Item 7 Passedunofficial
In plain language — from the agenda backup
This is a contract with Schneider Electric Smart Grid Solutions for software upgrades, maintenance and support for the systems Austin Energy uses to manage its distribution grid \u2014 including the customer-facing tools that track and communicate outage restoration status. That's the machinery behind the outage map Austinites refresh during an ice storm or a summer thunderstorm. The contract runs an initial five years with up to three one-year extensions, for an amount not to exceed $17,500,000, drawing on Austin Energy's capital budget and operating budgets, with the later years contingent on future funding.
The official agenda language
Authorize a contract for software upgrades, maintenance and support services, for managing the distribution grid and supporting customer-facing applications responsible for outage restoration status tracking and communication, for Austin Energy with Schneider Electric Smart Grid Solutions, LLC, for an initial term of five years with up to three one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $17,500,000. Funding: $1,400,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy. $940,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Energy. $878,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
"Hearing none without objection. The consent agenda is adopted." — meeting transcript (unofficial)