Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Utilities Department

TO:	Diane Stoddard – Interim City Manager Casey Toomay – Assistant City Manager
CC:	Dave Wagner – Director of Utilities Mike Lawless – Deputy Director of Utilities Mark Hegeman – Superintendent of Operations Beth Krishtalka – Assistant to Director Melinda Harger – Utilities Engineer
FROM:	Aurora Shields – Water Quality Manager
DATE:	September 17, 2015
RE:	Purchase of a laboratory water system – UT1304

Background/Project Description

The Department of Utilities has been engaged in the construction project of the Wakarusa Wastewater Treatment Plant and Conveyance Corridor Facilities. Part of this project includes laboratory improvements to the existing Kansas River WWTP Administration Building. These improvements will allow the City to meet additional wastewater testing demand for the Kansas River WWTP and the new Wakarusa WWTP facilities. A new laboratory water system is required in order to perform the testing.

Utilities staff have determined that the Millipore laboratory water system meets the quality needs for the laboratory improvements. The Millipore laboratory water system can be purchased from Fisher Scientific under the State of Kansas contract for the amount of $57,271.88.

Project Funding

Purchase will be funded from the UT1304 Wakarusa Wastewater Treatment Plant and Conveyance Corridor Facilities project.

Action

Authorize the City Manager to approve the purchase under State of Kansas contract of a Millipore laboratory water system for the amount of $57,271.88.