TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
SUBJECT:
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Approve Purchase of Replacement Sluice Gates for the Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant from LAI & Associates Inc. in the Amount of $41,700.00
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BACKGROUND:
The Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant utilizes three (3) Rodney Hunt sluice gates to isolate flow to final clarifiers No. 1-3. The gates originally installed in 1970 no longer seal and need to be replaced to ensure tank isolation.
The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
After inspecting the sluice gates, it was determined the sealing frames are worn and it would be most cost effective to replace the gates. LAI & Associates Inc., the local Rodney Hunt representative, was contacted to submit a price for replacement gates. The cost of the new sluice gates is $41,700.00 and 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. 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 Improvement Fund / Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant (Org 50180802, Object 557200, $41,700.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council approve the purchase of replacement sluice gates for the Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant, in the amount of $41,700.00, on behalf of LAI & Associates Inc.
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