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Purchase of Additional Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data from Program Data Solutions (B)
This item is a request for the purchase of additional LiDAR data from a Florida Division of Emergency Management contract in order to facilitate a number of water management program activities in Gainesville and its surrounding areas and is a contract for add-on services to a previously approved project.
Explanation
The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) has established standards for acquiring data necessary to enhance available computer-modeling analysis for use in Regional Evacuation Studies (RES) that assist disaster response personnel in understanding threats to Florida's citizens and visitors. Contractors have been selected to provide project/program management-related services for collection of aerial data such as LiDAR and associated orthophotography, post-processing of data, and populating updated elevation data for use with coastal surge modeling tools. FDEM is allowing other governmental agencies to “piggyback” onto the competitive procurement of FDEM for these services.
The Public Works Department previously “piggybacked” on one of the FDEM contracts to capture LiDAR data for: 1) updating flood plain mapping, 2) updating Watershed Management Plans, 3) developing Basin Management Action Plan alternatives, 4) providing enhancements to the National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System Program, and 5) to facilitate forecasting of environmental impacts associated with land development proposals. The Department is now seeking an additional “piggyback” to include an additional 25.55 square miles in the project. This project is part of the Total Maximum Daily Load program which the Department administers for the City, Alachua County and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) according to the Third Supplement to Agreement Providing Joint Implementation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Progr...
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