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AI# 10767
Regular City Council Meeting
4.5.
06/28/2022:
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Agenda Item
Resolution - Water Utilities:
Consider a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute Purchase Order 22105210, with Agilent Technologies, Inc., for the purchase of a Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) for Water System Laboratory Services.
Item Summary
The City of Lubbock's Water Laboratory located at the North Water Treatment Plant (NWTP) uses an Agilent GC/MS instrument for measuring the concentration of organic disinfection by-products such as Trihalomethanes (THM) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in drinking water.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) require THM and VOC remain below allowed maximum contaminant levels. THMs are formed during the disinfection process when chlorine compounds react with naturally occurring organics in the raw water. The City of Lubbock must regularly monitor for THMs at the NWTP, the South Water Treatment Plant (SWTP), and in the water distribution system, so that adjustments can be made in the treatment process to maintain compliance with applicable regulations. The ICP-MS system will also be used at the Water Laboratory to determine trace elements in drinking and wastewater, as required by EPA Method 200.8 and SW846-6020.
Bids were solicited for the GC/MS and ICP/MS. In response to ITB 22-16421-SB the following vendors responded.
Vendors
GC/MS/ECD
ICP/MS
TOTAL
Agilent Technology
$92,759.45
$150,669.83
$243,429.28
Shimadzu Instruments
$88,062.65
$123,608.84
$211,671.49
Thermo Electron North America (Thermo Fisher)
No Bid
$123,608.84
$123,608.84
The Water Laboratory staff evaluated the bids and recommended awarding the bid for $243,429.28 to Agilent Technologies. The City has more than 26 years of experience with Agilent services and GC/MS products. Lab staff is familiar with operating these complex pieces of equipment from Agilent. The bid was awarded based on the quality of goods and services they have provided for the last 26 years.
Fiscal Impact
The $243,429.28 purchase for the GC/MS and ICP-MS, is funded in the FY2021-22 Water/Wastewater Operating Budget.
Staff/Board Recommending
Jesica McEachern, Assistant City Manager
Attachments
Resolution - PO 22105210
PO 22105210 Agilent REQ 58792
Project Summary
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