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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(651) 484 -2177 / FAX: (651) 484 -4538 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Greg Schroeder, Public Works Director <br />DATE: September 3, 1999 <br />RE: Booster Station Third Pump <br />MAYOR <br />Michael I. Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Scalze <br />Jim LaValle <br />Steve MoreIan <br />Bob Pedersen <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />As you may know, we currently have two 100 h.p. pumps at our booster station that pump water <br />to our water tower. Water usage in our city has steadily increased to the point where current <br />water usage requires us to operate both pumps to meet water demands while the tower is being <br />filled. As a result, if one of these pumps were to fail, we would not be able to meet the water <br />demands of our residents nor be able to provide sufficient water for fire protection. As a result, <br />the 1999 budget included the purchase and installation of a third pump for $75,000. <br />To help reduce costs, City staff is administering its own contracts for a complete third pump <br />installation. Therefore, we have broken the work down by specific contract areas (i.e. <br />mechanical and electrical). The first phase is to purchase and install the third pump and needed <br />piping.' The second will be to contract the electrical work needed which is dependent on the <br />pump /motor brand installed. <br />On August 11, 1999, I requested proposals to install a third pump, motor, and discharge piping <br />and fittings. The results are as follows: <br />Mineral Services Plus No Bid <br />Brown Pump & Controls, Inc. $25,665 <br />Keys Well Drilling Company $20,600 <br />I have evaluated these proposals and recommend the Council authorize staff to initiate a contract <br />with Keys Well Drilling Company to install the third pump, motor and discharge piping and <br />fittings for a total cost of $20,600. <br />GS:kp <br />Page 31 <br />