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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Use Of The City's "Best Interest" Exemption To Issue A Purchase Order To Chart Industries, Inc. For The Fabrication Of A Spare Nitrogen Superheater, For The Cryogenic Plant At The City Of Hollywood, Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, In The Amount Of $60,500.00; And To Issue A Purchase Order To Solutionwerks, Inc. For Engineering Services And Technical Assistance During The Production Of The Fabrication (Or Shop) Drawings Related To The Spare Nitrogen Superheater, In The Amount Of $3,000.00; And To Amend The Approved Fiscal Year 2015 Capital Improvement Program, As Set Forth In Exhibit A.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The City of Hollywood, Department of Public Utilities operates a Cryogenic Plant at the Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (SRWWTP), located at 1621 North 14th Avenue, Hollywood, Florida.
The Cryogenic Plant produces the daily liquid oxygen necessary to meet the biological process related to the treatment of wastewater.
In October 2014, the Cryogenic Plant was abruptly taken out of service for nearly 60 days because a nitrogen superheater (a main component of the Cold Box) developed leaks and failed.
Due to the sensitive and critical role of the Cryogenic Plant in the overall wastewater treatment process, during these 60 days of interruption, the SRWWTP was required to supply its daily oxygen demand by trucking in liquid oxygen at a cost of approximately $7,000.00 a day.
During the unexpected interruption of the Cryogenic Plant, the Department of Public Utilities learned that under normal circumstances the fabrication of a replacement nitrogen superheater has a lead time of 32-weeks (or 224-days), and paying expediting fees would potentially reduce the fabrication lead time to 7-weeks (or 49-days) but would exponentially increase the standard cost of the replacement ...
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