TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Timothy L. Bryant, CEO/General Manager
Fayetteville Public Works Commission
FROM: Fayetteville Public Works Commission
DATE: March 9, 2026
RE:Title
PWC - Approve Sole Source Request - Purchase Twenty (20) LTE-Enabled Wastewater Flow Monitor Units, Twenty (20) Antennas for Communications, Ten (10) Area-Velocity Flow SensorsTitle
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
High Quality Built Environment
Executive Summary:
Sole source request to purchase twenty (20) LTE-enabled wastewater flow monitor units, twenty (20) antennas for communications, ten (10) area-velocity flow sensors from ADS Environmental Services LLC in the amount of $153,405.00.
Background:
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission, during the meeting on February 25, 2026, approved the sole source request to purchase twenty (20) LTE-enabled wastewater flow monitor units, twenty (20) antennas for communications, ten (10) area-velocity flow sensors from ADS Environmental Services LLC in the amount of $153,405.00, and forward to City Council for approval.
PWC’s Water Resources Engineering seeks approval to purchase specific equipment pursuant to a sole source exception to the competitive bidding requirements. North Carolina law allows an exception from the competitive bidding requirements for “Purchases of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment when: (i) performance or price competition for a product are not available; (ii) a needed product is available from only one source of supply; or (iii) standardization or compatibility is the overriding consideration.” NCGS §143-129(e)(6).
ADS Environmental Services LLC has provided an email establishing that ADS Environmental Services is the exclusive supplier of the required equipment in North Carolina.
Issues/Analysis:
N/A
Budget Impact:
Twenty (20) LTE-Enabled Wastewater Flow Monitor Units, Twenty (20) Antennas for Communications, Ten (10) Area-Velocity Flow Sensors are budgeted to 002.0610.0802.398000.39800.2606100301.
Options:
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Recommended Action::Recommended Action
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission recommends the Fayetteville City Council approve the sole source request to purchase twenty (20) LTE-enabled wastewater flow monitor units, twenty (20) antennas for communications, ten (10) area-velocity flow sensors from ADS Environmental Services LLC in the amount of $153,405.00 and authorize the CEO/General Manager of the Fayetteville Public Works Commission to execute for that purpose the contract for its purchase.
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Attachments:
Sole Source Request - Twenty (20) LTE-Enabled Wastewater Flow Monitor Units, Twenty (20) Antennas for Communications, Ten (10) Area-Velocity Flow Sensors