SUBJECT
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Authorizing the City Manager to approve the purchase of 20 Level Controllers to improve lift stations for a total amount of $55,632.40 from the sole source vendor PDG Reps of Portland Texas. Funding is available in the Sewer System - Construction Fund
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
Currently, the lift stations to be upgraded operate with float-level controllers, which consist of floats inside the wet well that activate a mercury switch. With the increased use of wipes, these floats often become tangled, preventing them from functioning properly. This leads to high- or low-level alarms that require operators to respond 24 hours a day.
With the new controllers, we will use radar sensors that send a signal to the controller to turn the pumps on and off, preventing false alarms from the lift stations. We have been using this system for a while, and these are the last 20 lift stations to be upgraded.
The price includes signed and sealed electrical diagrams incorporating the existing lift station control including the level controller.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Approval of Motion
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2025
Budgeted Y/N?: Y
Source of Funds: Sewer System Construction Fund
Account #: 559-4240-538.02-76
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding is available on the Sewer System Construction Fund
Account number 559-4240-538.0276 - Lift Station Improvements