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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Michael Houston, Assistant Superintendent of Water and Sewer Maintenance
DATE: April 9, 2019
SUBJECT:
Authorization to purchase one valve maintenance trailer for the Water and Sewer Maintenance Division.
PURPOSE:
To authorize the Director of Purchasing to purchase one valve maintenance trailer for the Water and Sewer Maintenance Division.
BACKGROUND:
Aurora's potable water distribution system consists of approximately 770 miles of watermain and over 9,000 valves. According to the American Water Works Association standards water valves should be exercised every 6 months. The City of Aurora's Water and Sewer Maintenance Division is initiating a valve exercising program in order to work toward achieving the industry standard for maintaining the City's potable water valves.
Exercising water valves will help reduce the number of valves that fail during emergency and planned watermain shutdowns. Increasing the reliability of Aurora's water valves will reduce the number of residents impacted during watermain shutdowns.
DISCUSSION:
Bids were advertised for this project on March 10, 2019 in the Aurora Beacon News, on Demandstar and our city's website. The bid documents were viewed from our website by three different firms and several bid sites. On March 27, 2019 the City's Clerks office opened and read one bid by E.H. Wachs for the amount of $33,575.00. E.H. Wachs is an industry leader in manufacturing equipment for potable water systems
Local preference does apply to this bid, however no local firms submitted.
Funding for this purchase is included in the 2019 budget via an approved decision package in account 510-4063-511.63-99 ($108,000.00) within the Water and Sewer Fund.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
This purchase is needed in order to efficiently maintain Aurora's potable water distribution system.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Please consider approval of the attached resolution.
cc: Finance Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
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