HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 12-01RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 12-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT MAKING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO
PUBLIC CONTRACTS CODE SECTION 3400 IN SUPPORT OF THE
SOLE SOURCE SPECIFICATION OF SLUDGE CAKE PUMPS FOR
SLUDGE DEWATERING AND ODOR CONTROL AT PLANT NO. 1,
PROJECT NO. P1-101
WHEREAS, the Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District) is a duly
organized County Sanitation District existing pursuant to the County Sanitation District
Act, California Health and Safety Code section 4700, et seq., providing for the
ownership, operation, and maintenance of wastewater collection, treatment, and
disposal facilities within Orange County, California; and
WHEREAS, Public Contract Code section 3400 provides that local agencies may
describe in the invitation for bids or request for proposals that a particular material,
product, thing or service is designated by specific brand or trade name if the awarding
authority, or its designee, finds that the product is designated "in order to obtain a
necessary item that is only available from one source"; and
WHEREAS, Public Contract Code section 3400 establishes that an item is
available from only one source if there is not an "equal" product, meaning a product that
will "function as well, in all essential respects" as the designated product; and
WHEREAS, HDR Engineering, Inc., the Sanitation District's Design Consultant,
has completed the plans and specifications for the Sludge, Dewatering, and Odor
Control Project at Plant No.1, Project No. P1-101 ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the design of the Project includes six sludge cake pumps in the size
of 200-250 horse power to convey sludge cake following the dewatering process; and
WHEREAS, sludge cake pumps are a critical component of the design of the
conveyance system and must therefore be reliable; and
WHEREAS, based on extensive research and investigation, Sanitation District
staff has determined that Seepex is the only manufacturer with a sludge cake pump
currently operating in a facility which meets the Sanitation District's needs.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration thereof, the Board of Directors of the
Orange County Sanitation District, does hereby resolve, declare, determine, and order
as follows:
Section 1: All of the recitals herein contained are true and correct.
Section 2 : Seepex is the only manufacturer that has produced sludge cake
pumps meeting the Sanitation District's needs .
Section 3 : The sludge cake pumps in the size of 200-250 horse power
manufactured by Seepex is a necessary component of the Project design and is only
available from one source .
Section 4 : The sludge cake pumps manufactured by Seepex meeting the
Sanitation Distr ict's needs shall be specified by name in the inv itation for bids for the
Project.
Section 5: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption .
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held on January 25 , 2012 .
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