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| August 26, 2021 City Council Regular Meeting | |
| Title 16. Notification of an Emergency Purchase of an Electromagnetic Flow Meter Replacement from Calibration Controls and Automation in the Amount of $59,589.42. Equipment will be used by the Water Supply and Treatment Department to Measure Up to 50 Million Gallons per Day of Surface Water Withdrawn from Abercorn Creek and Savannah River. | |
| Strategic Priority Good Government | |
| Description Notification of an emergency purchase of a 48" electromagnetic flow meter from Calibration Controls & Automation in the amount of $59,589.42. The Water Supply and Treatment Department uses an electromagnetic flow metering device to measure and monitor raw water withdrawn from Abercorn Creek and Savannah River. This twenty-five-year-old device reached the end of its useful life and had to be replaced. The electromagnetic flow meter records up to 50 million gallons of water per day. To comply with state and federal requirements and to prevent permit violations, the City is required to report meter readings on a monthly basis. Three quotes were received. L.Q. Calibration Controls & Automation (Gray, GA) (D) $59,589.42 Automation Systems & Controls, Inc. (Ellabell, GA) (D) $70,085.00 Rawson (Suwanee, GA) (D) $82,959.17 (L.Q.) Lowest quote. (D) Indicates non-local, non-DBE business.
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| Recommendation Approval | |
| Contact Cristy Lawrence, Interim Chief of Infrastructure and Development | |
| Financial Impact Expenditure of $59,589.42 from the I & D Water Fund. | |
| Review Comments | |
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Attachments Exhibit 1: Funding Verification - Meter Replacement Exhibit 2:Purchasing Notes - Meter Replacement |
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