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Mayor and
DATE: 08/04/20
Texas
Council Communication
LOG NAME: 60WTR FILTRATION MEMBRANES
SUBJECT
M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 20-0514
Authorize Execution of a Contract with Pall Corporation in an Amount Not to Exceed $300,000.00 to Procure 136 Water Filtration Membranes for
the Westside Water Treatment Plant Capacity Expansion from 15 Million Gallons Per Day to 18 Million Gallons Per Day and Authorize Four One -
Year Renewals in the Amount of $50,000.00 Per Year to Procure Water Filtration Membrane Parts and Adopt Appropriation Ordinances (ETJ
adjacent to COUNCIL DISTRICT 3)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize execution of a contract with Pall Corporation in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 for the purchase of 136 water filtration
membranes for the Westside Water Treatment Plant capacity expansion project from 15 million gallons per day to 18 million gallons per day
and authorize four one-year renewals in the amount of $50,000.00 each for water filtration membrane parts;
2. Adopt the attached Appropriation Ordinance increasing receipts and appropriations in the Water Impact Fee Fund in the amount of
$300,000.00 from available funds for the purpose of transferring funds from the Water/WasteWater Wholesale Impact Fees and
Water/WasteWater Retail Impact Fee projects (City Project Nos. B20004 and B20005) to the Westside Water Treatment Plant Plate Settler
Expansion Project (City Project No. 102052); and
3. Adopt the attached Appropriation Ordinance adjusting receipts and appropriations in the Water Impact Fee Fund in the amount of
$300,000.00 by decreasing receipts and appropriations in the Water/Wastewater Wholesale Impact Fees and the Water/Wastewater Retail
Impact Fees projects by the same amount, and by increasing receipts and appropriations in the Westside Water Treatment Plant Plate
Settler Expansion Project (City Project No. 102052) by the total amount of $300,000.00.
DISCUSSION:
The Westside Water Treatment Plant began serving the community in April, 2012 with an initial capacity of 12 million gallons per day (MGD). In
2015 the plant was expanded to a capacity of 15 MGD. Now with continued growth and development in west Fort Worth, the Water Department
desires to bring the plant's capacity up to 18 MGD with the procurement and in-house installation of filtration membranes in support of other
improvements associated with the Westside Water Treatment Plant Expansion project (City Project No. 102052) previously approved by City
Council (Mayor & Council Communication C-29181 and 20-0322).
The Westside Plant was designed and permitted using Pall Corporation membrane equipment, sizing, operating protocols, programming, and
TCEQ approval. Under this proposed agreement, Pall Corporation, the originally sourced filtration membrane provider, will provide membranes
to facilitate the 3 MGD increase, perform startup testing, commissioning, and Staff training as a part of the purchase. The membrane equipment
and associated piping will be installed by Water Department staff. The annual agreement will be used to maintain the existing membranes.
Sole Source Statement: Pall Corporation is the only Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) certified company which can provide
the filtration membrane related to this upgrade.
Funding for the Westside Water Treatment Plant Plate Settle Expansion Project is depicted in the table below:
Fund
Existing
Appropriations
Additional
Appropriations
Project Total
Water Impact Fee -
Fund 56003
$350,088.00
$300,000.00
$650,088.00
Project Total 11
$350,088.0011
$300,000. 00
$650,088.00
MWWBE OFFICE: A waiver for the goal for MBE/SBE subcontracting requirements was requested by the Water Department and approved by the
OBD, in accordance with the BIDE Ordinance, because the MWBE Waiver is based on the sole source information provided to the OBD by the
managing department's project manager.
The project is located in Tarrant County, adjacent to COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.
A Form 1295 is not required because: This contract will be with a publicly -traded business entity or a wholly -owned subsidiary of a publicly -traded
business entity: Pall Corporation
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that funds are available in the Water Impact Fee Fund W/WW Wholesale Impact Fees and W/WW Retail Impact
Fees projects, as appropriated, and upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinances, funds
will be available in the Water Impact Fee Fund Westside WTP Plate Settlers project as appropriated. Prior to an expenditure being incurred, the
Water Department has the responsibility to verify the availability of funds.
Submitted for City Manager's Office. Dana Burghdoff 8018
Originating Business Unit Head: Chris Harder 5020
Additional Information Contact: Martin Phillips 8293