2024-ISS-365_SS_1742_Att_A.pdf

This document is an Exemption Revision Form and Sole Source Form from Sarasota County Public Utilities for a sole source procurement with Avanti Inc. for McCrometer flow meters and parts. The procurement is for a propeller-type flow meter with a spool design, used across all water and reuse treatment systems. The contract is a three-year renewal from 03/15/2025 to 03/14/2028, with no change to the estimated expenditure amount of $50,000.00 per fiscal year.

The sole source justification is based on Avanti Company being the exclusive distributor of McCrometer brand products in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia for municipal markets. The document emphasizes that changing to another system would require a complete engineering redesign, and the current brand has been field tested in Sarasota County for over 15 years. The procurement is for Water Specialties Propeller flowmeters, Ultra Mag Electromagnetic flowmeters, Full Profile Insertion (FPI) flowmeters, Single Point Insertion (SPI) flowmeters, V-Cone primary elements, Dura-Mag flowmeters, and McCrometer communication systems, with Avanti Company responsible for all product sales, field repairs, start-ups, and calibrations.