Title
Equipment Radiation Leak Testing Services Contract (Ordinance S-45237)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Radiation Safety Engineering, Inc. to provide equipment radiation leak testing services for the Water Services Department. Expenditures are not to exceed $15,000 over the life of the contract. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Water Services Department (WSD) laboratories use gas chromatograph instruments equipped with electron capture detectors (ECDs) to analyze for potential pesticides and disinfection byproducts in wastewater and drinking water. These ECDs detect contaminants at extremely low part-per-billion levels. The Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Radiation Control and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission require testing every six months. This contract will provide the test kits to ensure State and Federal regulatory compliance.
Procurement Information
Solicitation RFQ-1819-WES-136 was conducted in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10. WSD received two bids which were determined to be responsive to the solicitation requirements:
Radiation Safety Engineering, Inc.: $1,560
TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc.: $5,330
Contract Term
The contract term will be for five years effective Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2023.
Financial Impact
Expenditures are not to exceed $15,000 over the life of the contract. Funding for the contract 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.