Council action is requested to authorize $360,000 in expenditures for Itron Meters on a one (1) year contract, with one (1), one-year renewal period with Anixter Inc (Anixter) for the Power & Light Department.

Council action to issue expenditures for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

Commercial and Residential development in the City of Independence has caused the demand for meters to rise dramatically. The Procurement Division issued Invitation to Bid (ITB) #20044 in 2020 on the e-procurement website, Public Purchase, that the city uses for solicitations. The bid resulted in an award to Anixter Inc (Anixter). A contract was created for the purchase of meters. With the increased demand the Power & Light Department had a purchase order in fiscal year 2023 for $130,000. They spent an additional $30,000 in fiscal year 2023 due to the demand for solar metering. The amount of spend is anticipated to rise for the next fiscal year.

Approval of this item shall authorize change orders up to an additional ten (10) percent of the authorized amount, providing appropriations are available.

The fiscal impact to the City totals $360,000.00. There will be $180,000 of funding from the 2024 fiscal year budget and $180,000 from the 2025 fiscal year budget. Funding for the Itron Meters is included in the fiscal year 2023-24 adopted budget, page 242, account number 6122-5314, Warehouse & Stores – Inventory Purchases, IPL Fund 20.