HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 20-05RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 20-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, MAKING FINDINGS PURSUANT
TO PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 3400 IN SUPPORT OF THE
SOLE SOURCE SPECIFICATION OF SUEZ WATER
TECHNOLOGIES & SOLUTIONS FOR REFURBISHING FOUR
EXISTING BAR SCREENS AND FOR FURNISHING TWO NEW BAR
SCREENS FOR HEADWORKS REHABILITATION AT PLANT NO. 1,
PROJECT NO. P1-105
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, Carollo Engineers, Inc., the Sanitation District's Design Consultant,
has completed the plans and specifications for the Headworks Rehabilitation at Plant
No. 1, Project No. P1-105 ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project includes refurbishing four existing bar screens and
furnishing two new bar screens; and
WHEREAS, the four bar screens to be refurbished were manufactured by a lnfilco
Degremont, Inc., which has since been acquired by SUEZ Water Technologies &
Solutions; and
WHEREAS, commonality of functions, performance, parts, training, and controls
among all bar screens is a compelling need to effectively operate and maintain the bar
screens, and
WHEREAS, based on extensive research and investigation, Sanitation District
staff has determined that SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions is the only
manufacturer of equipment suitable for refurbishing four existing bar screens and for
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furnishing two new bar screens that match the existing four bar screen while being cost
effective and meeting 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: SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions is the "like for like"
replacement of the bar screens due to technology and space requirements and is the
only manufacturer meeting the Sanitation District's needs .
Section 3: SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions with 5/8-inch screens is a
necessary component of the Project design and is only available from one source.
Section 4: The SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions bar screens meeting the
Sanitation District's needs shall be specified by name in the invitation for bids for the
Project.
Section 5: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held on
July 22, 2020.
David John Shawver
Board Chairman
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, Kelly A. Lore, Clerk of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation
District, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. OCSD 20-05 was passed
and adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 22nd day of July 2020, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Brad Avery, Allan Bernstein, Robert Collacott, James
Ferryman, Brooke Jones, Peter Kim, Lucille Kring, Sandra
Massa-Lavitt, Mark Murphy, Andrew Nguyen, Glenn Parker ,
Erik Peterson, Tim Shaw, David Shawver, Jesus Silva, Fred
Smith, Chad Wanke and John Withers
None
Doug Chaffee, Steve Jones, Nelida Mendoza, Richard
Murphy, Steve Nagel, Christina Shea and Mariellen Yarc
ABSTENTIONS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of Orange County Sanitation District this 22nd day of July 2020.
Kell A. L
Cler of th Board of Directors
Orange County Sanitation District
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