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May 9, 2024, City Council Regular Meeting
Title
23. Notification of an Emergency Procurement of a Dan Foss Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Pump and Installation with Goforth Williamson, Inc in the Amount of $56,570. The Industrial & Domestic Treatment Plant (I&D) will utilize this equipment to replace the outdated VFD pump that drives the booster pump at Lathrop, which blew up and needs to be replaced. (Industrial & Domestic Water Plant)
Strategic Priority
Infrastructure
Description

This is a notification of an Emergency Procurement of a Dan Foss Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) pump with installation from Goforth Williamson, Inc. in the amount of $56,570. The Industrial & Domestic Treatment Plant (I&D) will utilize this equipment to replace the outdated VFD pump that drives the booster pump at Lathrop. The pump blew up and needed to be replaced. Without this pump, I&D cannot maintain the pressure across the system to provide water to the main City system for drinking water and fire protection.

 

This purchase was made by the Industrial & Domestic Water Treatment Plant on March 27, 2024, and approved by the City Manager on March 28, 2024. Delivery: Immediately. Terms: Net 30 days.

 

The vendor is:

E.P. Goforth Williamson, Inc. (Griffin, GA)(D)        $56,570

 

A pre-bid conference was not conducted. (D) Indicates non-local, non-DBE-business.

Recommendation

Approval 

Contact
Bryan Shaw, Director, Supply & Treatment Division
Financial Impact
Expenditure of $56,570 from the I&D Water Treatment Fund
Review Comments
Attachments
Exhibit 1: Funding Verification - Emergency Purchase-Danfoss VFD.pdf
Exhibit 2: Purchasing Notes - Emergency Purchase - Danfoss VFD.pdf
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