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County commissioners authorize direct purchase of specialized electrical equipment for Catalyst wastewater plant
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County commissioners at a special called meeting Sept. 22 authorized staff to pursue the direct purchase of specialized electrical control equipment for the Catalyst wastewater treatment plant after no firms responded to a formal request for proposals.
County commissioners at a special called meeting Sept. 22 authorized staff to pursue the direct purchase of specialized electrical control equipment for the Catalyst wastewater treatment plant after no firms responded to a formal request for proposals.
The item matters because the equipment is specialized to the membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment system, must meet grant funding limits and the project schedule, and—according to staff—only a small number of manufacturers can supply the required motor control and electrical distribution components.
County project staff said there were no responses to the electrical distribution RFP and recommended using the purchasing-policy exception to seek quotes directly from manufacturers. "So per policy, the…
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