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ACTION ITEM of Meter Box LidsPurchase of Meter Box LidsPurchase April 6, 2016#8
Purchase of interferencemeter radios to occur without lid is necessary to allow radio transmission from the water metallic -non he T•boxesmetallic composite lid for these meter -a nonThe
Standards require •residences where the District is supplying the required fire flow family -new singlefor all concrete meter boxes precast installation of for the call Water System
Construction Standards The District’s •BACKGROUND / HISTORY Purchase of
Purchase of Meter Box Lids productDistrict was the first utility in the nation to install the finished The •District worked with DFW to develop these lids The •TexasPlastics of Fort
Worth, DFW •lidsmetallic composite -nonthe is only one manufacturer of There •BACKGROUND / HISTORY Purchase of Meter Box Lids
NEW INFORMATION of the B48 lids12 •the B40 lids110 of •Recommended purchase for 2016 is:•6 of the B48 lids•95 of the B40 lids•In 2015, the District installed: •Purchase of Meter Box
LidsPurchase of Meter Box Lids
NEW INFORMATION include shipping at no cost to the DistrictDFW has stated that if a single order is placed for all of the lids, DFW will •Total price would be $17,955, not including
sales tax•B48 lid: $245.00••Quoted prices from DFW:•Purchase of Meter Box LidsPurchase of Meter Box Lids
NEW INFORMATION by purchasing direct from the manufacturerlocal distributors indicated that the District would receive a lower price The •Local distributors were contacted by the District’s
Buyer•The lids are available from local distributors•Purchase of Meter Box LidsPurchase of Meter Box Lids
FISCAL IMPACT charged a Meter Box Upgrade Feewhen of supplying a meter box lid is recovered Cost •17,955, not including sales taxPrice quotation from DFW is $•Purchase of Meter Box LidsPurchase
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RECOMMENDATION taxof $17,955 plus sales Approve the purchase of 122 meter box lids from DFW Plastics for a total •Purchase of Meter Box LidsPurchase of Meter Box Lids