Submitted By
John P. Wielebnicki, Public Works Director
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving a Purchase Price Agreement with Ferguson Enterprises Inc., d/b/a Ferguson Waterworks in an Amount not to Exceed $371,500.00, Authorizing its Execution and Waiving the Village's Bid Process for the Agreement
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Overview
Overview
This is an annual item is for the purchase of water meters and water meter parts as part of the Public Works Departments continuation of maintaining the the water meter system. Staff is requesting waiving the bid process since Ferguson Waterworks is the only regional distributor of these meters used by the Village.
Body
Staff Recommendation
Approve the Resolution.
Fiscal Impact
The purchase of these materials will be funded from the FY2019 Water and Sewer Fund Budget, Capital Improvements, account #5040-43750-781-570707 and #5040-43730-777-570707 which provides $400,000.00 for the water meter replacements.
Background
In an effort to strive for accurate reading of water usage and reduce non-revenue water loss the Public Works Department continues the process of replacing older/obsolete water meters.
There are approximately 12,600 meters in the Villages water system. The meters are necessary to record water usage for billing purposes. As meters age they can become less accurate due to wear on the meter parts. Meters have an expected life of 15-20 years for accuracy purposes. As meters age they will typically record less water usage than acutally is being used thus accounting for water usage that is not being billed.
There are two parts to a water meter. The first is a brass housing that the water flows through. The second part is called a Register Head. The second part is what records the flow of water to determine the volume that has been used by the customer. The Register Head communicates to the Water Meter Reader employee who drives down the street and records the water used by customers. The...
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