Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into contract for a one (1) year maintenance agreement for specialized PerkinElmer testing equipment located at the Division of Sewerage and Drainage Surveillance Laboratory with PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. The agreement will be in effect from April 1, 2014 up to and including March 31, 2015. The maintenance agreement will include all service, labor and parts for the following testing equipment used by the Surveillance Laboratory: Turbomassgold Spectrometer, S10 Autosampler, Polyscience Recirculator, AA Instrument, Gas Chromatograph, Integral Link and ELAN9000.
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.
This ordinance is being submitted in accordance with the provisions of Sole Source procurement of the Columbus City Code Section 329.07(e). PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. does not authorize the resale of their equipment or service and maintenance. Letter from PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc is attached to this legislation.
SUPPLIER: PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. (04-3361624), Expires 1-24-16
PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. does not hold MBE/FBE status.
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.
FISCAL IMPACT: $62,450.00 is needed and budgeted for this service.
$66,444.00 was spent in 2013
$64,464.00 was spent in 2012
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a service agreement with PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. for laboratory equipment utilized by the Surveillance Laboratory within the Division of Sewerage and Drainage in accordance with the provisions of sole source p...
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