Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement: what local governments paid
Land management, building permits, business licensing and code enforcement platforms.
13 records · 7 states · stated/derived annual cost ranges $29,000 – $1,028,980. Vendors: Accela, Cloudpermit, GovPilot, GovWell, OpenGov.
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City of Fresno, CA — Accela
Accela Civic Platform land management (upgrade to cloud SaaS)
High confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $5,144,901 (5-yr subscription total)
- Annual cost
- $1,028,980 (derived average)
- Setup / implementation
- $219,100
- Term (years)
- 5
- Date
- 2023-05-25
- Status
- Council action item
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- Setup fee = separate SaaS Migration Services SOW. Sole-source ('uniquely qualified').
- Source
- Primary (Legistar ID 23-779) · record TSP-0013
City of Evanston, IL — Accela
Accela SaaS permitting, database & business licensing (renewal)
High confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $849,894 (5-yr total)
- Annual cost
- $169,979 (derived average)
- Term (years)
- 5
- Date
- 2025-07-14 (Staff memo date)
- Status
- Recommended (sole source)
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- City has used Accela for 16 years.
- Source
- Primary (staff memo) · record TSP-0012
Village of Roselle, IL — Cloudpermit
Building permits, inspections & code enforcement
Medium confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $107,500 (3-yr total (derived: $48,500 + $29,500 x 2))
- Annual cost
- $29,500
- Setup / implementation
- $19,000
- Term (years)
- 3
- Date
- 2024-01-08
- Status
- Staff recommendation presented to Village Board
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- Competing OpenGov quote in same packet: $85,271 first year, then $37,118 and $38,973. Replaces Tyler Munis permit module (~$8,000/yr savings).
- Source
- Primary (agenda executive summary) · record TSP-0009
City of Fruita, CO — Cloudpermit
Building, Code Enforcement, Planning (renewal)
High confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $90,526 (3-yr total (derived from order form))
- Annual cost
- $29,000 (year 1; $30,160 yr 2; $31,366 yr 3)
- Term (years)
- 3
- Escalator
- ~4% annually (derived)
- Date
- 2025-05-28 (Renewal order form date; attached to Resolution 2025-20)
- Status
- Attached to resolution
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- Per-module yr1: Building $9,000; Code Enforcement $8,000; Planning $12,000.
- Source
- Primary (renewal order form) · record TSP-0010
Town of Truckee, CA — Cloudpermit
Building, code enforcement, planning, contractor registration, public works permits, inspections app, Laserfiche/Bluebeam integration
High confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $158,475 (3-yr total (NTE $182,246 incl. 15% contingency))
- Annual cost
- $44,200 (year 1; $45,968 yr 2; $47,807 yr 3)
- Setup / implementation
- $20,500
- Term (years)
- 3
- Escalator
- 4% annually (derived)
- Date
- 2025-11-24
- Status
- Recommended for authorization
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- Evaluated Tyler, Accela, OpenGov, CivicPlus; Cloudpermit had lowest licensing cost and fastest launch. Setup covers implementation, data import, ICC Code Connect.
- Source
- Primary (staff report) · record TSP-0011
Township of Verona, NJ — GovPilot
GovPilot modules for Municipal Clerk's office
Medium confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $20,000 (Not-to-exceed, 2024 budget year)
- Date
- 2024-10-07
- Status
- Approved
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- Cap, not a line-item price. Charged to capital ordinance 2024-24(d). Module list not stated.
- Source
- Primary (resolution 2024-186) · record TSP-0004
South Orange Village, NJ — GovPilot
GovPilot Unlimited Package (unlimited modules/users)
High confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $114,450 (3-yr total (derived: $38,150 x 3))
- Annual cost
- $38,150
- Setup / implementation
- $0.00
- Term (years)
- 3
- Escalator
- 5% per renewal term after initial term
- Date
- 2025-01-13
- Status
- Approved
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- Renewal for 1/1/2025-12/31/2027. Data import $0. Extra configuration $150/hr; data re-imports $250/hr. Scanned PDF (OCR).
- Source
- Primary (resolution + service order) · record TSP-0002
City of Jersey City, NJ — GovPilot
GovPilot annual software subscription
High confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $56,700 (1-yr total)
- Annual cost
- $56,700
- Term (years)
- 1
- Date
- 2025-01-15
- Status
- Approved
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- Term 1/1/2025-12/31/2025. Purchased through reseller on NJ state contract, no public bid.
- Source
- Primary (resolution 25-034) · record TSP-0003
City of Casa Grande, AZ — GovWell
GovWell land management bundle (building permits, contractor registration, planning & zoning, code enforcement, business licenses, fire inspections, public works permits) + AI Community Assistant
High confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $502,792 (3-yr total (derived from invoice schedule))
- Annual cost
- $135,638
- Setup / implementation
- $95,878
- Term (years)
- 3
- Escalator
- 5% annual uplift on renewal (not during initial term)
- Date
- 2026-04-06 (Order form in 4/6/2026 regular council agenda packet)
- Status
- On council agenda
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- Year 1 = $231,515.84 (subscription + $95,877.54 deployment & data migration). Annual fee shown as one figure for the full module bundle. AI Community Assistant free up to 100 questions/month. Extra services $150/hr; data migration $200/hr. Invoiced via Carahsoft.
- Source
- Primary (order form) · record TSP-0001
City of La Palma, CA — OpenGov
Community development permitting, licensing & code enforcement
Medium confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $184,000 (2.5-yr total (approx., per staff report))
- Annual cost
- $57,100 (first full year; second full year $60,000)
- Term (years)
- 2.5
- Date
- 2024-02-06
- Status
- Recommended for approval
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- Upfront ~$67,000 = prorated software + one-time deployment (not separated). Staff report says 'approximately'. 5% permit technology surcharge helps fund it.
- Source
- Primary (staff report) · record TSP-0007
City of Coppell, TX — OpenGov
OpenGov Permitting & Licensing; Capital Planning & Project Management
secondary source Medium confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $400,502 (Contract total)
- Date
- 2025-09-23
- Status
- Approved on consent
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- UNCERTAIN: primary Coppell Legistar document not opened. DocketCity says agreement runs to 9/30/2028.
- Source
- Secondary (DocketCity summary of Coppell legislation 2025-8278) · record TSP-0008
City of Oshkosh, WI — OpenGov
OpenGov Permitting & Licensing Suite
High confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $922,600 (5-yr total)
- Annual cost
- $134,700
- Setup / implementation
- $178,000
- Term (years)
- 5
- Escalator
- 5% annually through 2030
- Date
- 2025-10-28
- Status
- Approved (5-0)
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- Replaces Evolve ($17,500/yr) and SeeClickFix ($28,000/yr). Implementation funded with ARPA. Resolution: https://public.destinyhosted.com/oshkodocs/2025/CC/20251028_146/1218_RESWE_OpenGov%20software.pdf
- Source
- Primary (staff memo + resolution 25-560) · record TSP-0005
City of West Allis, WI — OpenGov
Licensing, permitting and service delivery software (3-yr extension)
High confidence source re-checked 2026-10-31
- Contract amount
- $239,782 (3-yr extension total)
- Annual cost
- $79,927 (derived average)
- Term (years)
- 3
- Date
- 2026-08-18
- Status
- Adopted
- Category
- Permitting, Licensing & Code Enforcement
- Notes
- Annual figure is a simple average of the 3-yr total; actual year-by-year split not shown on the legislation page.
- Source
- Primary (Legistar R-2026-5589) · record TSP-0006