Title
Parts and Equipment for Chlorine Analyzers - Amendment (Ordinance S-48149)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to Agreements 150344 and 150345 with Precision Integrated Systems, LLC and PC Links, LLC, to provide additional funding to the agreements. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures for services and goods included in these amendments will not exceed $875,600.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this amendment is to provide for the continued monitoring of chlorine and pH levels when treating water and wastewater to ensure chlorine levels stay within the required parameters specified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
Wastewater Treatment has approximately 30 chlorine analyzers and related equipment that require replacement due to the manufacturer of the current analyzers and parts becoming obsolete.
Contract Term
The agreements' terms will remain unchanged, ending on June 30, 2024.
Previous Council Action
The City Council approved Parts and Equipment for Chemical Analyzers Agreements 150344 and 150345 (Ordinance S-45792) on June 19, 2019.
Financial Impact
The initial authorization for the agreements were for an expenditure not to exceed $638,308. This amendments will increase the authorization for the agreements by an additional $875,600, for a new total not to exceed $1,513,908.
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.