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Board of County Commissioners <br />Meeting Minutes - Final July 18, 2017 <br />Recommended Action: <br />Staff recommends the Board of County Commissioners declare Xylem Water <br />Solutions USA as the County's sole source provider for all Stormwater Division <br />related pumping systems and parts and waive the requirement for bids for their <br />purchase, as needed <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Xylem Corp Sole Source Letter <br />12.F.3 17-0787 <br />Public Works Director Richard Szpyrka provided background and analysis on <br />staffs recommendation to designate Xylem Water Systems USA (Xylem) as its <br />sole source provider for Stormwater Division related pumping systems and <br />parts. <br />Vice Chairman O'Bryan stated that he was concerned about declaring Xylem as <br />the sole source provider for all pumping systems, as he did not want to preclude <br />the possibility of procuring equipment from other pump manufacturers in the <br />future. <br />Director Szpyrka discussed the issues around standardizing the parts and <br />acknowledged that staff would agree to Vice Chairman O'Bryan's suggestion to <br />designate Xylem as the sole source provider for current, not all, Stormwater <br />Division related pumps and control systems. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, seconded by Commissioner <br />Solari, to approve staffs recommendation, AMENDED to declare Xylem Water <br />Solutions USA as the County's sole source provider for all current Stormwater <br />Division related pumping systems and parts and waive the requirement for bids <br />for their purchase, as needed. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, <br />Commissioner Solari, and Commissioner Zorc <br />Relocation of Indian River North County Offices - Purchase of Sebastian <br />Corners Retail Center, LLC 1919-1931 US Highway 1 Sebastian, FL <br />32958 <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends the Board approve the Purchase Agreement for the property <br />located at 1919-1931 US Highway 1 Sebastian, FL 32958, and authorize the <br />Chairman to execute the purchase agreement on behalf of the Board. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Purchase and Sell Agreement <br />(This was heard following Item 10.C.1. Public Hearing Notice, and is placed <br />here for continuity). <br />County Administrator Jason Brown provided background and analysis on staffs <br />request to relocate the Indian River North County Offices to a larger property <br />Indian River County Florida <br />Page 15 <br />