TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 19, 2016
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. David St. Pierre, Executive Director
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Authority to advertise Contract 16-901-21 Furnish, Deliver, and Install Boiler Controls at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $1,300,000.00, Account 201-50000-645650, Requisition 1422798
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Dear Sir:
Contract documents and specifications have been prepared for Contract 16-901-21 Furnish, Deliver, and Install Boiler Controls at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, at the request of the Maintenance and Operations Department.
The purpose of this contract is to furnish, deliver, and install boiler controls, programming, and other required appurtenances to provide a co-fire implementation of Boilers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 using natural gas and digester gas through existing separate gas trains. Use of co-fire logic and technology shall enable full utilization of available digester gas produced at the plant. The existing control system is obsolete and parts are no longer available through the manufacturer.
The estimated cost of this contract is $1,300,000.00. The estimated 2016 and 2017 expenditures are $650,000.00 and $650,000.00, respectively.
The bid deposit for this contract is $65,000.00.
The Multi-Project Labor Agreement will be included in this contract.
The Affirmative Action Ordinance, Revised Appendix D will be included in this contract. The type of work to be performed under this contract is "Electrical" and within the category for establishing Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE), Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBE) and/or Small Business Enterprises (SBE) utilization goals. The MBE, WBE and/or SBE utilization goals for this contract are: 13% percent MBE, 7% percent WBE, and 10% percent SBE.
The tentative schedule for this contract is as follows:
Advertise June 22, 2016
Bid Opening July 12, 2016
Award August 4, 2016
Completion October 6, 2017
Funds are available in 2016 in Account 201-50000-645650. Funds for 2017 are contingent on the Board of Commissioners’ approval of the District’s budget for that year.
In view of the foregoing, it is recommended that the Director of Procurement and Materials Management be authorized to advertise Contract 16-901-21.
Requested, John P. Murray, Acting Director of Maintenance and Operations, AQ:SO’C:MAG:JR:AJT
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management
Respectfully Submitted, Barbara J. McGowan, Chairman Committee on Procurement
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for May 19, 2016