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DPU092524RootsAirBlowers
Water Reclamation
Mike Schreidah (x2607)
Revised
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Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure an amount not to exceed $200,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund for the Roots Air Blowers Project at the Bay View Water Reclamation Plant; authorizing the Mayor to enter into contracts for professional and construction services associated with the rebuild and/or replacement of equipment associated with the Roots Air Blowers in the Secondary Treatment Facility at the Bay View Water Reclamation; waiving the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187.20; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This project involves the rebuild and/or replacement of equipment associated with the existing Roots air blowers in the Secondary Treatment Facility at the Bay View Water Reclamation Plant. These air blowers are massive machines housed in the Main Equipment Building, and are used to provide 33,333 cubic foot per minute (cfm) of air each to the activated sludge system in the Secondary Treatment Facility. The activated sludge system is considered to be the heart of the Bay View Water Reclamation Plant. The air blowers were installed in 2007 and have not been rebuilt or upgraded since then. Currently, the bearings are worn out and are in need of rebuild or replacement. Additional work may include the electrical control panels and soft starts in addition to other mechanical work which will be determined upon inspection of the three air blowers. The air blowers were manufactured by Roots, which is represented locally by Tomlin Equipment. The Division will contract with Roots and Tomlin Equipment to inspect the three air blowers and perform the necessary mechanical and electrical services including the rebuild and/or replacement of components in order to maintain the operational integrity of the air blowers and consequently the activated sludge system at the Bay View Water Reclamation Plant.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the appropriation of $200,000 is authorized from the unappropriated balance of the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund into Account Code 6073-36000-4UC1624STDSTD for the rebuild and/or replacement of equipment associated with the Roots Air Blowers in the Secondary Treatment Facility at the Bay View Water Reclamation Plant; and that the expenditure of the same is authorized.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a contract with Tomlin Equipment Company the rebuild and/or replacement of equipment associated with the Roots Air Blowers in the Secondary Treatment Facility at the Bay View Water Reclamation Plant, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Public Utilities and the Director of Law.
SECTION 3. That Council finds and determines it is in the best interest of the City to waive the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187.20 for the reason that Tomlin Equipment Company is the sole source supplier for Roots parts and service for Northern Ohio.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Director is authorized to issue their warrant or warrants against the Account Code identified in Section 1 above in an amount not to exceed $200,000 in payment of the obligations authorized herein upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 5. That the disappropriation of any remaining budget to fund balance is authorized at project closeout.
SECTION 6. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that this Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to maintain the operational integrity of the Roots air blowers at the Bay View Water Reclamation Plant.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 9, nays 0.
Passed: September 25, 2024, as an emergency measure: yeas 9, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: September 25, 2024
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor