HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract renewal for Water Meters and Related Parts for WPC RESOLUTION NO. 14-343
RESOLUTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF WATER METERS AND RELATED
PARTS FOR WATER AND POLLUTION CONTROL DEPARTMENT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, on September 10, 2013, City Council awarded two contracts for the
purchase of water meters and related parts; and,
WHEREAS,one contract was awarded to Badger Meter in the amount of$205,000,and
a second was awarded to Elster AMCO in the amount of$15,000, and these contracts were
awarded for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014; and,
WHEREAS, at that time,Badger Meter did not have a distributor supplying meters and
meter parts to Iowa, however, since that time, Metering Technology Solutions has become the
factory-authorized distributor for Badger products in Iowa; and,
WHEREAS, staff has not rebid these contracts,as it was anticipated that a new contract
for the Capital Improvement Plan's Automatic Meter Reading(AMR)project would be awarded
to begin July 1, 2014; and,
WHEREAS,the Request for Proposals process for the AMR project is underway, but a
contract will not be ready for Council award until later this fall; and,
WHEREAS, in the meantime, the current venders have agreed to honor their existing
pricing from 2013 during this interim period; and,
WHEREAS,funding for these purchases is included in the $180,000 allotted for routine
meter purchases in the adopted FY 14/15 operating budget, and an additional $417,000 is
included in the FY 14/15 CIP for Year 1 of a multi-year roll-out of the AMR project.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,
that a purchase agreements with Metering Technology Solutions of Burnsville, Minnesota, to
furnish Badger water meters and related parts and services at an estimated cost of$100,000 is
hereby approved, and an extension of the purchase agreement with Elster AMCO of Ocala,
Florida, to furnish water meters and related parts at an estimated cost of $20,000 is hereby
further approved, both for the period of July 1, 2014, through September 30, 2014.
ADOPTED THIS 1 Oth day of June, 2014.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman, Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 Oth day of June, 2014.