Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water meters and appurtenances with the vendors listed below. These contracts will expire December 31, 2007. The Division of Power & Water (Water) would like to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these established contracts, to purchase water meters in the amount of $900,000.
Contract
Vendor UTC# Compliance# Expires MBE/FBE
Badger Meter, Inc. FL003258 39-0143280 2/9/09 Majority
AMCO Water Metering Sys. FL003256 59-1212543 9/26/08 Majority
Hersey Meters FL003257 37-1388051 2/9/09 Majority
2. FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation includes a transfer of funds within the Water Works Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund and an amendment to the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish Blanket Purchase Orders with Badger Meter, Inc., AMCO Water Metering Systems, and Hersey Meters for the purchase of 2-inch and larger water meters for the Division of Power and Water; to amend the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget; and to authorize a transfer of funds and the expenditure of $900,000 from the Water Works Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund and to declare an emergency. ($900,000)
Body
WHEREAS, the Division of Power and Water needs to purchase water meters for new customer installations and for maintenance of existing customer's meters; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts with Badger Meter, Inc., AMCO Water Metering Systems, and Hersey Meters; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget for purposes of providing sufficient funding and spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditures; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for this Council to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Water Works Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund; and
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