DATE: June 12, 2015
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
David Parker, City Engineer/CIP Executive
Mark Hilty, Director of Water Management
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*Consideration of Resolution No. 2015-35, A Resolution to Approve the Letter of Intent with Infilco Degremont, Inc. (IDI) for the Solar Dryer Equipment for the Franklin Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) and Authorize the City Engineer to Execute Said Letter and Revise Final Equipment Purchase without First Seeking Approval from the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning Resolution No. 2015-35 which authorizes approval of the Letter of Intent with Infilco Degremont, Inc. (COF Contract No. 2015-0155) for the potential purchase of solar dryer equipment for the WRF biosolids management program that is currently being designed. The resolution also provides authorization to the City Engineer to execute the Letter of Intent.
Background
During the design process for the Franklin Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) Modifications and Expansion Project (COF Contract No 2013-0001), City staff and the design consultant (CDM Smith) determined it would be in the best interest of the project to pre-select the solar dryer equipment to be utilized in the project. As with other pre-selection processes considered by the BOMA, there are different design considerations for each of the manufacturers of the solar dryer equipment making it necessary to establish the manufacturer in order to complete the design efficiently.
On April 6, 2015, the Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued to four solar sludge drying system manufacturers (Infilco Degremont, Inc. (IDI), Huber Technology, Inc. (Huber); Parkson Corporation (Parkson), and I. Kruger Inc. (Kruger)). The City received five proposals from the four companies on April 28, 2015. The City and co...
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