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 $1,092,000.00. These items are needed for new customer installations and maintenance of existing meters.
Vendor C.C.# / Expiration MBE/FEB UTC # Amount
Badger Meter, Inc. 39-0143280 - 10/15/15 MAJ FL006169 $330,000.00
Metron-Farnier LLC 84-1328980 - 1/14/16 MAJ FL006174 $252,000.00
Ferguson Enterprises 54-1211771 - 2/2/17 MAJ FL006168 $471,000.00
Master Meter, Inc. 75-1739575 - 8/7/16 MAJ FL006175 $ 39,000.00
$1,092,000.00
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 the meters would not be received until July via 30-day Ordinance, and current supplies are almost depleted.
3. FISCAL IMPACT: A transfer of funds within the Water Build America Bonds Fund will be necessary, as well as an amendment to the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget.
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, to authorize a transfer and expenditure up to $1,092,000.00 within the Water Build America Bonds Fund, to amend the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget; and to declare an ...
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