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PURCHASING <br /> EVE R E T T BRAND NAME OR STANDARDIZATION JUSTIFICATION <br /> WASHINGTON Purchases Above $5,000 <br /> A brand name description is defined as: <br /> A title,term,symbol,design or any combination used to describe a product by a unique identifier and its producer. <br /> Standardization is:defined as <br /> The adoption of a single product or group of products to be used by different entities or all parts of one organization,: <br /> (Nash,Schooner,&O'Brien,1998) <br /> The agency understands that: <br /> • Use of brand name descriptions and standardization is the least preferred type of specification as it limits <br /> competition and potentially equivalent products are not considered for award. <br /> • Procurements of items for which the City has established a standard of designating a brand name manufacturer <br /> or by pre-app.roving via testing shall be competitively bid if there is more than one supplier for the item. <br /> THE REQUESTER PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING JUSTIFICATION FOR REQUIRING <br /> Brand Name justification <br /> XX Standardization justification <br /> What product are you standardizing:Rotork valve actuators,gearboxes,process controls and damper drives <br /> This brand name or standardization is necessary because(Check all that apply): <br /> ❑ Interchangeability <br /> ❑ Expertise <br /> ❑ Compatibility <br /> XX Maintenance <br /> ❑ Regulation/Law <br /> XX Uniformity <br /> ❑ Prior Functionality Testing <br /> ❑ Other- <br /> fl Other- <br /> Describe the reasons above. The Water Filtration Plant has over 200 large valves(>or=14 inches) <br /> that are the original valves installed in the early 1980s. The actuators <br /> and gearboxes that control the valves need to be evaluated and <br /> replaced as necessary. Because of the number of the valves,the <br /> need to have consistent maintenance,and to have spare parts in <br /> stock,one manufacturer of the actuator and gearboxes is desired <br /> and more efficient. <br /> Describe the process that the Several manufacturers'products were researched and contacted for <br /> department used to verify or test their compatibility and reliability. An independent consultant also <br /> that this was the only suitable evaluated our valve and actuator needs and recommended Rotork <br /> solution. Attached additional sheets products. City forces have Installed and evaluated Rotork actuators <br /> If necessary. with high success and satisfaction. <br /> How was performance effectiveness See above response. <br /> demonstrated? <br /> Page 1 of 2 5/9/2019 <br />