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File #: 2026-0045    Version: 1
Type: Purchase Status: Passed
File created: 1/28/2026 In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: Final action: 2/9/2026
Title: Request for Purchase Authorization - DPS/GAR: Waiver of Section 2-273(b) of the Purchasing Ordinance; Approval of Blanket Purchase Order for annual software maintenance for the City's Water Meter Test Bench in the amount of $173,333.00 for a term of five (5) years; Mars Company, Ocala, FL
Indexes: Blanket Purchase, Purchase Authorization
Attachments: 1. 020926 Agenda Summary.pdf, 2. MARS Company Agreement.pdf, 3. Resolution (Draft).pdf

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Request for Purchase Authorization - DPS/GAR: Waiver of Section 2-273(b) of the Purchasing Ordinance; Approval of Blanket Purchase Order for annual software maintenance for the City's Water Meter Test Bench in the amount of $173,333.00 for a term of five (5) years; Mars Company, Ocala, FL

 

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Resolved, that the Rochester Hills City Council hereby waives Section 2-273(b), the requirements for long term contracts, under Section 2-281, which allows City Council the authority to waive any regulation or procedure pertaining to purchasing, deeming it to be in the best interest of the City. 

 

Further Resolved, that the Rochester Hills City Council authorizes a blanket purchase order for the City’s Water Meter Test Bench annual software maintenance in the amount of $173,333 to Mars Company, Ocala, Florida for a term of five (5) years and further authorizes the Procurement Manager to execute an agreement on behalf of the City.

 

Further Resolved, that the City’s acceptance of the proposal and approval of the award of a contract shall be contingent and conditioned upon the parties’ entry into and execution of a written agreement acceptable to the City.