TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 19, 2008
COMMITTEE ON PURCHASING
Mr. Richard Lanyon, General Superintendent
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Issue purchase order to Teledyne Instruments, Inc. to furnish and deliver a Stratum Purge and Trap Concentrator and a Solatek Multi-Matrix Auto Sampler System, in an amount not to exceed $40,850.16, Account 101-16000-634970, Requisition 1241683
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Dear Sir:
Authorization is requested to issue a purchase order (PO) to Teledyne Instruments, Inc. (aka Teledyne Tekmar) (Teledyne) to furnish, deliver and install a Stratum Purge and Trap Concentrator and a Solatek Multi-Matrix Auto Sampler System. This PO will expire after satisfactory installation of the equipment according to the specifications.
This equipment will be used by the Organic Compounds Analytical Laboratory of the Research and Development Department at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant, for analysis of volatile organic compounds. The new equipment will replace existing equipment that is obsolete. The old equipment will be discarded when the new equipment is placed in operation.
Teledyne, the sole service provider of the equipment above has submitted prices for the equipment required. Inasmuch as Teledyne is the only source of supply for the equipment required, which is economically procurable from a single source, nothing would be gained by advertising for bids (Section 11.4 of the Purchasing Act).
Teledyne is registered and in good standing with the State of Illinois.
The Multi-Project Labor Agreement is not applicable to this contract because it is primarily a furnish and deliver contract.
In view of the foregoing, it is requested that the Purchasing Agent be authorized to issue a PO to Teledyne, in an amount not to exceed $40,850.16.
Funds are available in Account 101-16000-634970.
Requested, Louis Kollias, Director of Research and Development, LK:WJS:MPC:KB:bk
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Purchasing Agent
Respectfully Submitted, Barbara J. McGowan, Chairman Committee on Purchasing
ORDERED passed by affirmative roll call vote of a majority of the Commissioners present this June 19, 2008. Approved, President Terrence J. O’Brien