TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Purchase of One Vehicle Mounted Hydraulic Valve Turning Machine for the Public Utilities Department from E.H. Wachs in the Amount of $32,794.00
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BACKGROUND:
The Public Utilities Department currently owns and maintains eleven E.H. Wachs vehicle mounted hydraulic valve turning machines to turn the valves in the water distribution system. A hydraulic valve turning machine allows employees to mechanically turn a valve instead of manually turning it, thus minimizing the chance of injury. The valve turning machine also allows for the use of force stronger than can be exerted by a human. City Staff requested E.H. Wachs provide a quote to provide a new valve turning machine for the new foreman truck received in 2025.
The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
E.H. Wachs provided a proposal for one new valve turning machine in the amount of $32,794.00. The new machine will carry a one-year warranty.
Section 2-438 of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinances states that purchases whose estimated cost is in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be awarded without written specifications or bidding under certain circumstances. Two (2) of these circumstances apply:
a) Purchases which may only be practicably made from a single source.
f) Purchases when authorized by a concurring vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Mayor and City Council.
Funds will be charged to the Water and Sewer Improvement Fund / Water Distribution / Equipment (Org 50180012, Object 557500, $32,794.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council approve the purchase of one vehicle mounted hydraulic valve turning machine for the Public Utilities Department, in the amount of $32,794.00, on behalf of E.H. Wachs.
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