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Council authorizes $40,965 purchase to replace raw‑sewage pump control panel at treatment plant
Summary
The Richmond City Council authorized a $40,965 sole‑source purchase from Kennedy Industries for a raw sewage pump control panel at the wastewater treatment plant and waived purchasing rules because of a 12‑week lead time and budgeted replacement funds.
Richmond City Council on June 2 approved the purchase of a raw sewage pump control panel and related accessories for the wastewater treatment plant at a cost of $40,965 from Kennedy Industries, authorizing a waiver of the city's purchasing ordinance because the panel is a sole‑source item and has a 12‑week lead time.
City staff told council the upcoming 2025–26 budget includes funding for the replacement and that the DPW director recommended ordering the control panel now to meet lead‑time constraints while work under the grant is proceeding. Staff said the panel was not requested earlier because the electrical design was not completed at the time the pumps themselves were approved.
DPW Director Jim (last name not specified in the transcript) told council the design is now complete and the panel can be ordered. A council member moved to waive the purchasing ordinance (section 64‑53(a)) and to authorize the $40,965 expense with charges to the wastewater treatment equipment replacement fund; the motion was seconded and passed.
Council took a roll call for this item and the motion carried. The council discussion noted routine capital maintenance and the city’s ongoing program of incremental upgrades to the aging plant rather than large one‑time expenditures.
