REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 25, 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
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Approve a product purchase contract with Agilent Technologies, Inc., for an inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry for Wastewater Management Division Laboratory Services in the amount of $111,486.88 for the testing of low level heavy metals on environmental samples such as water, wastewater, groundwater, soils, sludge, and biosolids. (Bid File No. 3473).
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RECOMMENDATION
Approve a product purchase contract with Agilent Technologies, Inc., for an inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry ("Device") for Wastewater Management Division Laboratory Services in the amount of $111,486.88 for the testing of low level heavy metals on environmental samples and authorize the Director of Public Utilities or designee to execute the purchase on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Wastewater Management Division Laboratory Services is a State accredited laboratory for the testing of environmental samples such as water, wastewater, groundwater, soils, sludge, and biosolids. The Laboratory uses the Device to test for heavy metals present in environmental samples at a sensitivity of parts per trillion as required by the State Implementation Plan, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and other regulatory agencies. The Device will replace an existing PerkinElmer instrument currently in use that is no longer achieving the required sensitivity, and is no longer supported by the manufacturer.
BACKGROUND
The Wastewater Management Division Laboratory Services is a State accredited laboratory that performs testing of environmental samples to meet monitoring and reporting requirements of the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility, the North Fresno Wastewater Treatment Fa...
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