Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water meters and appurtenances with the companies listed below. These contracts will expire March 31, 2011. The Division of Power & Water would like to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these contracts, to purchase water meters and appurtenances in the amount of $400,000.00. These items are needed for new customer installations and maintenance of existing meters.
Vendor UTC # C.C. No. Expires MBE/FBE
Hersey Meters Co. FL004531 37-1388051 12/15/10 Majority
Neptune Equipment FL004532 31-0591457 11/17/11 Majority
2. FISCAL IMPACT: A transfer of funds within the Water Build America Bonds Fund will be necessary, as well as an amendment to the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish Blanket Purchase Orders with Hersey Meters Company and Neptune Equipment Company, for the purchase of water meters and appurtenances, for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize a transfer and an expenditure of $400,000.00 from the Water Build America Bonds Fund, and to amend the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget. ($400,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Power and Water needs to purchase water meters and appurtenances for new customer installations and for maintenance of existing customer's meters; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts with Hersey Meters Company and Neptune Equipment Company; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for this Council to authorize the transfer within and expenditure of funds from the Water Build America Bonds Fund, for the Division of Power and Water, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expen...
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