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Consent Item <br />Indian River County, Florida <br />Department of Utility Services <br />Board Memorandum <br />Date: November 8, 2024 <br />To: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />Through: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />Sean C. Lieske, Director of Utility Services <br />From: Howard G. Richards, PE, Manager - Capital Projects <br />Prepared By: Michael C. Loveday, Wastewater Superintendent <br />Subject: Approval of Aqua -Aerobic Systems, Inc. Proposal No. 173978 for South Regional Wastewater <br />Treatment Facility Filter Electrical Panel Capital Rehabilitation, IRCDUS Project ID 22.24.517 <br />Descriptions and Conditions: <br />Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS) owns and operates the South Regional <br />Wastewater Treatment Facility (SRWWTF), which has a two (2) million gallons per day (MGD) annual average <br />daily flow design capacity. The tertiary treatment process at SRWWTF utilizes two (2) automatic backwash <br />(ABW) sand filters that are responsible for all polishing filtration immediately prior to the disinfection and <br />ultimate effluent disposal. <br />Each ABW filter utilizes the Aqua -Aerobic Systems, Inc. (Aqua -Aerobic) AquaABF® Filter system, which is a <br />proprietary design, fabricated to Aqua -Aerobic specifications. The system comprises a main electrical control <br />panel that acts as the main source of power as well as providing all automatic and manual control operation <br />functions for the unit. The Aqua -Aerobic AquaABF® Filter system electrical control panels are now in need of <br />capital maintenance due to deteriorated conditions from age. Additionally, electrical components contained <br />within the panels are now only available through surplus vendors, due to the age of the components, making <br />incremental repairs from component failures difficult and costly. <br />At the request of IRCDUS staff, Aqua -Aerobic provided the attached Proposal #173978, dated November 11, <br />2024, to provide turnkey services for the partial rebuild of the two (2) AquaABF units, hereafter referred to <br />as SRWWTF ABW Filter Electrical Capital Rehabilitation, IRCDUS Project ID 22.24.517. The scope of services <br />includes the following: supplying new electrical control panels; teardown of the old panels; and installation <br />of the new panels. Aqua -Aerobic also provided a sole source letter (attached) stating they are the exclusive <br />original equipment manufacturer (OEM), vendor supplier, and repair servicer for the AquaABF® Filters. <br />Analysis: <br />Aqua -Aerobic proposed total turnkey price is $417,530.00 which is reasonable compared to the cost of <br />comparable equipment on the market. Since a change in equipment manufacturer involves significant <br />redesign and associated construction costs, it is in the best interest of Indian River County to accept Aqua - <br />109 <br />