Submitted By: Christina Guy
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Presentation By: John King
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Department: Fleet
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve the purchase of a 200kW generator from Cummins, Inc. utilizing a Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement in the amount of $67,515
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Operational Excellence
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Ocala's sanitary sewer system includes over 130 vital lift stations responsible for transporting millions of gallons of raw sewage to wastewater treatment facilities. During power outages, dedicated backup generators are critical to powering lift stations, ensuring continuous operation, and preventing failures that could result in environmental contamination, public health risks, and regulatory non-compliance.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
Fleet Unit #34-093, a 2002 Onan 150 KW / 480 VOLT generator (at Lift Station 91 on SW 44th Avenue), requires urgent replacement due to a critical electronic system control failure. This replacement is vital for ensuring reliable emergency power during outages.
As a political subdivision of the State of Florida, the City of Ocala qualifies as an eligible user of Sourcewell cooperative purchasing agreements to procure goods. Sourcewell Contract No. 092222-CMM was utilized to purchase the necessary generators for the Project and these goods have been competitively solicited by Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota agency and service cooperative, and evaluated and determined by the City's Procurement Department to be cost effective and to afford the City best value.
Staff recommends the purchase of a 200kW diesel generator for $67,515 using competitively solicited Sourcewell Purchasing Agreement No. 092222-CMM.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this purchase is available in Fiscal Year 2025 account #308-030-483-535-53-46010 - WR Lift Station Improvements Repair & Maintenance.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
These services were procured in compliance with...
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