Title
Gas Monitoring Equipment Purchase
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of new Radius BZ1 Area gas detection equipment and RGX Gateway equipment as authorized by sole source exemption of G.S. 143-129 (e)(6), and
B. Approve a one-time purchase with Industrial Scientific for the purchase of Radius BZ1 Area Monitor Units and RGX Gateway Units.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Reginald T. Johnson, Fire
Cindy Bonham, Fire
Sole Source Exemption
§ G.S. 143-129 (e)(6) provides that formal bidding requirements do not apply when:
- Performance or price competition is 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 there is only one supply source.
§ The City Council must approve purchases made under the sole source exemption.
Explanation
§ The Charlotte Fire Department includes a Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) response team that operates out of two separate fire stations (Stations 13 and 32, in Council Districts 2 and 7 respectively).
§ The state of North Carolina has seven Regional Response Team Divisions. Regional Response Team Division seven includes eight counties: Mecklenburg, Union, Rowan, Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln, Gaston, and Cleveland.
§ Hazmat response teams are called to monitor areas that have experienced spills or may have harmful gases in or around the area.
§ Equipment currently employed for gas detection is over 15 years old and beyond the expected useful life.
§ This purchase will include 20 Radius BZ1 Area Monitors and six RGX Gateway Units and includes 48 months of live monitoring subscription service.
§ This equipment will be used in conjunction with similar equipment being purchased by the state to ensure that monitoring equipment is compatible and current.
§ Contract expenditures are estimated to be $212,421.
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: General Grants Fund