Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts with the companies listed below for water meters and appurtenances.
The Division of Water would like to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these contracts, to purchase water meters and appurtenances in the amount of $1,250,000.00. These items are needed for new customer installations and maintenance of existing meters.
Vendor C.C.# / Expiration MBE/FBE UTC # Amount
Badger Meter, Inc. 39-0143280 - 10/19/17 MAJ FL006169 $572,000.00
Metron-Farnier LLC 84-1328980 - 1/14/16 MAJ FL006174 $175,500.00
Master Meter, Inc. 75-1739575 - 8/7/16 MAJ FL006175 $211,500.00
Itron, Inc. 91-1011792 - 4/11/16 MAJ FL003623 $291,000.00*
$1,250,000.00
*Items purchased from Itron, Inc. will include electronic transmitters.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against these vendors.
2. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner as these meters are replacing ones that were previously bought from another vendor, however, did not work for the Division of Water’s needs. Currently supply is low.
3. FISCAL IMPACT: There are sufficient funds within the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund for these expenditures.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish Blanket Purchase Orders with various vendors for water meters and appurtenances based on existing Universal Term Contracts, for the Division of Water, ...
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