The Utilities Metering and Energy Management System primary function is to meter all buildings on the UIC campuses and allows Utilities to bill individual buildings for their usage of HTHW, Steam, Chilled Water and electricity. This is a computerized system built on the Tridium (BAS system) platform that interconnects with over 600 meters, some of these meters are on other Utilities department systems like DeltaV and Rockwell and are integrated into the Tridium system. The system is now substantial and requires maintenance, upgrades and support beyond a small purchase. The system also provides reports and quality control of the energy data it collects, so that campus wide energy initiatives can be discovered and evaluated.

The university, on information and belief, has concluded that only one vendor can meet its need or can meet the need economically. That vendor is Hawkeye Energy Solutions. The university has provided detailed justification to support its conclusion as shown on the attached Sole Source Justification Form. Although the university has presented this as a sole source procurement, we are seeking competitive information from firms with the capability of meeting the university's need (even if performed in a manner different from what has been presented) to contact us and provide sufficient information to show the need can be met. If we receive that information, the Chief Procurement Officer will offer a public hearing to consider the matter. Hearing information is described below.

The University has determined that this purchase is only economically available from this source because the compatibility of equipment, accessories, replacement parts, or service is a paramount consideration.