Title
Instrumentation for Water Testing
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of specialized water testing instrumentation, supplies, and service from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a contract with Waters Technologies Corporation for the purchase of two liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer systems, related supplies, and service for a term of one year and nine months under United States General Services Administration Contract #GS-07F-0559X, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for additional terms as long as the cooperative contract is in effect, at prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the cooperative contact.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Charles, Charlotte Water
Shawn Coffman, Charlotte Water
Gina Kimble, Charlotte Water
Explanation
§ The Environmental Protection Agency and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality have begun regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
§ Charlotte Water plans to purchase two liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer systems to analyze samples for the presence of PFAS to protect public health and the environment.
§ NC General Statute Section 143-129(e)(3) allows local governments to purchase from formally organized cooperative purchasing contracts.
§ A cooperative purchasing agreement results from the consolidation and competitive solicitation of multiple public agency requirements. By aggregating common needs all agencies are able to leverage economies of scale, such as volume discounts, improved terms and conditions, reduced administrative costs, and access to professional and technical expertise.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $1,253,200 in the first year and $100,000 in each subsequent year.
Charlotte Business INClusion
These are cooperative purchasing contracts and are exempt from the CBI Program.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Charlotte Water Capital Investment Plan and Charlotte Water Operating Budget