Title:
Title
Agreement: SmartCover(r) Water Monitoring Systems Maintenance (Two-Thirds Vote Required)
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FileID
File ID: 2018-01572
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to: 1) suspend competitive bidding in the best interests of the City; and 2) execute an Agreement with Hadronex, Inc., dba SmartCover(r) Systems, for SmartCover(r) Water Monitoring System Maintenance for a 5-year term beginning January 1, 2019 in an amount not to exceed $245,000.
Contact: Tim Lloyd, Superintendent, (916) 808-4022; William Busath, Director of Utilities, (916) 808-1434; Stacy Larkin, Program Analyst, (916) 808-6356; Department of Utilities
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreement: Hadronex, Inc., dba SmartCover(r) Systems
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On October 22, 2013, the City Council suspended competitive bidding for the purchase of Hadronex SmartCover(r) Real Time Continuous Monitoring System for Manholes, which detect potential sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and combined sewer overflows (CSOs) through remote monitoring. Through this authority, the Department of Utilities (DOU) purchased and deployed 50 units along with maintenance coverage through December 31, 2018. This contract renews the maintenance agreement for all 50 units for a 5-year period beginning January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2023.
Policy Considerations: City Council approval is required for contracts of $100,000 or more.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: The Community Development Department, Environmental Services Manager has determined that the proposed activity is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b). The activity is a continuing administrative or maintenance activity, such as the purchase of supplies and/or personnel-related actions and is not subject to CEQ...
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