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Dollar-Limit Increase for the Purchase of Two Replacement Trailer Mounted Water Pumps for the Transportation Department (Citywide)
The City ordered two trailer mounted water pumps with sound reduction packages for Transportation, Field Operations. Prior to Fleet Services installing the sound reduction and vandal packages rated at 72 decibels, Transportation and Fleet researched to see if additional sound reduction could be installed. Fleet determined that the manufacturer could provide an enhanced 69 decibel package for an additional cost.
Transportation is requesting the increase to purchase the additional sound protection feature. Fleet is requesting that the existing pumps be exchanged for the enhanced sound reduction equipped units. The enhanced feature will ensure that when the units are operated overnight in neighborhoods they do not disturb the homeowners. Exchanging the pumps is less costly than re-awarding the agreement to the next lowest-priced bidder.
Fleet Services, Transportation and Purchasing recommend authorizing a dollar-limit increase of $31,471.86 with Water Movers, Inc., increasing the contract amount from $71,850.27 to $103,322.13. The additional amount is funded by the Transportation department operating budget.