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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 15, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />AWARD A BLANKET ORDER CONTRACT <br />IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000 TO HACH <br />COMPANY FOR WATER QUALITY TESTING <br />SUPPLIES (SPECIFICATION NO. 19-076) <br />(NON -GENERAL FUND) <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,21 <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Award a blanket order contract to Hach Company for miscellaneous water quality testing supplies, <br />materials, and equipment, for a one-year period beginning October 15, 2019, and expiring October <br />14, 2020, with provisions for two one-year renewals exercisable by the City Manager, in an annual <br />amount of $50,000, for a total amount not to exceed $150,000, subject to non -substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency Water Resources Division oversees the operation of 20 City -owned <br />wells, 7 pumping stations, 50 water quality monitoring stations, 10 storage reservoirs, and 480 <br />miles of water pipeline. The Water Resources Division is committed to providing safe and reliable <br />drinking water to more than 45,000 customers and over 334,000 consumers, and conducts <br />extensive sampling and testing to ensure water meets all water quality standards. <br />In 2018, staff collected 11,555 water samples at various sampling points in the water system. The <br />City's drinking water meets all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and State drinking water <br />health standards. Water Quality and Water Production crews rely on the availability of water quality <br />testing materials, supplies, and equipment to ensure compliance with water quality regulations. <br />A Notice Inviting Bids for water quality testing supplies was advertised on August 5, 2019, on the <br />City's online bid management and publication system. A summary of the Invitation for Bids and <br />bids received is as follows: <br />22A-1 <br />