HomeMy WebLinkAbout3588 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 5-<o
A RESOLUTION WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
PURCHASE OF TWO (2) 17 MILLION GALLON PER DAY (MGD) BARREL SCREENS AND
ONE (1) HYDROBURSTTM AIR CLEANING SYSTEM FROM BILFINGER WATER
TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE.
WHEREAS, the existing Butterfield raw water traveling screen must be
replaced with an alternate intake method, and
WHEREAS, the City is now considering the purchase of an intake system
similar to the one in use at the West Pasco Water Treatment Plant (WTP), and
WHEREAS, the City has evaluated the performance of the proposed barrel
screens and HydroburstTM air cleaning system from Bilfinger Water Technologies, Inc.,
and found it capable of providing the Butterfield WTP with a reliable supply of raw
water while meeting current Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regulations, and
WHEREAS, the purchase of barrel screens and a HydroburstTM air cleaning
system will allow the City to reduce the costs of operation, maintenance and repair at
the Butterfield raw water intake facility, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 39.04.280, Bilfinger Water Technologies, Inc., is
the sole source of barrel screens and a HydroburstTM air cleaning system, capable of
supplying the Butterfield intake facility while meeting current WDFW and NMFS
regulations, thereby allowing the City to retrofit the non - compliant traveling screen;
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
that the City Council does hereby declare that the purchase of barrel screens and a
HydroburstTM air cleaning system is clearly and legitimately limited to a single source
of supply, and that the sole source of supply is Bilfinger Water Technologies, Inc., and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the competitive bidding requirements for
the City of Pasco are hereby waived and the Pasco Public Works Department is
authorized to purchase two (2) 17 MGD Barrel Screens and one (1) HydroburstTM air
cleaning system from Bilfinger Water Technologies, Inc., for an amount not to exceed
the sum of $122,500.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 6t' day of October, 2014.
Matt Watkins
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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