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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - August 19, 1987 (77)1: 1 - NCl'L MEETIeG 33§57 I9, i d+(BAyE OL T T SE -) U -Rc FOR WH17E SLOSLOUGH1,SLOUGHWATER POLL Pi-TROL PLAN PPRUED rlQ, i n' r­Orductlion of the )u is d, or, icV cu, r ,.i xpniber Hinchman, Re" 4� scond approved zhc DurcKzse 00-20 , Diffusers -rs : ,e Orn4 -use for the ter- Poli Slough WL c r I Plant from the Pa., kson Corporation, the sale s 1: in !Re a r-, c, L i n t of 580.3(4.20. ICITY L ODI ` PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTtAENT COMMUN-1 CATION Project Dati TO: City Council Originally Budd` 1987/88 Budgeted Fund: Wastewater Capital FROM: City Manager Outlay (17.2) Amount Budgeted: $175,000 MEETING DATE: August 19, 1987 Total Project Estimate: $148,900 AGENDA TITLE: Approve Purchase of Aeration Diffusers for White Slough Treatment Facility RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve the purchase of aeration diffusers from the Parkson Corporation, the sole supplier, in the amount of $86,464.20. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In the 1987/88 Capital Improvement Program being approved by the City Council at its August 19 regular meeting, is $175,000 'or aeration improvements. It has been determined from experimental installation of Parkson's aeration diffusers that if 6", of the existing diffusers are replaced at this time, the City can obtain � 45% improvement in air distribution. This would incraase the plant capacity and alleviate the need for a sewer morit riuri prior to the plant expansion. We have had Parkson aeration diffusers in place on an experimental basis since December 1986 and have had no problems with reduced porter consumption. The attached letter from Black and Veatc'► indicates that Parkson. Corporation is the sole supplier' of arp oven aeration diffuser. For this reason, along with the need for standardization, we are requesting Council approval of the aeration diffusers necessary to change out all three of our existing aeration basins. The plant was designed for 5.8 million gallons per day ai.d we currently have a flow of approximately 6.1 million gallons per day. It is important that this modification be done as soon as possible. Because of the long delivery time, we are rt.�ommending purchasing the materials directly from the supplier and furnishing them to a contractor for installation. Black and Veatch is currently preparing the installation specifications and we will be going out to formai bid on this work. A breakdown of the total aeration project costs is as follows: Material purchased, FOB Lodi Installation by formal contract Engineering and inspection APPROVED: TOTAL Yt t tKJUN, U1 $86,500 50,000± 12,400 $148,900 3naoer FILE NO. CAERATIO/TXTW.02M August 11, 1987 Pity Council August 19, 1987 Page ? The Cit,,'s Purchasing Officer has approved this proposal' / - Ju ' Rnnsko \ Publf� Works Director � / JLR/ma Attachment cc: Finance Director Put -chasing Officer Water/WastewF.ter Superintendent � « BLACK & VEATCH ENGINEERS -ARCHITECTS Proposal for Engineering Services for Retrofit of Aeration Diffusers at White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility City of Lodi 221 West Pine St. Lodi, CA 95240 Attention: Mr. Jack L. Ronsko Director of Public Works Gentlemen: .. -- TEL`4t5) 3470 BUSK!RK AVENUE PLEASANT HILL. CAL!FORN!A 9145-23 MAILING ADDRESS: P O. BOX 4247 WALNUT GREEK• CALIFORNIA 94496 B&V Project 83245.506 July 27, 1987 The Parkson Corporation is the sole supplier of proven medium bubble aeration diffusers. Other companies are currently marketing medium bubble diffusers based on German technology and patents. Unfortunately, we do not have long term operating data for these other suppliers so cannot really evaluate long term maintenance costs for their units. Because of the above facts, we recommend the City purchase the diffusers directly from Parkson. We can obtain a firm price from Parkson prior to your issuing a purchase order. We can evaluate the fairness of the price at that time. Should you re wire a bid from them, we could obtain a firm ,t price before their bid and use the leverage of otherSujpliers to insure a fair price. 1%42, 'bete. �D`1Q.• An additional benefit is that purchase -installation separate contracts allow for more positive scheduling of plant shut -down for installation. Very truly yours, BLACK 6 VEATCH Kenneth D. Jones Regional Manager adg Enclosure