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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of a Purchase Order with Flo-Systems Inc. for Immersible Pumps for the City Sewer System in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $210,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
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Meeting Date: August 12, 2024
Contact Person/Dept.: Gary Wansley/Public Works Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5628
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [X] No [ ]
Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: E-Mail: (08/07/2024) Meetings and Agendas - City Council
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer, (07/22/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a purchase order with Flo-Systems Inc. for immersible pumps for the City Sewer System in an amount not-to-exceed $210,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
BACKGROUND
The Culver City Public Works Department Maintenance Operations Division maintains the City's sewer and storm drain systems including seven sewage lift stations. The current pumps were installed as part of a Sewer Pump Replacement Project in 1968 and have exceeded their useful life.
DISCUSSION
The Sewer Pump Replacement project installed a system of wastewater conveyance including WEMCO immersible pumps manufactured by Trillium Pumps USA Inc. Since the project was completed in 1968, the City has maintained and refurbished the pumps as needed. The pumps have now exceeded their useful life and, in their current state, are causing the City's repair and refurbishing costs to escalate, drawing the City's maintenance staff away from other important maintenance activities, and increasing the risk of disruption to this essential City service.
Staff recommends removing and replacing the immersible pumps at the City's sewer lift stations. This investment in the City's wastewater infrastructure will ensure that the City's wastewater system conveyance system functions properly in the years to come. Additionally, the...
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