DATE:
May 6, 2025
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) 2025-26 with Badger Meter, Inc. in the not-to-exceed amount of $900,000. An anticipated $600,000 will be expended for the purchase of cellular endpoints and registers for automated meter reading infrastructure. An additional $300,000 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 devices and to simplify installation processes. Badger Meter supplies some of the products that that 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 automated 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 2,500 meters will be replaced, and 2,900 cellular endpoints will be installed during FY 2025-26, continuing with the ongoing implementation of the advanced automated meter (AMI) reading system. It will also allow for the purchase of Badger water meters, registers, endpoints, and miscellaneous replacement parts for the purpose of maintaining existing services and new service installations.
CITY GOAL SUPPORTED BY THIS ITEM
Financial Health - Maintain a balanced budget and adequate reserves.
FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funding will be included in the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Proposed Operating Budget.
ALTERNATIVE(S)
1. Provide alternative direction to staff.
ATTACHMENT(S)
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