Title
Palintest Chlordiox Equipment, Reagents and Consumables Agreement - Request for Award (Ordinance S-48142)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Aqua Service Distributors to provide Palintest Chlordiox Plus and Palintest Kemio water quality testing kits for the purpose of conducting water testing in the field to meet the requirements of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Disinfection Byproducts Rules. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The agreement will not exceed $20,000.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this agreement is to purchase Palintest Chlordiox and Palintest Kemio test kits for performing Chlorine Dioxide and Chlorite compliance testing. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) require Chlorine Dioxide and Chlorite samples to be analyzed within 15 minutes of sample collection. Due to this time constraint, testing in the laboratory is not an option, therefore in-field testing is required.
This direct selection is necessary because Palintest products are the only testing products approved by the EPA and ADEQ for Chlorine Dioxide and Chlorite testing.
Aqua Service Distributor’s services include but are not limited to: Authorized distributor of Palintest Chlordiox and Palintest Kemio testing equipment.
Procurement Information
An exception to the procurement process was determined to select the Contractor set forth in City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10. A direct selection was made because there exists lack of qualified/available contractors/consultants which makes a competitive selection process impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.
Contract Term
The agreement will begin on or about Jan. 1, 2022 for a five-year aggregate term with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
The agreement value for Aqua Service Distributors will not exceed $20,000 for the five-year aggregate term.
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.