TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 5, 2018
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. David St. Pierre, Executive Director
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Issue purchase order to Rheinhuette Pumps, LLC to Furnish and Deliver an Axial-Flow Pump to the Stickney WRP Phosphorus Recovery Building, in an amount not to exceed $96,510.00, Account 101-69000-623270, Requisition 1487713
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Dear Sir:
Authorization is being requested to issue a purchase order to Rheinhuette Pumps, LLC to furnish and deliver an axial-flow pump to the Stickney WRP Phosphorus Recovery Building. This purchase order will expire on December 31, 2018.
This equipment will be used on the phosphorus recovery recycling loop of the Ostara Pearl Reactor, a nutrient recovery system acquired in 2015 to reclaim large amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater during treatment at the Stickney plant and recycle these nutrients for use as fertilizer. This helps to mitigate challenges posed by eutrophication in waterways which threatens aquatic life and causes buildup in mechanical systems, safeguarding vital water resources and improving the Stickney plant’s overall operations.
Rheinhuette Pumps, LLC, the sole authorized distribution outlet for Rheinhuette pumps in the NAFTA market, has submitted pricing for the equipment required. Inasmuch as Rheinhuette Pumps, LLC is the only source of supply for the equipment required, nothing would be gained by advertising for bids (Section 11.4 of the Purchasing Act).
Rheinhuette Pumps, LLC is not registered to transact business in Illinois, but has submitted a certificate of good standing from the state of Florida. The Department of Procurement and Materials Management has received approval from the Director of Maintenance and Operations to move forward with the recommendation to award.
The Multi-Project Labor Agreement is not applicable for this contract because it is primarily a furnish and deliver contract.
In view of the foregoing, it is recommended that the Director of Procurement and Materials Management be authorized to issue a purchase order to Rheinhuette Pumps, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $96,510.00.
Funds are available in Account 101-69000-623270.
Requested, John P. Murray, Director of Maintenance and Operations
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management, DAL:SEB:JN:kp
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 April 5, 2018