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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 3, 2010 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />BURNER REPLACEMENT <br />(SPEC. NO. 10 -015) <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2 "d Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Award a contract for replacement of steam boiler burners to R.F. MacDonald Co. in an amount <br />not to exceed $142,569. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Police Administration and Holding Facility is approximately 505,000 sq /ft and utilizes two hot <br />water heater boilers, operating continuously, to provide space heating throughout the building, as <br />well as hot water to the four story administration building, the Holding Facility, the kitchen and <br />laundry services. The existing hot water heater's burners are fueled by natural gas and heat <br />water to a preset temperature. The hot water is then circulated throughout the building. The <br />existing boilers are 13 years old and the burners must be replaced to meet new South Coast Air <br />Quality Management District (SCAQMD) rule 1146. 1, which goes into effect on January 1, 2011, <br />requires that Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) does not exceed 9 PPM (Parts per million) with Oxygen, <br />regulated at 3% of the entire firing range, and that Carbon Monoxide (CO) does not exceed 400 <br />PPM across the entire firing range of the new burners. The regulations require the more efficient <br />burning of natural gas and must pass a quarterly inspection by an SCAQMD certified inspector. <br />R.F. MacDonald is the only vendor that provides a burner to replace the existing burners, without <br />replacing the existing two Bryan Boilers. The Boilers are still in excellent condition and would be <br />more costly to replace. The contract will provide for the manufacture, delivery, installation, as well <br />as the testing of two existing non compliant burners. Due to manufacturing lead time, it is <br />necessary to award this contract now, for purchasing in fiscal year 2010 -11. To allow for <br />unanticipated requirements, a five percent contingency has been included in the award amount. <br />22B -1 <br />