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2462 Agreement Betw COS & Core & Main Advanced Water Meter System
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Signature:v o g.fl ord f chin@san u raci.ho t Traci Houchin (Feb 16, 2023 09:34 EST)v o g.fl ord f @san uff oodr w.t ar Art Woodruff (Feb 16, 2023 08:38 EST)rom.com t ens t @s ll ha w d David Hall David Hall (Feb 16, 2023 08:35 EST)@coreandmain.com t hard k r u ie.b k jacryan.johnson@coreandmain.com Email:Signature:Email:Signature:Email:Signature:Email:Signature:Email: ITN?20_21-35R?Final?Agreement?with?Core?and Signature?Date:?2023-02-16?-?1:35:39?PM?GMT?-?Time?Source:?server-?IP?address:?209.170.236.218 Document?e-signed?by?David?Hall?(dwhall@stenstrom.com)2023-0 2-16?-?1:32:44?PM?GMT-?IP?address:?209.170.236.218 Email?viewed?by?David?Hall?(dwhall@stenstrom.com)2023-02-16?-?12:58:16?PM?GMT Document?emailed?to?David?Hall?(dwhall@stenstrom.com)?for?signature Signature?Date:?2023-02-16?-?12:58:13?PM?GMT?-?Time?Source:?server-?IP?address:?165.225.57.74 Document?e-signed?by?Jackie?Burkhardt?(jackie.burkhardt@coreandmain.com)2023-02-16?-?1:03:11?AM?GMT-?IP? address:?104.28.103.17 Email?viewed?by?Jackie?Burkhardt?(jackie.burkhardt@coreandmain.com)2023-02-15?-?8:53:25?PM?GMT Document?emailed?to?Jackie?Burkhardt?(jackie.burkhardt@coreandmain.com)?for?signa ture Signature?Date:?2023-02-15?-?8:53:21?PM?GMT?-?Time?Source:?server-?IP?address:?165.225.217.63 Document?e-signed?by?Ryan?Johnson?(ryan.johnson@coreandmain.com)2023-02-14?-?9:52:21?PM?GMT-?IP?addr ess:?172.226.170.41 Email?viewed?by?Ryan?Johnson?(ryan.johnson@coreandmain.com)2023-02-14?-?9:45:02?PM?GMT Document?emailed?to?Ryan?Johnson?(ryan.johnson@coreandmain.com)?for?signature 2023-02-14?-?9:41:54?PM?GMT-?IP?address:?97.71.189.34 Document?created?by?MARISOL?ORDONEZ?(marisol.ordonez@sanfordfl.gov)13-2023"?History"ITN?20_21-35R?Final?Agreement?with?Core?and?Main?FINAL?02-CB JCHBCAABAAy4nU9PDyQNb3k9cQmJqnRC7bmhCgn4pnTransaction?ID:SignedStatus:MARISOL?ORDONEZ?(marisol.ordonez@sanfordfl.gov)By:2023-02-14Created:2023-02-16Final?Audit?Report Main?FINAL?02-13-2023 Document?emailed?to?art.woodruff@sanfordfl.gov?for?signature 2023-02-16?-?2:34:21?PM?GMT Agreement?completed.Signature?Date:?2023-02-16?-?2:34:21?PM?GMT?-?Time?Source:?server-?IP?address:?97.71.189.3 4 Document?e-signed?by?Traci?Houchin?(traci.houchin@sanfordfl.gov)2023-02-16?-?2:33:30?PM?GMT-?IP?address:?97.71.189.34 Email?viewed?by?Traci?Houchin?(traci.houchin@sanfordfl.gov)2023-02-16?-?1:38:45 ?PM?GMT Document?emailed?to?Traci?Houchin?(traci.houchin@sanfordfl.gov)?for?signature Signature?Date:?2023-02-16?-?1:38:43?PM?GMT?-?Time?Source:?server-?IP?address:?174.211.186.1162023-02-16?-?1:38:4 1?PM?GMT-?IP?address:?174.211.186.116 Signer?art.woodruff@sanfordfl.gov?entered?name?at?signing?as?Art?Woodruff 2023-02-16?-?1:36:57?PM?GMT-?IP?address:?104.28.110.110 Email?viewed?by?art.woodruff@sa nfordfl.gov 2023-02-16?-?1:35:41?PM?GMT