HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 15 - Water Meters and Monitoring Equipment MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: MARCH 18, 2025
SUBJECT: ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR WATER METERS, SEWER MONITORING,
AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider renewal of the sole source agreement for the
purchase and installation of water meters and associated equipment and
manhole monitoring equipment from HydroPro Solutions, LLC.
FUNDING SOURCE: Funds are available in the Utility Enterprise Fund in the estimated amount
of$700,000.
BACKGROUND: This item provides for the renewal of a sole source agreement with
HydroPro Solutions, LLC for the purchase and as-needed installation of
water meters from 5/8" (residential meters) up to 8" (industrial users). The
HyrdoPro installation will also include a lead and copper inventory as the
meters are replaced, as required by the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
In addition, staff uses this contract to install gas monitoring meters in the
sewer system to track generation of corrosive gases in the system.
City Council approved the contract with HydroPro on November 17, 2020
and renewed the contract on September 19, 2023 and March 19, 2024.
This is the first of two renewals. To date, 8,997 meters have been
replaced with the newer meters. Staff strives to replace 10% of our
15,000+ meters annually.
The purchase of water meters, sewer monitoring, and required
communication hardware will be made as a sole source purchase from
HydroPro Solutions, LLC in accordance with Local Government Code
Chapter 252, Subchapter B, §252.022. General Exemptions (a)(7)(A).
Staff recommends approval.