Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into contract for a one (1) year maintenance agreement for specialized Perkin Elmer testing equipment located at the Division of Sewerage and Drainage Surveillance Laboratory with Perkin Elmer LAS Inc. The agreement will be in effect from April 1, 2010 up to and including March 31, 2011. The maintenance agreement will include all service, labor and parts for the following testing equipment: Turbomassgold Spectrometer, S10 Autosampler, Polyscience Recirculator, AA Instrument, Gas Chromatograph, and ELAN9000. Perkin Elmer LAS Inc. is the single manufacturer, maintenance service provider and distributor of the equipment.
This ordinance is being submitted in accordance with the provisions of Sole Source procurement of the Columbus City Code Section 329.07.
The equipment is vital to the wastewater treatment process. It is used to test for metals in wastewater at the Jackson Pike and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants, and in the Industrial Pre-Treatment Section
SUPPLIER: Perkin Elmer LAS Inc (04-3361624) Expires 03-02-2012
FISCAL IMPACT: $62,896.33 is needed and budgeted for this service. Cost for the 2010 service is increased due to a new piece of equipment (ELAN9000) was purchased in 2009 and is being included in the yearly support costs.
$40,620.00 was spent in 2009
$41,544.00 was spent in 2008
$41,583.96 was spent in 2007
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a service agreement with Perkin Elmer LAS Inc. for laboratory equipment located at the Surveillance Laboratory within the Division of Sewerage and Drainage in accordance with the provisions of sole source procurement of the Columbus City ...
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