InterLocking Software Wins Contract with City of Fife, WA

Seattle, WA, December 22, 2004 - InterLocking Software announced that the city of Fife has selected InterLocking’s permit software product as the city’s permit processing solution. InterLocking was awarded the contract after a nine-month selection process, beating out four other vendors to supply Fife with a permitting solution.

“We are excited about working with InterLocking Software,” said Steve Worthington, Director of Community Development for Fife. “Not only did they provide the best product with the best pricing – they demonstrated the highest level of professionalism and service through the entire selection process. We’re sure that will continue during the implementation and training stages and well into the future.”

Fife’s Community Development Department and Planning and Engineering divisions will utilize the system to manage all permit-related functions with the system’s secure, Web-based interface, including processing permit applications, scheduling inspections, updating inspection statuses, collecting fees, and issuing permits. The system also allows residents of Fife to apply for permits and track pending permits online via a public-access Web portal that is tied to the city’s internal system.

“Fife was looking for a new permitting solution as part of the city’s ongoing strategy to increase efficiencies and reduce operating costs,” said Tom Hickey, vice president of sales and marketing for InterLocking. “Other cities that are already using the permitting system have seen reductions in permit processing time of up to 64 percent -- a huge resource and cost savings. We’re confident that Fife is going to experience the same success.”
InterLocking and Fife are currently working together to get the software implemented in the city’s offices, and they anticipate that the city will be “live” on the software by the end of December.

City of Fife, WA - cityoffife.org