STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: January 25, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a five-year service price agreement for industrial, commercial, and institutional water assessments for the Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability - Alan Plummer and Associates, Inc. dba Plummer Associates, Inc., only bidder - Estimated amount of $971,220 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service price agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This service price agreement will provide for industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) water assessments for the Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability. ICI water consumption audits assist customers by helping them identify potential water savings throughout their facilities. ICI water consumption audits are included as a water conservation strategy in the City's 2016 water conservation five-year work plan (Plan).
The Plan targets a reduction in gallons per capita per day by an average 1.0 percent per year. A major emphasis has been placed on efforts to aid ICI customers realize their full potential for water savings and increased efficiency. To that end, professional water assessments are offered free of charge to the ICI water customers. These customers represent approximately 59 percent of all retail water use. The City's goal is to have the awarded contractor perform approximately 150 buil...
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