GUNIP - Utility Network Model Design & Build
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Icon Water Limited (ACT) is seeking a contractor or supplier to deliver the GIS Utility Network Implementation Project (GUNIP), covering the design and build of a utility network model as part of an uplift of its Enterprise GIS Platform. About Icon Water currently operates an ArcGIS Enterprise environment that includes ArcMap-based components and an Esri Geometric Network (GN) implementation used to support water and sewer network management. This existing environment is approaching end-of-vendor support and cannot be upgraded to future ArcGIS Enterprise releases without transitioning from the Geometric Network to the ArcGIS Utility Network. Purpose To maintain a supported, secure and sustainable geospatial platform, Icon Water is undertaking the GIS Utility Network Implementation Project (GUNIP). Scope The scope includes: Uplift of the Enterprise GIS Platform to a supported ArcGIS Enterprise architecture Implementation of an Icon Water-specific Utility Network Model (UNM)
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