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Consent Item # 10 July 15, 2015 and Meter Transmitter Unitsthe Purchase of Water Meters Revised Authorization Limit for
Revised Authorization Limit for 2•manufacturersMCS was authorized factory distributor for both •Meter transmitter units (MTUs) by Aclara–Water meters by Neptune–an Automated Meter Reading
(AMR) system Measurement Control Systems (MCS) for the provision of In September 2008, the District awarded a contract to •Background / History Purchase of Water Meters and MTUs
Revised Authorization Limit for 3 amount not to exceed $50,000 per fiscal year through FY15 The Board authorized purchase of meters and MTUs in an •the District’s AMR systemis necessary
for compatibility with Aclaraand MTUs from the continued sole source purchase of meters from Neptune In August 2013, the Board adopted a resolution finding that •Background / History
Purchase of Water Meters and MTUs
New Information Purchase of Water Meters and MTUsRevised Authorization Limit for 4 per fiscal yearIncrease purchase authorization from $50,000 to $100,000 •Water Department would like
to place order for meters and MTUs –Lead time for delivery of MTUs is about six months•Total expenditures for FY15 will be about $45,000 upon delivery–and MTUs Water Department has
two outstanding orders for meters •
New Information Purchase of Water Meters and MTUsRevised Authorization Limit for 5 amountsPlanned budget for FY16 and FY17 will include higher •until 2016It is expected that orders placed
now will not be delivered •
Fiscal Impact Purchase of Water Meters and MTUsRevised Authorization Limit for 6 purchase of water meters and MTUsFY15 budget and the planned FY16 & FY17 budgets for the Sufficient funds
exist in the Water Department’s approved •
Recommendation Purchase of Water Meters and MTUsRevised Authorization Limit for 7 exceed $100,000 per yearnecessary from FY 2015 forward in an amount not to and MTUs as of water meters
Authorize the purchase •