TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Award of Contract for the Number 3 Blower Refurbishment at the Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant to Air Blower Services, Inc. in the Amount of $39,944.00
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BACKGROUND:
The Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant utilizes three 400 hp aeration blowers to provide dissolved oxygen to the aeration basins. One of the blowers failed and had to be taken out of service. The blowers have been in service for nineteen years. The blower was removed by City staff and sent to Roots Blower LLC, the manufacturer, for evaluation. Roots Blower, LLC, disassembled the blower and upon evaluation recommended a full rebuild based on the age and condition of the blower.
The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
Air Blower Services, Inc., the local Roots Blower LLC Representative, submitted a proposal in the amount of $39,944.00 for the rebuild. The cost of a new replacement blower would be $157,882.00. Therefore, Staff recommends proceeding with refurbishing the existing blower. It is critical that the blower be repaired and put back into service in order to provide capacity and redundancy for the plant.
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. Three (3) of these circumstances apply:
a) Purchases which may only be practicably made from a single source;
c) Purchases of equipment which, by reason of training of city personnel or an inventory of replacement parts maintained by the city, are compatible with the existing equipment owned by the city;
f) Purchases when authorized by a concurring vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Mayor and City Council;
Sufficient funds exist utilizing the Water & Sewer Operating Fund / WSTP / Repairs and Maintenance (Org 50080803, Object 524300,...
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