Title
Replacement Pumps, Pump Parts, and Process Equipment
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of Replacement Pumps, Pump Parts, and Process Equipment, as authorized by the sole source exemption of G.S. 143-129(e)(6),
B. Approve contracts with the following companies for the purchase of Replacement Pumps, Pump Parts, and Process Equipment for the term of five years:
- ABB Inc.,
- Carolina Seals, Inc.,
- Combs Technologies, Inc.,
- Emory Wilson Process, Inc.,
- Jim Myers & Sons, Inc.,
- KL Shane, Inc.,
- MSA Safety Inc.,
- Philadelphia Mixing Solutions, Ltd.,
- Primary Flow Signal, Inc.,
- Pro Chem, Inc.,
- Pumps, Parts & Service, Inc.,
- Siemens Industry, Inc.,
- The Perkinson Company, Inc.,
- WC Equipment Sales, Inc.,
- Westech Industrial,
- WSG & Solutions, Inc.,
- Xylem Dewatering Solutions, Inc., and
C. Authorize the City Manager to amend the contracts consistent with the purpose for which the contracts were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Lee, Charlotte Water
Ron Hargrove, Charlotte Water
Sole Source Exemption
§ G.S. 143-129(e)(6) provides that formal bidding requirements do not apply when:
- Performance or price competition are not available;
- A needed product is available from only one source or supply; or
- Standardization or compatibility is the overriding consideration.
§ Sole sourcing is necessary for this contract because standardization and compatibility is the overriding consideration.
§ The City Council must approve purchases made under the sole source exception.
Explanation
§ Various pumps and process equipment have been installed within Charlotte Water facilities through competitively bid construction projects.
§ In order to maintain compatibility during a repair, replacement pumps and parts may only be obtained from assigned representatives or the manufacturer.
§ Charlotte Water’s pumps and process equipment need to be repaired and/or replaced in a timely and cost-effective manner in order to meet state and federal permit requirements.
§ Total contract expenditures across all 17 contracts are estimated to be $5,000,000 over five years.
Charlotte Business INClusion
This is a sole source contract and is exempt (Part A: Appendix 1.27 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy).
Fiscal Note
Funding: Charlotte Water Operating Budget