Item 4B- Purchase of PumpCITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COM1\1TSSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM 114B
JUL V 25, 20 l6
AGENDA ITEM: Purchase Three (3) Gonnan-Rupp Pumps for the Wastewater Treatment
P lant from Hudson Pump & Equipment Associates, Inc. as they a rc the
sole s ource distributor of Gonnan-Rupp pumps.
SUBMITTED BY: Donald D. Ja cobovitz, P .E.
Public Works Director
DATE: July 13, 20 16
BACKGROUND: l n preparation of the F isca l Year 20 16 budget, the City's Publi c Uti lities
Department inc luded the cost of heavy machinery needed to properly operate the
Wastcwastcr Treatment Plant, and uphold the expectatio ns of the F lorida DEP and the St.
Johns River Water Management District.
The City did not soli c it competitive bids or quotes for these items, as
Gorman-Rupp products became the City standard over thirty (3 0) years ago, and has been
used exclu s ively ever s ince. This decision was part of the major pumping s tation
rehabilitation project that the City und ertook at that time. A s ingl e pump manufacturer
for the rehab project was s trongly encouraged, and G01man-Rupp was s e lected.
Parts for new and o ld er models are readily availab le , and they have kept
the same p ump design used by the City for decades. Staff is familiar with this brand and
can eas ily petfonn routine maintenance.
John Collins of J. Coll ins Engineering Associates has worked on several
projects for the City, including the upgrade of the Wastewater Treatment P lant in 2 010.
He recommends that the City continue to use Gonnan-Rupp pumps for its wastewater
applications. It is not recommended to interchange brands in any mechanical equipment
application, and to change the e ntire system would be costly. He provided the attached
statement.
BUDGET: We includ ed in the FY20i6 Operating Budget the purchase of two (2) 6-i n ch and
o ne (l) 10" 001man-R upp pumps/motors, to replace the existing machinery. The
combined total for all three pumps is $61 ,933.
ATTACHMENTS: Statement from J . Co llins Enginccting Associates, LLC.
RECOMMENDATION: To approve the purchase of Three (3) Gorman-Rupp Pumps in the
amount of $6 1,933 from Hud son Pump & Eq uipment Associates, Inc. as they are
the C ity's so le source distributor ofGorman-Rupp p umps.
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: -?/. 1/a...-,;J:uf
AGENDA ITEM #48
JULV 25,20 16
Statement from J. Collins Engineering Associates, LLC.
John Collins, PE
C ity h as been usi ng Oorman-Rupp (OR) Pumps fo r over 30 years as a
standard self -primin g wastewater pump. The process was developed many
years ago when the c ity had no uniform standard practice on selection of
wastewater pumps. The previous use of non -standard pumps presented
many m aintenance issues as well as probl ems of obtaining many different
spare p a rts . The decision to h ave standard pumps for the City's wastewater
lift s tations as well as in many applications in the wastewater plant
benefits the c ity and the public. The selected pumps are reliability,
operator friendly and most parts are available in Florida. Since the goal of
public ut ilities is to provide reliable customer service -the standard ization
of the purchasing of wastewater equipme nt is a common practice with
muni cipal utilit y departm e nts s in ce it inc reases operator knowledge in the
maintenance and ser vi ce of the pumps which in return faci litates repairs
and obtaining parts. By minimizing the time to return wastewater pumps
back in to serv ice, the City reduces the risk of an enviro nmen tal spi ll and
FDEP permit violation s . Staff supp011s the continuation of the usc of
standardi zed OR pumps and other wastewater equipment in the c it y.
J . Collins Engineering Associates, LLC (JCE A)
11 516-3 San J ose Blvd .
J acksonvi ll e, FL 32223
904-262-41 2 1
904-7 16-6282 Cell