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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: David E. Schumacher, P.E.; Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: November 29, 2016
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 2017 for the Water Production Division (WPD), at a cost of $30,037.44.
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, 2016.
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.
The cost of the proposed SIRR plan is $30,037.44; an increase of $1,535.68 (5.4%) from the 2016 SIRR plan. Some of this increase is due to the addition of new analyzers or increased testing frequencies by the WPD. By entering into such an agreement with HACH, preferred/reduced pricing (volume discount) is obtained for the entire calendar year 2017.
Funds have been requested in the 2017 City Budget in Account No. 510-4058-511-61-30.
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 $30,037.44 be approved by the Mayor and City Council. It is further recommended that this matter be submitted to the Buildings, Grounds, and Infras...
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