HomeMy WebLinkAbout032487 RES - 06/29/2021Resolution authorizing a two-year supply agreement with Aclara
Technologies LLC, of St. Louis, Missouri, for a total amount not to
exceed $2,304,818.00, for water meter transmission units (MTUs) for
the Utilities Department, effective upon issuance of notice to proceed,
with FY 2021 funding in the amount of $384,136.33 available through
the Water Fund.
WHEREAS, these supplies will be used by the Utilities Department;
WHEREAS, Aclara Technologies LLC, will provide water meter transmission units,
which are critical in sustaining the Department's operational reliability for service;
WHEREAS, State law provides that such procurements, as outlined above, are
subject to statutory procurement requirements, including competitive bids, unless an
exception applies;
WHEREAS, there is a statutory exception for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(2), as this purchase is necessary to preserve the
public health and safety of the City's residents;
WHEREAS, there is also a statutory exception for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a) (7) (A), as this purchase is available from only
one source due to special processes or patents; and
WHEREAS, there is also a statutory exception for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a) (7) (D), as this purchase is for captive
replacement parts or components for equipment.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this resolution are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of this procurement.
Section 2. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to execute all documents
necessary to secure a purchase from Aclara Technologies LLC, of St. Louis, Missouri
based on a sole source for a total amount not -to -exceed $ 2,304,818.00.
032487
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Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required
for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described
below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has
not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation
by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: June 29, 2021 Legistar Number: 21-0548
Agenda Item:
Resolution authorizing a two-year supply agreement with Aclara Technologies LLC, of St. Louis,
Missouri, for a total amount not to exceed $2,304,818.00, for water meter transmission units (MTUs)
for the Utilities Department, effective upon issuance of notice to proceed, with FY 2021 funding in the
amount of $384,136.33 available through the Water Fund.
Amount Required: $ 384,136.33
Fund Name
Accounting
Unit
Account
No.
Activity No.
Amount
Water Fund
4010-31510-041
520150
$384,136.33
Total
$384,136.33
o Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
Date: JUL 1 3 2021