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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the Award of Bid 24-44, Chlorine Rooms to Lonestar Maintenance & Service, Inc., in the amount of $64,402.
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DATE: September 17, 2024
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Jeffery Reynolds, Executive Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Authorize the Award of Bid 24-44, Chlorine Rooms to Lonestar Maintenance & Service, Inc. in the amount of $64,402.
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 290.104 mandates that any Public Water System (PWS) using chlorination must maintain a minimum residual disinfectant concentration of 0.5 mg/L and not exceed a maximum of 4.0 mg/L. The City of Killeen utilizes chlorine booster stations as the primary means to monitor and control these residuals. Chloramination, one of the two main methods that a PWS uses for disinfecting water, involves the careful measurement of free ammonia in potable water and the addition of chlorine to create chloramines, a more stable and longer-lasting disinfectant than chlorine alone. Additionally, TAC 290.42 requires that housing for chlorine cylinders be in separate buildings or rooms, with impervious walls separating them from other mechanical and electrical equipment, and that these housings be located above ground level for safety.
On August 14, 2024, Purchasing received three (3) responses for Bid 24-44, Chlorine Rooms which included maintenance of the chlorine buildings at Bundrant Pump Station ($14,025) and Pump Station 4 ($9,612); as well as construction of a chlorine room at Rodeo Grounds Pump Station ($40,765).
Lonestar Maintenance Service, Inc.
$64,402
Seneca Construction Management, LLC
$111,351
SSP Industries
$206,080
Water and Sewer, along with Purchasing, recommends the award of Bid 24-44, Chlorine Rooms, to Lonestar Maintenance Service, Inc. Lonestar Maintenance has over 40 years of servicing water and wastewater systems for municipalities and water supply districts. Repairs at Bundrant and Pump Sta...
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