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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to secure a one-time purchase with Bell Equipment Company for Sewer Cleaning Tools for a total amount not to exceed $108,830.00 and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of June 20, 2018
Item No. 18-0124
Purchase Order No. 3024028
Amount: $108,830.60
Fusion Req: 451834
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Proposed DWSD One-Time Purchase PO# 3024028
“(Sewer Cleaning Tools)”
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Thomas Naughton, CFO, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to secure a one-time purchase with Bell Equipment Company for Sewer Cleaning Tools for a total amount not to exceed $108,830.00 and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The Maintenance and Repair staff of the Field Services Division is seeking the purchase of new tools to enable employees to clean sewer pipes and handle the hardest obstructions, such as roots, lime, scaling, cement wash, tuberculation, and other types of deposits and blockages using self-sharpening chains & tools such as the cutter tool, chains, pipe floor cleaner, egg devastator nozzle, penetrating nozzles, etc. This one time purchase will serve to ensure that Maintenance and Repair staff can effectively and efficiently do their job.
JUSTIFICATION
This one time purchase will serve to ensure that repairs and cleaning of existing sewer pipes will be restored to efficient operational conditions for the Health and Safety of our residents.
PROCUREMENT METHOD
This was an open competitively bid one time purchase. The request for bid was advertised during the week of April 16, 2018 and opened April 24, 2018 on BidNet Direct (formerly MITN) website. This requirement was solicited to over fifty two (52) companies in BidNet Direct on RFB# 451834 which yielded three (3) responsive, responsible bidders. Bell Equipment Company is the lowest acceptable bidder
Maintenance and Repair team leader reviewed and approved bid on April 25, 2018 and recommends awarding the purchase order to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Bell Equipment Company and request approval for the purchase order amount of $108,830.00 for pipe cleaning tools.
BIDDERS
• Bell Equipment Company $108,830.00
• Jack Doheny Co $122,570.60
• Audio Visual Equipment $160,804.00
DETAILS
• Funding Source Operation & Maintenance
• GL String 5820-20178-492431-621900-000230-15826-0000-000000
• Funds Available As of 5/21/2018: $4,569,116
• Total Price $108,830.00