Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with Xylem Water Solutions USA, Inc. for the purchase of an Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection System and associated services, for the Dublin Road Water Plant (DRWP), in an amount up to $1,600,500.00, for the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water Contract No. 2024.
Xylem Water Solutions will furnish all necessary goods and services for a fully functioning UV Disinfection System, including UV reactors and ancillary equipment, installation services, commissioning and training services, and design support during development of the facility’s construction documents. The contract will be executed in the name of the City initially and will subsequently be assigned to an Installation Contractor designated by the City.
The planning area for this project is “N/A” since DRWP serves multiple planning areas.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: The UV Disinfection system will provide the DRWP with a multi-barrier approach to disinfection, improving water quality and enhancing public health protection for DOW’s customers.
3.0 CONTRACT AWARD: The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of Columbus City Code Chapter 329. The proposal indicated bids would be evaluated on the basis of the submitted life cycle costs (capital cost plus operation and maintenance cost) while the contract amount would be based on the submitted capital cost. Bids were evaluated on the basis of life cycle costs (as opposed to capital costs only) because the equipment available from the various vendors can have significantly different operational and maintenance costs. Evaluating the bids on a life cycle basis captures these differences and provides the City with a system that offers the lowest total cost of ownership.
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