Title
Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Services Agreement No. AGR17-914 with Alpha Southwest, Inc. in the amount of $300,000.00 and Task Order No. 02 in the amount of $66,254.50, Plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax, For the Purpose of Inspection, Repair, and Ancillary Services on County Well and Booster Pumps.
Recommended Action
I move that the Board of Public Utilities approve Amendment No. 1 to Services Agreement No. AGR17-914 with Alpha Southwest, Inc. in the amount of $300,000.00, for a revised total agreement amount of $450,114.00, plus applicable gross receipts tax, for the purpose of Inspection, Repair, and Ancillary Services on County Well and Booster Pumps, and forward to Council for approval. I further move that the Board of Public Utilities approve Task Order No. 02 under AGR17-914, in the amount of $66,254.50, plus applicable gross receipts tax, pending Council approval of Amendment No. 1 to AGR17-914.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the agreement per the motion as presented.
Body
The DPU is occasionally in need of services for inspection, repair and ancillary activities for our well and booster station pumps. The Water Production budget includes funds to cover typical estimated costs for these types of services. Some years no work is required on any of our major facility pumps or motors. Some years multiple facilities require servicing. The original Agreement was for a four year period (October 2016 through October 2020). The original Agreement compensation was for a total of $150,114.00. A single well pump repair project in FY2018 for Pajarito Well # 4 totaled $138,935.70. Based on typical costs for a typical Los Alamos County well pump repair project, The Department of Public Utilities projects that planning for an annual cost for pump repair projects of $150,000 per year for the remaining two years of this contract is appropriate and will be sufficient to enable us to move quickly whenever any additional well pump projects ...
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