2631 ORDINANCE NO.- 2
AN ORDINANCE WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR THE PURCHASE
OF NEW WATER METERS AND ACCOMPANYING AMI COMMUNICATION
DEVICES DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS,Arkansas Code Annotated Section 14-58-303 allows waiving of competitive
bidding in exceptional situations where such procedure is deemed not feasible or practical; and
WHEREAS,there are many items necessary for the City's use where competitive bidding
is deemed not feasible or practical; and
WHEREAS,the West Memphis Utilities is currently installing AMI electric meters,
selected through a competitive process, to install AMI electric meters (meters that communicate
with the Utilities thus eliminating physical meter reading)to all accounts in the city; and
WHEREAS,the contract for the installation of the electrical-meters included the
installation of 250 AMI water meters as a pilot program; and
WHEREAS,the pilot program was a success and the West Memphis.Utilities wants to
replace all water meters city-wide with AMI water meters, and
WHEREAS, Core &Main, the company that supplied the water meters for the pilot
program is the same company that has supplied water meters to the West Memphis Utilities for
decades; and
WHEREAS,Itron, the company that supplies the communication devices for the AMI
electric meters and the pilot AMI water meters, was selected through a competitive process; and
WHEREAS,to bid the purchase of water meters and communication devices out will be
time consuming and may not be completed before the installation contractor finish the existing
project and leaves; and
RECEIVED
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NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST MEMPHIS,ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: That competitive bidding be waived for the purchase of 9,000 AMI water
meters from Core & Main in the amount of$1,675,619.10 and the purchase 10,000
communication devices from Itron int the amount of$1,145,000.00.
SECTION,2: EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It having been found and determined by the
City Council of the City of West Memphis,Arkansas, that there is an urgent need to install the
AMI water meters to ensure city residences have reliable water supply, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, and this Ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
health, safety and welfare of the citizens of West Memphis, Arkansas, shall be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 6 day of *Ad , 2023.
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M. McCLENDON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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PATRICIA BOYD JOPL , CIT'4' LERK
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