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Jar),2000 <br /> WHEREAS,EWPCF has extensive experience with products of one vendor, <br /> which have performed poorly with high maintenance costs and time <br /> expenditure;and <br /> WHEREAS,such products have ear met the City's technical requirements or <br /> requirements for reliability,durability and performance;and <br /> WHEREAS,EWPCF staff have pilmAesW Aerobic Tornado*aspirators and <br /> found Web coawucdon and performance better suited to the special needs of <br /> the EWPCF aeration pond appliadom and <br /> WHEREAS,the Tornado.aspirator's grease lubricated tapered roller bearing, <br /> which is isolated from the wastewater being meed,is more durable and well <br /> suited for the EWPCF's aeration pond application;and <br /> WHEREAS,Tornado*aerators'shaft tomotor <br /> connection uses a readily <br /> available flexible coupling that u significantly less costly to replan than a <br /> specialized fabricated shaft coupling;and <br /> WHEREAS.Tornado*aerators utilize a stainers steel Rat system,decreasing <br /> float maintenance requirements for corrosion control;and <br /> WHEREAS,Aerome Systems,Inc.of Minneapolis,MN,is the manufacturer <br /> and Goble Sampson Associates.Inc.of Issaquah.WA,is the sole distributor of <br /> Aeromix Tornado*equipment in the Northwest region, <br /> NOW.THEREFORE.BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br /> CITY OF EVERETT that because there is clearly and legitimately only one <br /> soma of supply of low ecbulence aerators that meet the City's ads,and <br /> because the pollution control facility is a special Nullity,die City hereby waives <br /> competitive bidding requirements and authorizes the purchase of additional <br /> Tornado'Surface Aspirating. <br /> Roll was called with all cauncilmembers voting yes. <br /> Motion anted. <br />