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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: David E. Schumacher, P.E.; Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: October 23, 2014
SUBJECT:
Resolution Authorizing a Scheduled Inventory Reagent Replacement Plan with the HACH Company for the Water Production Division
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 2015 for the Water Production Division (WPD), at a cost of $27,248.52.
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, 2014.
DISCUSSION:
The chemical reagents are used in approximately 86 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.
There are several reagent items which have increased quantities in this year's SIRR plan due to increased testing/monitoring of several parameters. One parameter is chloride ion concentrations in the city's shallow wells and the Fox River which have been steadily increasing, potentially due to increased road salt use.
The cost of the proposed SIRR plan is $27,248.52; an increase of $698.98 (2.6%) from 2014 prices. By entering into such an agreement with HACH, preferred/reduced pricing (volume discount) is obtained for the entire calendar year 2015.
Funds have been requested in the 2015 City Budget in Account No. 510-4058-511-61-30.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
None.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That a resolution authorizing award of a sole source ...
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