County of El Dorado - File #: 23-1996

• File #: 23-1996
• Version: 1
• Type: Agenda Item
• Status: Approved
• File created: 10/26/2023
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 11/14/2023
• Final action: 11/14/2023
• Title: Environmental Management Department recommending the Board: 1) Approve the addition of one Turbotron Blower/Exhauster in the amount of $30,000 and one Respirator Fit Tester Model 8040 in the amount of $12,000 to the Fiscal Year (FY)2023-24 Fixed Asset List; 2) Find that the purchase of a Turbotron Blower/Exhauster is exempt from competitive bidding in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17, 2.9 Emergency Purchases and 3.4 Sole Source, Sections 1 and 2 and that the purchase of one Respirator Fit Tester Model 8040 is exempt from competitive bidding in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17, 3.4 Sole Source, Section 2; 3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign a Purchase Order to Gardner Denver LLC, in the amount of $30,000 for a one-time purchase of the Turbotron Blower/Exhauster; and authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign a Purchase Order to TSI Inc, in the amount of $12,000 for a one-time purchase of the Respirator Fit Tester; and 4) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a budget ...

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/14/2023	1	Board of Supervisors	Approved	Pass

Title
Environmental Management Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve the addition of one Turbotron Blower/Exhauster in the amount of $30,000 and one Respirator Fit Tester Model 8040 in the amount of $12,000 to the Fiscal Year (FY)2023-24 Fixed Asset List;
2) Find that the purchase of a Turbotron Blower/Exhauster is exempt from competitive bidding in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17, 2.9 Emergency Purchases and 3.4 Sole Source, Sections 1 and 2 and that the purchase of one Respirator Fit Tester Model 8040 is exempt from competitive bidding in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17, 3.4 Sole Source, Section 2;
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign a Purchase Order to Gardner Denver LLC, in the amount of $30,000 for a one-time purchase of the Turbotron Blower/Exhauster; and authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign a Purchase Order to TSI Inc, in the amount of $12,000 for a one-time purchase of the Respirator Fit Tester; and
4) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a budget transfer allocating funds from CSA 10 Solid Waste contingency for the purchase of the Turbotron Blower/Exhauster and increasing operating transfers in from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office to CSA 10 Hazardous Waste for the purchase of the Respirator Fit Tester. (4/5 vote required)

FUNDING: CSA 10 Liquid Waste (71%), CSA 10 Solid Waste (5%), Federal Homeland Security Grant (24%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND

Turbotron Blower/Exhauster
Environmental Management’s Union Mine Landfill requires a multi-stage centrifugal blower to enable landfill gas collection and destruction for the successful operation of its emission controls at the Union Mine landfill. The landfill gas collection system for the Union Mine Landfill includes a Gardner Denver blower that was installed in 1998. A blower/exhauster is an essential component that extracts landfill gas from the Class III and Class II Landfill Units and discharges the gas to a flare unit where it is safely destroyed. This proce...