City Council

13.\nMaster Sales Agreement with Itron, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nA. Find that the best interests of the City are served by a direct award of an agreement with\nItron, Inc. (Itron) without a competitive selection process, pursuant to Vernon Municipal Code\nSection (VMC) 3.32.110(B)(2);\nB. Pursuant to Sections 3.32.220(B) and 3.32.110(B)(3) of the VMC, find that it is\ncommercially unreasonable to rebid the proposed agreement for support and maintenance\nevery three years, as Software as a Service (Saas), software license, firmware, and\nequipment, and maintenance services for existing City utility meters are only available\nthrough Itron; and\nC. Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Master Sales Agreement with\nItron, in substantially the same form as submitted, for utility metering hardware, software,\nand maintenance services in an amount not-to-exceed $285,229.68 for a five-year term.