SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a Purchase Order (contract) with Xylem, Inc. of Apopka, FL, in the amount of $270,465.00 for the purchase of Flygt Return Activated Sludge Pumps and Internal Recycle Pumps and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
Public Utilities is purchasing five Return Activated Sludge (RAS) Flygt Pumps and five Internal Recycle (IR) Flygt Pumps. These pumps are replacing existing pumps at the Marshall Street WRF that have reached the end of their useful life and have become costly to operate and maintain. These pumps are an in-kind replacement and are an essential part of treating wastewater and maintaining the plant compliance status. The piping and layout are engineered and designed for this application; therefore, it would be costly to make additional modifications.
Public Utilities purchases Original Equipment Manufacturer Flygt pumps. In accordance with City Code Section 2.564 (1)(b), Exceptions to Bidding, Xylem Technologies has been determined a sole source vendor for Flygt pumps. Xylem offers the City a 10.5% discount.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
0327-96664-562800-535-000-0000 $ 270,465.00 FY 16/17
Sufficient funding is available in the Utility Renewal and Replacement Fund 0327-96664, Water Pollution Control R&R, in the amount of $270,465.00, to fund the current fiscal year’s cost of the contract.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS: N/A