SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve Purchase Orders to Rexel in the amount of $95,100.69, Instrument Specialties Inc. in the amount of $6,385 and Graybar in the amount of $9,665.69 for the Water Treatment Plant 1 (WTP 1) Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Upgrades Project (17-0041-UT) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The City of Clearwater’s WTP 1 control system includes PLC equipment that is obsolete and being phased out of production by the manufacturer. This project will install updated PLC equipment at WTP 1. Equipment includes PLC’s, alarm autodialer, and network communications devices for the plant control system.
December 13, 2018, City Manager approved a work order for design and installation engineering services required to implement updated programmable logic controller equipment at WTP 1 to McKim & Creed in the amount of $69,647. The City requested McKim & Creed provide equipment selection assistance and the following quotes were obtained.
The Rexel purchase order (PO) will provide current generation Allen Bradley PLCs and is the only distributor authorized by Rockwell Automation to sell Allen Bradley products in the geographic area in which WTP 1 is located. The Instrument Specialties Inc. PO will provide updated Raco Alarm Autodialer equipment and is the only supplier of Raco Manufacturing products. The Graybar PO was the lowest complete bid provider of updated network communications equipment. The new project value is $180,798.38.
The City of Clearwater’s Public Utilities Department is responsible for owning, operating, and maintaining WTP 1 Facilities.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
3217321-563800-96764
Funds are available in capital improvement project 321-96764, RO Plant Expansion Res 1, to fund these purchase orders.