TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 15, 2018
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. John P. Murray, Acting Executive Director
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Report on advertisement of Request for Proposal 19-RFP-07 Professional Services to Assist the District with the Existing and Anticipated Regulatory Requirements for the Turbine at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $75,000.00, Account 101-16000-612490, Requisition 1505547
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Dear Sir:
Request for Proposal (RFP) documents have been prepared for professional services to assist the District with the existing and anticipated regulatory requirements for the turbine at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant (WRP), at the request of the Monitoring and Research Department. The contract will begin approximately March 7, 2019, and ends on December 31, 2020.
The purpose of this RFP is to provide professional services to: assist in the interpretation of the provisions of the Clean Air Act Permit Program as related to gas testing, monitoring, and reporting due to the operation of the gas turbine located at the Stickney WRP; provide recommendations to meet the permit limits; provide regulatory testing and compliance monitoring once the turbine is operational; provide compliance training as needed, to comply with all provisions of the permit in relation to the operation of the turbine; and provide the estimated cost for regulatory compliance once the turbine is operational.
The estimated cost for this RFP is $75,000.00. The estimated 2019 and 2020 expenditures are $56,300.00 and $18,700.00, respectively.
No bid deposit is required for this RFP.
Appendix A will not be included due to the scope of work performed under this RFP and because the estimate is less than the minimum threshold established by Section 4 of the Affirmative Action Ordinance.
The tentative schedule for this contract is as follows:
Advertise December 12, 2018
Proposals Received January 11, 2019
Award March 7, 2019
Completion December 31, 2020
Funds for 2019 have been requested in Account 101-16000-612490. Funds for the 2019 and 2020 expenditures are contingent on the Board of Commissioners’ approval of the District’s budget for those years.
Requested, Edward W. Podczerwinski, Director of Monitoring and Research, EWP:KB:HZ:AO:kq
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 November 15, 2018