Item 4D - Gorman-Rupp PumpsCITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITE M# 4D
MARC U 28,2016
AGENDA ITEM: Purchase Two (2) Gorman-Rupp Pumps for th e Wastewater Treatment
Plant from H udso n Pump & Equipment Asso c iates, lnc. as they are the
so le so urc e d is tributor of Gonnan-Rupp pumps.
SUBMITTED BY: Kayle Moore, Acting Publi c W o rks Director
DATE: M arch 3,20 16
BACKGROUND: ln prepa rat io n ofthe F iscal Year 20 I 6 bud get, th e City's Public Utilities
D epartment in c lu ded the cost o f heavy machinery needed to properly operate the
Was tewaster Treatment Plant, and uphold the expectations of the Florida D EP a nd the St.
Johns Ri ve r Wa ter Management District.
The City did not so lic it competiti ve bid s or quotes for these items, as Gonnan-
Rupp products becam e the City standard over thirty (30) years ago, and h as been used
excl us ively ever since. Tills decision was pati of the major pumping station rehabilitation
project th at the City undettook at that time. A single pump manufacture r for the rehab
proj ect was strongly encouraged, and Gorman-Rupp was sele ct ed .
P arts for new and older m ode ls arc readily ava il a bl e, and they have kept th e same
pump d es ign used by the C ity for decades. Staff is familiar with thi s brand and can easil y
perform routine maintenance.
J ohn Collins of J. Collin s Engineering Associates has wo rked o n severa l projects
f o r the C ity, including the upgrade of the W as te wat er Treatment Plant in 2010. He
r ecommends th at the C ity continue to use Go rm an-R up p pumps for its wastewater
app li cations. It is not recommended to interchange brand s in a ny m echa ni cal eq uipment
applicati on, and to c ha nge th e e ntire system would be costly. H e provide d the a tt ach ed
s ta tement.
BUDGET: W e in cl ud ed in the FY2016 Operating Budget th e purchase of tw o (2) Gonnan-
Rupp pumps/motors, to replace th e ex istin g machinery. The combined total for
b oth pumps is $6 1,933.
ATTACHMENTS: Statement from J . Co llins E ngi n eering Associates, LLC.
RECOMMENDATION: To approve the purchase Two (2) Gorman-Rupp Pumps i n the
amount of$61 ,933 from Hud son Pump & Equipment Associates. In c. as th ey are
t he sole s ource distlibutor of Gotman-Rupp pumps.
REVIEWED BY C ITY MANAGER: JIZ P,...m2«M
AGENDA ITEM ## 40
MARCH 28, 20 16
Statement from J . Collins Engineering Associates, LLC.
John Co llins, PE
City has been using G01man-Rupp (OR) Pumps for over 30 years as a
standard self-priming wastewater pump. The process was developed many
years ago when the city had no uniform standard practice on selection of
wastewater pumps. The previous usc of non -standard pumps presented
many maintenance issues as well as problems of obtaining many different
spa re parts. The decision to have standard pumps for the City's wastewater
lift stations as well as in many applications in the wastewater plant
benefits the city and the public. T he selected pumps arc reliability,
operator friendly and most parts are availab le in Florida. Since the goaJ of
public utilities is to p rovide reliable custo m er service-the standardization
of the p urchasin g of wastewater equipment is a common practice with
municipal utility departments since it increases operator knowledge in the
maintenance and service of the pumps w hi c h in return faci litates repairs
and obtaining paits. By minimizing the time to return wastewater pumps
back into service, the City reduces the risk of an environmental s pill and
FDEP permit v iolation s. Staff supports the continuation of the use of
s tandard ized GR pumps and other wastewater equipme nt in the city.
J. Coll in s Engineering Associates, LLC (JCEA)
11 5 16-3 San Jose Blvd .
Jacksonville, FL 32223
904-262-4 12 1
904 -716-6282 Cell