Agenda Item Wording:
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Award a contract for Sulfatreat 410CHP media - Authorize the City Manager to award a 5-year sole source contract to Schlumberger Purification Solutions for the supply of Sulfatreat 410CHP media for the Water Reclamation Facility, not to exceed $80,000 per year, totaling $400,000 over the life of the contract.
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Deadline for Action: 11/4/2024
Submitting Department: Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Ben Litwack, Public Works Manager, (559)713-4671, ben.litwack@visalia.city;
Nick Bartsch, Public Works Director, (559) 713-4052, nick.bartsch@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that Council authorize the City Manager to award a 5-year sole source contract to Schlumberger Purification Solutions for the supply of Sulfatreat 410CHP media to the Water Reclamation Facility, not to exceed $80,000 per year, totaling $400,000 over the life of the contract.
Background Discussion:
The Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) upgrades in 2017 originally included the installation of a Renewable Power Generation System (RPGS) to generate power. The plans were initially approved by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Unfortunately, a combination of regulatory hurdles, delays with contractors, and delays in coordination efforts with the local electrical utility have deferred commissioning of the RPGS for several years. As a result, most of the 5-year contracts established during the construction of the RPGS have since expired and, now that the start-up of the system is nearing, need to be re-established.
Anaerobic digestion is utilized as a part of the treatment process at the WRF. A by-product of anaerobic digestion is renewable bio-gas. Bio-gas can be used as a fuel source as it has a fuel content of about 65% of that of natural gas. Bio-gas at the WRF will be used to fuel the RPGS, which produces electricity that will be used at the WRF to reduce the amount of power that must be purc...
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