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| TO: | City of New Port Richey City Council | | FROM: | Robert M Rivera, Public Works Director | | DATE: | 2/21/2017 | | RE: | Consideration of Purchase for Two Wastewater Treatment Plant Return Pumps |
REQUEST:
The request of staff for City Council is to review and consider for approval the attached sole source proposal from TSC-Jacobs North in the amount not to exceed $26,000 for the Wastewater Treatment Plant's replacement of two effluent return pumps.
DISCUSSION:
The WWTP's existing effluent return processing pumps are 29 years old. They where purchase and installed in 1988 and have served their useful life span. This type of equipment is used to pump effluent from a grit chamber into a separator which captures the grit, washes and dewaters the solids making it suitable for final disposal. Weir Specialty Pumps is the only manufacturer and sole source for WEMCO pumps. TSC-Jacobs North is the exclusive representative for the City's region. This brand has a proven operation and maintenance track record, stringent design specifications, as well as the latest energy efficiency technology. Should the purchase be approved, wastewater maintenance personnel will remove and replace the existing pumps with the new WEMCO pumps. No modification kits will be required to complete the installation to the existing system because the discharge and suction plates for the new pumps are the same as the existing pumps. Bidding of this product is not recommended by staff because this equipment contains a propriety design, patented components, and one exclusive supplier for the City's region.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the sole source proposal is recommended and allowed under the City's Finance purchasing guidelines.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:
This item is budgeted in the Water and Sewer Fund, Water Pollution Control Division's line item account # 401-0112-535-63-99. It should be noted; Pasco County funds 40% of the operating expenditures for the City's WWTP by Interlocal Agreement.
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