Title
Water Coliform Testing - Proposal
History
Per the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) regulation (based on Village population), the Utility Division within Public Works is required to obtain sixty-eight (68) water samples per month from various locations throughout the Village. The samples must be tested by a certified laboratory within a specific timeframe.
Two laboratories submitted proposals to provide the requested testing and reporting services. These two laboratories are the only two certified laboratories within a reasonable distance from the Village. Suburban Laboratories, Inc. submitted a price totaling $6.48 per sample and Enviro-Test/Perry Laboratories submitted a total sample cost of $6.70. The cost difference between the two laboratories is less than $180 over the one-year term of the current proposal.
While most samples are picked up as part of the contract, it is periodically necessary that we deliver samples to the laboratory. Enviro-Test/Perry Laboratories, Inc. of Willowbrook, Illinois, is more conveniently located than Suburban Laboratories, Inc. of Hillside, Illinois. Enviro-Test/Perry Laboratories has performed this testing for the Village without a problem for the past twenty-five years.
Therefore, it is recommended that the proposal/quotation for coliform bacteria testing from Enviro-Test/Perry Laboratories Inc. of Willowbrook, Illinois, be accepted for an amount not to exceed $6.70 per sample for the term of the current proposal.
On February 8, 2010, this item was reviewed and approved by the Public Works and Engineering Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
Public Works has subsequently received notice from Enviro-Test/Perry Laboratories regarding a new per sample price which will reduce the cost to the Village to $6.46 per sample. Copy of new proposal/quotation attached.
Financial Impact
Sufficient funds are available within line item #031-6002-433.32-90 (Contract Lab Testing) for this work...
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