Title
Additional Mandated Water Testing - Proposal
History
On May 2, 2012, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published the final rule detailing the monitoring of unregulated contaminants in public water systems (UCMR3).
Under the new UCMR3 Rule, all Public Water Systems over 10,000 customers must participate in the monitoring of twenty-one (21) unregulated contaminants. The Village of Orland Park was also selected to participate in a screening survey of seven (7) additional contaminants.
These twenty-eight (28) contaminants must be sampled on a quarterly basis for one (1) year starting in April 2013 and ending in 2014.
Proposals for UCMR3 testing were obtained from the following three (3) area laboratories for each sampling period:
UL Laboratories of South Bend, Indiana
@ $2,172 per sample event.
American Water Central Laboratories of Belleville, Illinois
@ 1,740 per sample event.
Suburban Laboratories, Inc. of Hillside, Illinois
@ $1,550 per sample event.
In addition, Suburban Laboratories is the incumbent contractor for performing our required Stage II Disinfectant Byproducts Testing at an annual cost of $3,995.
Therefore, staff recommends accepting the proposal from Suburban Laboratories, Inc. of Hillside, Illinois, for UCMR3 testing in the amount of $6,200 (four quarters x $1,550) plus routine Stage II Disinfection Byproduct Testing in the amount of $3,995 for a total cost of $10,195.
On August 19, 2013, this item was reviewed by the Public Works and Engineering Committee, recommended for approval and referred to the Village Board of Trustees for consideration.
Financial Impact
Funds are available in Account #031-6002-432990 (Miscellaneous Services) for this work.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve accepting the proposal for additional mandated UCMR3 Testing and routine Stage II Disinfectant Byproducts Testing from Suburban Laboratories, Inc. of Hillside, Illinois, for an amount not to exceed $10,195.