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Council approves exceeding $75,000 vendor threshold for Badger Meter purchases
Summary
Council authorized exceeding the city's $75,000 annual threshold to continue purchasing metering equipment and pressure monitoring services from Badger Meter after price increases pushed annual spending above the limit.
The Worcester City Council on June 2 approved a resolution allowing the city to exceed its $75,000 annual spending threshold with Badger Meter to continue purchasing replacement metering equipment and hydro pressure monitoring services.
Miss Warden explained the request: the city uses Badger Meter for replacement metering equipment and hydro pressure monitoring services, and "price increases over the years have pushed this vendor above that $75,000 threshold for the year, which just requires approval from the city," she said. The administration presented the item as a routine authorization to exceed the internal threshold so the Utilities Department can continue uninterrupted equipment replacement and monitoring.
After a motion and second, council members voted by roll call with the members present recorded as voting "yes." The resolution (2025-43) was adopted; the meeting record does not show alternative vendors were presented at the time of the request.
The council did not discuss specific line-item amounts beyond citing the annual threshold; no contract amendment or multi-year commitment was recorded in the meeting minutes.
