Title
Water Meter Test Benches for Water Services Department (Ordinance S-47214)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with OW Investors LLC, dba Mars Company, to provide water meter test benches for the Water Services Department. Further request to authorize execution of amendments to the agreement as necessary within the Council approved expenditure authority, and for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the agreement will not exceed $330,000.
Report
Summary
Meter accuracy is important to ensure financial viability, customer equity and to mitigate unaccounted for water. The Water Services Department’s current water meter test benches are outdated and need to be replaced. The contract is for installation and commissioning of new water meter test benches, removal of existing meter test benches, and re-location and re-commissioning of the new test benches at a future date. The contract includes annual maintenance and certification of the benches, and training for the WSD employees that use the test benches to test the meters.
Procurement Information
The selection was made using a Request for Proposal procurement process in accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10.
Selected Vendor
OW Investors LLC, dba Mars Company: 720 points
Additional Proposer
Ferguson Waterworks: 429 points
Contract Term
The term of the agreement is seven years effective Feb. 1, 2021.
Financial Impact
The agreement value for OW Investors LLC, dba. Mars Company will not exceed a total aggregate value of $330,000. Funding is available in the Water Services Department's Operating and Capital Improvement Program budgets.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.