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RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT BADGER METER
WATER METERS CANNOT BE REASONABLY OBTAINED
THROUGH THE USUAL BIDDING PROCEDURES AND
AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO DISPENSE WITH
BIDDING AND PURCHASE BADGER METER WATER METERS,
NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000 DOLLARS.
WHEREAS, Badger Meter has over 115 years of experience and a wide range of water meters and flow measurement technologies; and
WHEREAS, the Badger Meter Beacon Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system provides Utilities the ability to install AMI on a few critical meters or an entire meter population, anywhere in the Utility footprint that has cellular coverage; and
WHEREAS, the existing water meters located within the City’s water system were installed for many years by Cal Water; and
WHEREAS, Cal Water manages the City’s water system and has installed Badger Meter Beacon AMI meters within the City’s water system; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to purchase meters directly from Badger in-lieu of Cal Water purchasing the meters, which will result in a cost savings; and
WHEREAS, Water Resources Department and Cal Water staff, through significant evaluation, have determined that only one vendor , Badger Meter, provides the product needed to successfully integrate into the City’s existing system to meet the aforementioned requirements, and has recommended that this Council authorize dispensing with bidding requirements in accordance with Section 3.20.060(D)(2).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
2. The Council hereby finds that the purchase of particular water meters from Badger utilizing the Badger Beacon AMI system, can only be reasonably obtained from one vendor, Badger, because of the necessity to successfully integrate such work, supplies, equipment or materials into an existing city project or system.
3. The Finance Director is authorized to dispense with bidding in accordance with Section 3.20.060 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code, and to negotiate the purchase of Badger Meter water meters on a continuing basis, not to exceed $1,500,000.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on , by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, KOMAN, BASHIRTASH, KAUR
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER_________________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBER_________________________________________________________ ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER_________________________________________________________
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JULIE DRIMAKIS, CMC
CITY CLERK AND EX OFFICIO of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED __________________
By___________________________
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By___________________________
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
COUNTERSIGNED:
By: ____________________________
RANDY MCKEEGAN
Finance Director