Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with Tristate Valves & Controls Inc. dba Trivaco for the purchase of fifteen (15) Transit-time Ultrasonic Flowmeters for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage at the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Transit-time Ultrasonic Flowmeters send and receive ultrasonic waves between transducers and are used to monitor flow through various sections at the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to competitive bidding (RFQ001519). Fifty (50) vendors were solicited and two (2) bids were received and opened on June 23, 2016. After a review of the bids, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage recommends the award be made to the lowest responsive and responsible and best bidder, Tristate Valves & Controls Inc. dba Trivaco, for Item 1. V-F Controls Inc., offered an alternate item for a lower price, however, per their specification sheet the product is only designed to work with clean water, and therefore does not meet the specification to work with waste water.
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.
SUPPLIER: Tristate Valves & Controls Inc. dba Trivaco, Contract Compliance Number: 31-0747128, expires 03/11/17.
FISCAL IMPACT: $43,845.00 is budgeted for this purchase.
$29,450.00 was expended in 2015
$0.00 was expended in 2014
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with Tristate Valves & Controls Inc. dba Trivaco, for the purchase of fifteen (15) Transit-time Ultrasonic Flowmeters for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to authorize the expenditure o...
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