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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute A Blanket Purchase Agreement With Aclara Technologies LLC, For The Purchase Of Aclara One Single And Dual Port Metering Transmission Units For The Department's Billing Platform For One Year In An Amount Up To $236,875.20 In Accordance With Section 38.41(C)(2) Of The Procurement Code. (Sole Source)
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Department of Public Utilities ("Department"), through its Field Service and Advanced Metering Infrastructure ("AMI") Division, owns, operates, and maintains an AMI system that monitors, collects, and transmits water usage data to the Department's billing platform. This AMI system utilizes water meters fitted with registers to precisely measure and log water consumption at each service location. Usage is then transmitted by over 42,000 meter transmission units ("MTU"s) to a network of 34 Data Collection Units ("DCU"s). These DCUs forward the collected data to the Meter Data Management System, known as "Aclara One," which is integrated with the City's MUNIS billing system to produce monthly water bills. The current AMI system, installed between 2009 and 2012, remains a key component of the Department's billing operations.
Like all electronic equipment, MTU's periodically need to be replaced. The Department routinely acquires MTUs, spare parts, and related accessories for necessary repairs, replacements, and the installation of new water service connections. The Aclara One AMI network is proprietary, and MTU's from Aclara Technologies LLC ("Aclara") are the only ones that will operate with this network. Upon request by the Department, Aclara provided a quote for the necessary Sole Source equipment (No. 33266901) in an amount up to $236,875.20.
Notice to Sole Source Number NTSS-326-25 was...
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