REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 2, 2016
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: ROSA LAU-STAGGS, Wastewater Manager-Environmental Services
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
SUBJECT
Title
Reject all bids received for the purchasing of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry instrument for the Wastewater Management Division Laboratory (Bid File No. 3468) (Council District 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends rejection of all bids received for the purchasing of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry instrument for the Wastewater Management Division Laboratory.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends that Council reject all bids received for the purchasing of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry instrument for the Wastewater Management Division Laboratory. The lowest bid was 35% below the Budget Allocation, but did not meet bid specifications.
BACKGROUND
The Wastewater Management Division (WMD) requested replacement of one PerkinElmer Inductively Couple Plasma Mass Spectrophotometer (ICP-MS) for FY16 for the WMD Laboratory Services (Laboratory). The WMD Laboratory is a state certified laboratory (ELAP) that performs testing of environmental samples to meet monitoring and reporting requirements of the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF) and the North Fresno Wastewater Treatment Facility (NFWTF). In addition, the Laboratory provides services to other DPU divisions, such as Water and Solid Waste. The Laboratory utilizes multiple instruments to analyze constituents found in water, groundwater, wastewater, sludge, and biosolids to meet regulatory reporting requirements and for process control.
The ICP-MS is the instrument of choice to determine low levels of heavy metals in environmental samples, specifically to the parts per billion (PPB) or parts per trillion (PPT) levels. Environmental regulations, specifically those related to...
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