Title
Purchase of Accurpress Edge "S" Model 45012-250 and Accurshear Model 637510 for Water Services Department Machine Shop (Ordinance S-43522)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow for the one-time purchase of an Accurpress Edge "S" Model 45012-250 and an Accurshear Model 637510 from North South Machinery, Inc. (3071709) for the Water Services Department's Water Production Division. Further request the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The purchase of this equipment allows Water Services Department machinists to bend and shear metal for pump station rehabilitation projects on-site at the South Yard machine shop. The current process is costly and time-consuming as the metal has to be loaded and transported to the North Yard machine shop where it is bent and sheared then returned to the South Yard machine shop.
Procurement Information
In accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10, a Special Circumstance Determination was processed and approved for this purchase citing the goods require a specific vendor for safety, consistency and training. Water Services Department staff are currently using and trained on the Accurpress machines at the North Yard machine shop. For safety, efficiency and effectiveness, this type of machinery should be standardized across the machine shops.
Contract Term
A Request for Agreement has been created to ensure that the City's terms and conditions are agreed to for this purchase. The term will be from May 10, 2017, through May 9, 2018.
Financial Impact
Anticipated expenditures are not to exceed $235,300. Funding is available in the Water Services Department's operating budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.