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title: "Civic services software for government · BuildWithIK"
description: "A civic app with a disaster module, built to close resident requests faster. First build: the disaster module, because most cities do not have one yet."
url: https://buildwithik.com/sectors/government
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# Built to close requests faster: a civic app with a disaster module.

## Products that apply

- **Civic requests app** — One login over the systems a city already runs, grievance routing, and a disaster module that works offline. (https://buildwithik.com/products/civic-requests-app)
  - What goes in: A resident’s request
  - What it does: Routes it to the right ward and team, under one login
  - What you get: Requests closed, even offline in a disaster
- **In-app assistant** — Lives in the customer’s account, answers from it, and raises a real ticket when it cannot. (https://buildwithik.com/products/in-app-assistant)
  - What goes in: A question inside the customer’s account
  - What it does: Answers from that account’s own data
  - What you get: An answer, or a real ticket with the context attached
- **Automations behind a human gate** — Nightly jobs, logged, with a kill switch. Nothing sends without a person. (https://buildwithik.com/products/automations-behind-a-human-gate)
  - What goes in: A repetitive job
  - What it does: Runs it nightly, logged, with a kill switch
  - What you get: Nothing sends without a person

## The first build we would recommend

The disaster module, because it does not exist yet.

## Our work in this sector

A civic services brief for a metropolitan city government.

## How we deliver

- Three-day sprints. A working release every two weeks. A written recap every week. The first build of every project is a substantial release.
- Roughly half of a US agency's cost, fixed in writing before we start.
- NDA first. Full handover of code and documents. No lock-in. 30-day warranty.

## Questions people ask

### What would BuildWithIK build first for Government?

The disaster module, because it does not exist yet.

### Has BuildWithIK built in Government before?

A civic services brief for a metropolitan city government.

### What does a first build cost?

Roughly half of a US agency's cost, fixed in writing before we start. No prices on the site, on purpose.

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Canonical page: https://buildwithik.com/sectors/government. Book a 20-minute call: https://buildwithik.com/book. Open it on the bench: https://buildwithik.com/bench?sector=government