DATE:
August 6, 2024
TO:
Chair and Board Members, Hesperia Water District
FROM:
Rachel Molina, City Manager
BY:
Cassandra Sanchez, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Robert Worby, Fleet / Warehouse Supervisor
SUBJECT:
Contract with Badger Meter, Inc.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
It is recommended that the Board of Directors of the Hesperia Water District authorize the City Manager to approve a contract for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 with Badger Meter, Inc. in the not-to-exceed amount of $900,000. An anticipated $550,000 will be expended for the purchase of registers and cellular endpoints for automated meter reading infrastructure. An additional $350,000 is allocated for the purchase of water meters and related water meter parts.
BACKGROUND
The Hesperia Water District has standardized various services and repair products to minimize the need to stock multiple products and simplify installation processes. Badger water products are one the District has standardized and is the direct distributor in Southern California for Badger water materials.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
Badger water meters interface with the cellular endpoints used for remote meter reading and with Badger's Beacon automated metering analytics software. This contract to purchase Badger water meters will allow the Customer Service/Meter Division to continue with the meter rotation program. An estimated 1,200 meters and 3,790 endpoints will be installed and replaced during FY 2024-25, continuing with the ongoing implementation of the AMI reading system. It will also allow for the purchase of Badger water meters and miscellaneous replacement meter parts for the purpose of new service installations and the maintenance of existing services. Badger offers a 10-year warranty on the endpoint transmitters, endpoints, and meters.
In previous fiscal years, the purchase of registers and cellular endpoints was part of a separate agreement and not included with the purchase of water meters and water meter parts. This agreement combines all physical meter reading infrastructure, helping to streamline the purchase of warehouse material.
CITY GOAL SUPPORTED BY THIS ITEM
Financial Health: Maintain a balanced budget and adequate reserves.
FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funding has been included in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Operating Budget.
ALTERNATIVE(S)
1. Provide alternative direction to staff.
ATTACHMENT(S)
None
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Staff Report to the Chair and Board Members, Hesperia Water District Contract with Badger Meter Inc.
August 6, 2024