DEPARTMENT
Tax Assessor
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of an award without competition - Board of Assessors, Upgrade of (QPublic) with Spatialest, a wholly owned subsidiary of Schneider Geospatial (Indianapolis, IN), in an amount not to exceed $63,640.00 for the installation of a appraisal toolset (AppraisalEst) which provides functionality for data cleansing, data analysis, valuation and ratio analysis including professional and implementation services. Effective upon BOC approval. (APPROVED)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
In accordance with Purchasing Code Section 102-384, after conducting a good faith review, and the Purchasing Department has determined that there is only one source available for the required supply, service or construction item, the request shall be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for approval.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
Yes
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND: This request is upgrade the existing system with the addition of a new module in the Qpublic system. The system was originally acquired in August 2023. Annually, a revaluation of properties is conducted in order to establish appraised values. This is currently done by using spreadsheets to make analyses. The new module will provide an automated process which will significantly reduce the time spent to complete the reviews as well as alleviate errors caused by using a manual process.
Scope of Work: Vendor will provide hosted access to its software module which uses comparable sales information, property characteristics, and location to assist staff with producing estimated property values. It ...
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