Title
Underground Locating Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of underground locating services from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with USIC Locating Services, LLC for underground locating services for a term of one year and three months under BuyBoard Cooperative contract #721-23, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for additional terms as long as the cooperative contract is in effect, at prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the cooperative contact.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Charles, Charlotte Water
Marion Sanders, Charlotte Water
Explanation
§ This contract will provide additional resources to supplement Charlotte Water staff with performing underground locating service requests for any construction projects that include excavation as required by NC General Statue.
§ Currently, Charlotte Water responds to approximately 330,000 locate service requests annually and these requests are anticipated to increase.
§ NC General Statute Section 143-129(e)(3) allows local governments to purchase from formally organized cooperative purchasing contracts.
§ A cooperative purchasing agreement results from the consolidation and competitive solicitation of multiple public agency requirements. By aggregating common needs all agencies are able to leverage economies of scale, such as volume discounts, improved terms, and conditions, reduced administrative costs, and access to professional and technical expertise.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $1,800,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
These are cooperative purchasing contracts and are exempt from the CBI Program.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Charlotte Water Operating Budget