minute, hour, daily data options
* Feedback/Notification options (email/text)
* Customer setup facilities questions
* Color coordination for tiered rates and time-of-use
* Multiplier capabilities
Four proposals were received and reviewed by the following committee:
* Elizabeth Ruiz - Energy Services
* Ethan Cox - Customer Service
* David Wright - DME IT
* Jim Maynard - Energy Services
* Michael Wilson - Energy Services
* Rich Selmi - Metering
* Trey Price - DME GIS
* Shelby Maloy - EMO
* Shane Wallin - EMO
* Rebecca Hunter - Purchasing
OPTIONS
Accept the Committee's recommendation to award the contract to PicoTera Systems based on the selection criteria.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends accepting the Committee's recommendation and a...
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