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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department, authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract 6007106 with OW Investors, LLC dba MARS Company, for software licenses, maintenance, and support services, for DWSD's Meter Test Benches, for a total contract not-to-exceed amount of $1,200,000.00 and a term of five (5) years. The BOWC also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of April 16, 2025
Item No.: 2025-77
Contract No: 6007106
Contractor: OW Investors, LLC dba MARS Company, 3925 SW 13th St., Ocala, FL 34474
Contract Amount: $1,200,000.00
Contract Term: 6/1/25 - 5/31/30 (5 years)
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Proposed DWSD Contract No. 6007106
Maintenance and Support Agreement for Meter Test Benches
OW Investors, LLC dba MARS Company
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Marqaicha Welch, Procurement Manager, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Contract 6007106 with OW Investors, LLC dba MARS Company, for software licenses, maintenance, and support services, for DWSD's Meter Test Benches, for a total contract not-to-exceed amount of $1,200,000.00 and a term of five (5) years. The BOWC also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND / JUSTIFICATION
DWSD Meter Operations manages a deployment of over 220,000 meters and needs to maintain the functionality of the test benches to validate the accuracy of water meters deployed throughout the system. Meter Operations samples 5% of the new meter population and a majority of the meters removed or replaced to provide a documented history of how the meters performed in the field, that provide insight into re...
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