Approve a Blanket Purchase Order with Ewing in an Amount Not To Exceed $75 000 for the Purchase of Irrigation Equipment and Parts. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 06/27/11 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Approve a Blanket Purchase Order with Ewing in an Amount Not To Exceed $75 000 for the Purchase of Irrigation Equipment and Parts. Contact Person/Dept.: Patrick Reynolds Parks Division Manager Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes X No Phone Number: (310) 253 6470 Item Number: C 5_ Public Hearing: Action Item: Attachments: Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _______________ Public Notification: (E Mail) Meetings and Agendas City Council (06/22/11); (E Mail) Ewing (06/15/11). Department Approval: Dan Hernandez (06/16/11) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by N. Kimball) (06/22/11) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (06/22/11) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (06/22/11) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve a Blanket Purchase Order with Ewing in an amount not to exceed $75 000 for the purchase of irrigation equipment and parts. BACKGROUND: The Calsense system monitors weather and measures evaporation and the amount of water needed for plant life. It also monitors water flow and automatically turns off the irrigation system when pipes or irrigation heads break. Ewing has provided the City with irrigation controllers radios and other irrigation equipment supplies and parts for over eleven (11) years. Parks Division staff is currently in the process of upgrading the Calsense irrigation system throughout the City in order to be in compliance with imposed new water conservation requirements on landscape irrigation systems) . Time is of the essence since enforcement of this State law will commence in January 2012. DISCUSSION: During Fiscal Year 2010/2011 a total of $38 759 has been spent with Ewing and staff anticipates that an additional $35 000 should be spent before the end of Fiscal...
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