HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 071-2013RESOLUTION NO. 71-201 3
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
WAIVING BIDDING REQUIREMENTS OF CITY'S PURCHASING PROCEDURES AND
THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS CODE, AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO EXECUTE, AN AGREEMENT FOR THE
PROCUREMENT OF WATER METERS AND AUTOMATIC METER READ RADIO
DEVICES FOR FY2013-14
WHEREAS, the City operates and maintains approximately 9,200 water service meter
connections;
WHEREAS, in 2007, the City began a ten-year program to replace and upgrade the aging and
deteriorating water meters throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, approximately 6,200 old water meters have been upgraded with automatic meter
read (AMR) devices in the last six years; and
WHEREAS, Golden State Flow Measurement, Inc. is a northern California distributor of water
meters manufactured by Sensus Metering Systems, an international provider of water meters; and
WHEREAS, the City's water system has been using Sensus water meters for the last 30 years
and is satisfied with the durability and quality of the products as well as their customer service; and
WHEREAS, the Sensus water meter, with its associated AMR radio device, is the only meter
that is compatible with the City's water system and meter reading equipment, thereby requiring a sole
source procurement as permitted in such circumstances under the City's Procurement Procedures and
the Public Contracts Code; and
WHEREAS, staff has negotiated a price with Golden State Flow Measurement, Inc., for
purchasing approximately 953 Sensus water meters and associated AMR Radio devices for a not to
exceed amount of $300,000.00;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council of the City of Burlingame finds all of the facts recited above, in the staff
report and during the presentation of this matter, to be true and correct.
2. The City Council of the City of Burlingame finds that the Sensus water meter, with its
associated AMR radio device, is the only water meter that is compatible with the City's water system
and meter reading equipment, thereby justifying a sole source procurement, without the necessity of
formal bidding and, based upon that finding, the City Council waives the bidding requirement for this
procurement consistent with the provisions of the City's Procurement Procedures and the Public
Contracts Code.
3. The City Council of the City of Burlingame hereby approves and authorizes the Director of
Public Works to execute a procurement agreement for 953 Sensus water meters and associated AMR
radio devices, in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00.
Ann Keighran,l a or
I, Mary Ellen Kearney, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19t" day of
August, 2013, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: BAYLOCK, BROWNRIGG, DEAL, KEIGHRAN, NAGEL
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE
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Mary Ellen Kearney, 'ity Clerk