HomeMy WebLinkAboutC. LABORATORY SERVICES City of Port Arthur, Texas
Mayor and City Council Communication
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Award of Bid for Laboratory Services (for Long Term 2
05-12-06 w~B0scc ooc Enhanced Surface Treatment Rule) for the Utility Operations 1 of 1
Department, Water Purification Division.
RECOMMENDATION
We recommend the City Council award the bid for Laboratory Services for Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface
Treatment Rule (LT2) to Aha-Lab Corporation, of Kilgore, TX, in the total estimated amount of $19,668.00.
BACKGROUND
For a two-year period beginning in April 2007, the EPA-mandated Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water
Treatment Rule (LT2) will become effective. The scope of services to perform the required testing to comply with
this rule will include analysis for the protozoan parasite cryptospoddium and E-coil bacteria. Currently nation-wide,
only 12 laboratories are approved to perform the required testing for cryptospoddium. Getting a lab under contract
early will ensure that a relatively local lab is available when the testing and reporting becomes mandatory. This
monthly testing will include sampling and analysis with a very short turn-around time for reporting.
Four (4) bid packets were sent out and we only received one (1) bid on Apd119, 2006.
Bidder Crypto. E-coil SamplinR Spikes Add'l. pellets Total Pdce
Aha-Lab Corp, $10,800. $1,608. $3,600. $900. $2,760. $19,668.
Kilgore, TX
The Iow bid from Ana-Lab Corporation meets the specifications, and is therefore recommended for award.
BUDGET/FISCAL EFFECT
These services are not budgeted in the current fiscal year, and we do not propose to utilize this testing until next
fiscal year when it becomes mandatory. Funding has been requested for next year's budget.
STAFFING/EMPLOYEE EFFECT
Staff will coordinate these services and enter reporting data into an EPA database for compliance
SUMMARY
The bid from Aha-Lab Corp. meets the requirements of the advertised specifications, and is therefore
recommended for approval in the estimated amount of $19,668.00 for two year's of testing.
Ke'liy'~ldri~ge ',,1' ,~k.~Br uo-d~ard Rebecca Underhill
Director of Utility Operations Purchasing Manager Director of Finance
410 Water & Sewer Fund
1252 Water Purification
532 Water Utilities
54 Professional services
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City Manager
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