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PURCHASING MANAGER
33 East Broadway Avenue
Meridian, ID 83642
Phone:208-888-4433 Fax:208-887-4813
CITY OF MERIDIAN
SOLE SOURCE FORM
Date: 05-24-2011
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Requlsltlon Nu
ice: Water Meter and Readin S stem E ui ment
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' vailable from onl one vendor. Item is one-of-a kind item
Sole Source. Item Is a Y
is not sold throu h distributors. Manufacturer is a sole
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distributor.
' s vendors can su I the specified model & brand, and
Sole Brand. Varlou pp Y
om etitive bids will be solicited for the brand requested.
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JUSTIFICATION: (Attach additional pages if needed)
' ' n to switch over to Sensus Automated Water Meters several years ago and by doing
The City made the decisio .
i water recordin s stem by standardizing the radio frequency and communication
so greatly improved is 9 Y
din software. This standardization reduced the amount of time needed to complete
between meters and rea g
'feed data transactions required for the billing process. The Public Works Department
monthly reads and simple
Sensus as the Sole Brand water meter for the City in order to maintain this reading
would like to designate
'lit and avoid data transfer issues encountered with the mixing of multiple meter brands.
capabi y
f r Sensus Meterin S stems is assigned a specific geographic territory in which they are
Every distributor o 9 Y
s roducts. The are rohibited from selling outside that assigned territory and risk being
allowed to sell Sensu p Y p
' for should the "sell or attempt to sell Sensus Products outside their Territory which
terminated as a distribu y
dictates a Sole Source for the supply of Sensus Water Meters.
I with their Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Alaska branches, is an exclusive distributor
United Pipe and Suppy,
Meter Readin AMR) and meter products for these regions. They are not permitted to
of Sensus Automated g ~ II to customers within these
sell outside of these areas and distributors from other states are not permuted to se
boundaries.
hed the attached letter from Sensus Technologies which verifies the sole source designation.
Please see attac
CERTIFICATION:
f the re uirements set forth in the City's Purchasing Policy & Procedures Manual for competitive bidding and the
I am aware o q
i eria for 'ustification for sole sourcelsole brand purchasing. I have gathered technical information and have made
established cr t ~
ffort to review com arablelequal equipment. I hereby certify as to the validity of the information and feel confident
a concerted e p
that this justification for sole sourcelsole brand meets the City's criteria and is accurate.
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