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Coeur d'Alene council approves water department purchases for meter boxes and new chlorine unit
Summary
The council approved two water-department procurements: $85,378 for Armorcrest meter boxes from HD Fowler and $124,725 for a Miox chlorine-generation unit from Filtration Technologies. City staff said the purchases improve durability and reduce public-safety risks from gas chlorine.
The Coeur d'Alene City Council on Dec. 3 approved two water-department purchases intended to modernize meter pits and reduce hazardous chemical risk.
Glenn of the city's water department recommended awarding HD Fowler the low responsive quote for Armorcast meter boxes at $85,378 to support annual meter-pit upgrades and yardly service projects. He told the council the water main and maintenance budget for the year is $800,000 and that the polymer-concrete boxes are more durable than older concrete units. "I would recommend that the council should approve... the purchase of Armorcrest meter boxes from HD Fowler Company in the amount of $85,378," Glenn said.
The council approved Resolution No. 24095 on a roll-call vote with members recorded as Miller, Gabriel, Gookin, English and Wood voting yes.
Glenn also presented a recommendation to purchase and install a Miox-brand chlorine-generation unit at the Ralph Capal well from Filtration Technologies for $124,725. He described the unit as an on-site system that uses a salt solution and electricity to produce a low-percentage chlorine disinfectant, a change the department said reduces hazards compared with stored gas chlorine. "This is the purchase and installation of a Miox chlorine generation unit from Filtration Technologies in the amount of $124,725," Glenn said.
Council members asked technical and procurement questions. One councilmember asked about byproducts; Glenn said the process vents hydrogen and that the units and process are approved by state DEQ and the EPA. Councilmember Kiki asked about the single-bid outcome for a specialized item and whether staff had sufficiently targeted potential vendors; Glenn said bids over $100,000 are publicly advertised per the city's purchasing policy and described supply-chain and vendor-availability challenges that limited responses.
The council approved Resolution No. 24096 to purchase and install the unit by roll call; recorded yes votes included Gabriel, Gookin, English, Wood and Miller.
City staff said the meter-box purchase will support dozens of meter-pit upgrades next year and that the chlorine unit replaces older equipment to reduce public-safety risk; procurement details, lead times and budget adjustments will be handled through the water department's maintenance and pumping budgets.
