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August 26, 2021 City Council Regular Meeting
Title
19. Authorize the City Manager to Renew a Contract for Software Subscription for Water Meter Testing with Mars Company in the Amount of $43,510. Software will be used to Test Approximately 80,000 (10% Tested Annually) Small Commercial, Institutional, Industrial, and Residential Water Meters in the City’s Water Distribution System.
Strategic Priority
Good Government
Description

Recommend approval to renew the software maintenance agreement for water meter testing software with Mars Company in the amount of $43,510. 

This software will be used by the Conveyance and Distribution Department to perform accuracy testing on small commercial, institutional, industrial, and residential water meters in the City’s water distribution system.

This is a solesource purchase because the software provided is proprietary and Mars Company does not allow other companies to maintain its software.

S.S.      MARS Company (Ocala, FL) (D)     $43,510

(S.S.) Indicates Solesource, (D) Indicates non-local, non-DBE business

Recommendation

Approval 

Contact
Heath Lloyd, Chief of Infrastructure and Development
Financial Impact
Expenditure of $43,510 from the Water and Sewer Fund
Review Comments
Attachments
Exhibit 1: Funding Verification
Exhibit 2:Purchasing Notes
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