HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007 07 09 Consent 201 Severn Trent Environmental Services, Inc.
COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM 201
CONSENT X
INFORMATIONAL
PUBLIC HEARING
REGULAR
July 9, 2007
Meeting
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Authorization
REQUEST: The Finance Department is requesting authorization from the City Commission
to extend the City's current contract with Severn Trent Environmental Services,
Inc. to read City water meters for the contract period August 1,2007 to July 31,
2008, year 4 of a possible 4 year contract.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Agenda item is to request authorization to extend the City's current
meter reading contract for one more year.
CONSIDERATIONS:
Severn Trent Environmental Services, Inc. has provided contract meter-reading services to the
City of Winter Springs since September 1, 2002, whereby they have provided immediate
supervision over the contracted meter readers as well as provided the vehicles and other
operating expenses associated with the meter readers, such as gasoline, vehicle maintenance,
uniforms, etc. This partnership has provided the City's Finance management with substantial
time and energy reductions related to managing the meter-reading personnel. Severn Trent
Environmental Services, Inc. has performed these services well above average with significant
progress being made in the reduction of meter misreads. It is the desire of both the Utility
Department and the Finance Department to continue to contract out the meter-reading function
and to continue our relationship with Severn Trent Environmental Services, Inc. for those
services.
FUNDING:
Funding is payable from the Utility Billing Division of the Finance Department (in the
General Fund) at a cost of $0.721 cents per manual-read meter, $0.577 per touch-read meter
and $0.577 per remote-read meter, which is an increase of 3.0% over our current contract
pricing. The General Fund will be reimbursed by the Water and Sewer Utility Fund for 100%
of the fees charged. The contract will be for approximately $130,000 per year, based on our
estimated customer count including growth.
Consent Agenda Item 201
July 9, 2007
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended authorization be granted to extend the City's contract with Severn Trent
Environmental Services, Inc. to read City water meters for the contract period August 1, 2007
to July 31, 2008, year 4 of a possible 4 year contract at the following price structure: $0.721
cents per manual-read meter, $0.577 per touch-read meter and $0.577 per remote-read meter.
Next year the contract will need to be rebid.
ATTACHMENTS: None
COMMISSION ACTION: