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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2012-196RESOLUTION NO. 2012-196 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ITRON FOR FIXED NETWORK SYSTEMS AND FURTHER APPROPRIATING FUNDS WHEREAS, the Electric Utility and Public Works departments have initiated automatic meter reading (AMR) projects with the installation of meters equipped with encoder receiver transmitters (ERT). To fully receive the benefits of an AMR system, City Council approved the installation of a fixed network system that would read the meters via a network of receivers placed around the community; and WHEREAS, on August 15, 2012, City Council approved the contract with RuggedCom to conduct a radio backhaul design study for the transmission of data from the receivers to the City's customer information system. The cost of radio receiver installations, uncertainty of performance, and the technical expertise required to operate and maintain the radio backhaul system has resulted in a change in the backhaul network design; and WHEREAS, moving the existing installed facilities and adding new facilities requires additional services from Itron in the form of project management, field engineering services, and technical consultant programming. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby authorize the City Manager to execute Contract Change Order No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Itron, of Liberty Lake, WA, for fixed network systems, in the amount of $53,700; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds in the amount of $85,000 be appropriated for the projectfrom Electric Utility and Water Utilityfunds. Dated: December 19, 2012 I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2012-196 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held December 19, 2012, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Johnson, Katzakian, Mounce, and Mayor Nakanishi NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None t=H City Clerk