Label
DPU102125DLZSERVICES
Public Utilities
Douglas Stephens (x1847)
Revised
Title
Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of an amount not to exceed $480,000 from the Water Replacement Fund and an amount not to exceed $480,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund to provide professional services necessary to continue program management duties related to the AMI Program; authorizing the Mayor to enter into a professional services contract; authorizing the Mayor to waive the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187 for said purpose; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Since 2021, the Department of Public Utilities has utilized DLZ Ohio, Inc (DLZ) to provide professional program management and associated services for the AMI Project. Throughout this 4-year period DLZ's program management team has been instrumental in ensuring these projects have been successfully completed by performing duties that the City did not have the capacity to staff with Department of Public Utilities personnel. There are still approximately 5,500 meters that need installed to completely finish the AMI program, but these meters have more difficult installation issues and were unable to be completed under the AMI project. As an extension of working on the AMI project, DLZ staff has gained extensive detailed knowledge of new software systems, billing, customer service, and meter shop operations that make them uniquely suited to continue with the management of work related to these functions of the Department of Public Utilities. As a result, the department intends to utilize DLZ to complete the meter installations and other tasks as needed that have been associated with the AMI project.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the appropriation of an amount not to exceed $480,000 is authorized from the unappropriated balance of the Water Replacement Fund into Account Code 6063-31000-...
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