TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: David E. Schumacher, P.E.; Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: October 14, 2013
SUBJECT: title
Resolution Authorizing a Scheduled Inventory Reagent Replacement Plan with the HACH Company for the Water Production Division
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PURPOSE:
To obtain authorization for a one-year Scheduled Inventory Reagent Replacement (SIRR) Plan with the HACH Company (HACH), Loveland, CO, for laboratory chemical reagents for the calendar year 2014 for the Water Production Division (WPD), at a cost of $26,549.54.
BACKGROUND:
Since 2006, the WPD has maintained a SIRR agreement with HACH under which chemical reagents are supplied for existing HACH on-line and laboratory water quality monitoring instrumentation utilized at the Water Treatment Plant. The current SIRR plan will expire on December 31, 2013.
DISCUSSION:
The chemical reagents are used in approximately 81 analyzers manufactured by HACH. These analyzers test for chemical parameters essential to maintaining regulatory compliance and effective water treatment process control, such as pH, chlorine residual, ammonia nitrogen, and fluoride residual. HACH is the sole source of the reagent products which are used in HACH equipment. The cost of the proposed SIRR plan is $26,549.54; an increase of $404.82 (1.6%) from 2013 prices. By entering into such an agreement with HACH, preferred/reduced pricing (volume discount) is obtained for the entire calendar year 2014.
Funds have been requested in the 2014 City Budget in Account No. 510-1851-511-61-30.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
None.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That a resolution authorizing award of a sole source purchase order, via City Code section 2-335 (a) (3), to the HACH Company in the amount of $26,549.54 be approved by the Mayor and City Council. It is further recommended that this matter be submitted to the Buildings, Grounds, and Infrastructure Committee for review and recommendation.
cc: Alderman Peters, Chairman
Alderman Garza
Alderman Bugg