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Home My WebLink AboutOpening of Proposals - MPAC Water Softener System - Watcon Industrial Water Treatmentton's ... CON 9 0 V S T R I A L W A I t R I R E A T N E # 1 2215 SOUTH MAIN ST., SOUTH BEND, IN 46613 (574) 287-3397, (574) 287-2427 fax MML._watcon-jnc.com Morris Performing Arts Center: Water Softener System Project #1026-2017 Dept. of Venues Parks & Art City of South Bend, Indian Primary Contact: Sean McMullen smcmullen0watmn-in com, Secondary Contact: Tom Resnik 1. Cover Page 2. Watcon Background I References 4. Assumptions per specifications 5. Watcon general analysis 6. Lease system option 7. Purchase and install option 8. Softener cut sheet 9. Additional documents WATCON BACKGROUND Watcon, Inc. is a privately held, midwestern regional water treatment and consulting firm. We have been in continuous operation since 1938, and are led by second generation owners George and Tom Resnik, both Chemical Engineers from Purdue University. Watcon clients include Honda of America, Alcoa Howmet, Chassix, Michigan Milk Producers Association, and Suzuki Garphyttan, as well as major school systems, manufacturers and hospitals located throughout the Midwestern United States. Watcon is a member of the American Water Treatment Association, and has a fully accredited analytical laboratory on site at our integrated manufacturing facility in South Bend, Indiana. Watcon has provided clients with necessary documentation for liability insurance and performance bonding through our partner Holland Insurance. Why are Watcon's Clients Successful? • Watcon's clients treat us as their advisor and implementer. They allow us the privilege of taking ownership of their system's performance, from assessment through implementation to reporting on critical success parameters. • Watcon participates actively in the management of client environmental risks; identifying hazards, evaluating risks imposed by them, and implementing solutions. • Watcon promptly communicates issues that may impact performance; investigating to root cause and implementing (with client approval and cooperation) all necessary corrective actions. What Does Successful the Watcon/Client Relationship Look Like? • Watcon evaluates/assesses the client's systems. • Watcon ascertains the value the client places on their systems. • Watcon recommends the cost effective program our client should invest in. • Watcon establishes and implements the management protocol consistent with reaching these mutual goals. • Watcon operates with "feet on the ground". We keep our eyes on our client's equipment first hand through normalized cyclical testing. We do not depend on remote reporting mechanisms to tell us what MAY BE going on at our client's shop. We make it our business to know first hand. • Watcon is relentless in building the personal relationships with client facility staff necessary to complete success. We do not accept that a personal relationship between the parties is not critical to success. Problem solving, tactical and strategic planning require the closest possible rapport between client and supplier. • Watcon is committed to satisfying our client's wants but is equally passionate about providing our client what he needs. We are in a unique position to make these recommendations. ASSUMPTIONS PER SPECIFICATIONS • The softener will be attaching to the system through 2" copper pipes. • New softening system to be installed in the same footprint as existing (obsolete) system as well as is practical. • The system will have sufficient capacity to handle the highest usage levels for the facility. Said usage levels to be determined from the fixture count supplied as part of the RFP. • System will be demand based and not timer based. • System is to use commercially available salt and customer will supply and maintain salt to softening system. • System to include proper set up at installation. • Site will require monthly visits from vendor to monitor softening system and to ensure proper operation. • Customer to oversee softening system operation between vendor visits. WATCON GENERAL ANALYSIS • Service flow for current obsolete system is estimated at 45 gallons per minute, assuming operational effectiveness. • Watcon system designed at service flow level of 55 gallons per minute. • Watcon system designed at peak flow level of 75 galons per minute. • Watcon has estimated "highest usage level" for the facilities to be in the 40 to 50 gallons per minute range. • Watcon system to include two media tanks designed to operate sequentially. • Watcon system to fit within existing (obsolete) system footprint. • Cut sheet for Watcon system attached. LEASED SYSTEM OPTION • System equipment is 29 TMNXT 7 720. • System will be installed by Watcon subcontractor as part of monthly lease cost. • System will be put into operation by Watcon personnel as part of monthly lease cost. • System will be monitored through monthly on site service visits by Watcon personnel as part of monthly lease cost. There will be no additional charge for reasonable emergency service calls. • All parts and labor are under warrenty as part of the monthly lease cost • Initial lease is for three years at the monthly rate of $660.00. • Customer may cancel the lease at any time before the three year period is completed subject to a one time payment of remaining monthly lease costs. • At the completion of the initial three year lease customer may continue at the same monthly lease cost under the same warrenty and service terms of the original lease. PURCHASE AND INSTALL OPTION • System equipment is 29 TMNXT 7 720. • System will be installed by Watcon subcontractor at a cost of $3000.00. • System will be put into operation by Watcon personnel at no additional cost. • System will be monitored through monthly on site service calls by Watcon personnel at an annual cost of $1,200.00. • Additional emergency calls will be billed separately at $100.00 per call. • All system parts are warrented by the manufacturer for a period of 3 years from date of system start up. Labor for repair is warrented for a period of 6 months from date of start up. After warranty, customer will be responsible for all repair and replacement costs. • Watcon will require 50% of total equipment and installation costs at the time of order placement. The balance of equipment and installation costs are due 30 days after start up date. • Service agreement of $1,200 can be paid annually, quarterly or monthly. • First year cost - $13,110.00 • Second year cost - $1,200.00 • Third year cost - $1,200.00. ........ .. MW an 01 2II muo 4 i 0 kn + kn v-: w u Z! PLEASE NOTE THAT WATCON HAS THE FOLLOWING FORM ON FILE WITH THE CITY AS OF MARCH 14, 2017 AS PART OF A SERARATE CONTRACT. When the prospective Contractor is unable to cert(Jy to any of the statements beloip, It shall attach all a planatlou to this Affldaplt. CONTRACTOR'S NON -COLLUSION AND NON -DEBARMENT AFFIDAVIT, CERTIFICATION REGARDING INVESTMENT WITH MAN, EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION, NON-DISCRIMINATION COMMITMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF USE OF UNITED STATES STEEL PRODUCTS OR FOUNDRY PRODUCTS (Must be completed for all quotes and bids. Please type or print) STATE OF ) } SS: COUNTY ) The undersigned Contractor, being duly sworn upon his/her/its oath, affirms under the penalties of perjury that: 1. Contractor has not, nor has any other member, representative, or agent of the firm, company, corporation or partnership represented by him, entered into any combination, collusion or agreement with any person relative to the price to be bid by anyone at such letting nor to prevent any person from bidding nor to induce anyone to refrain from bidding, and that this bid is made without reference to any other bid and without any agreement, understanding or combination with any other person in reference to such bidding. Contractor further says that no person or persons, firms, or corporation has, have or will receive directly or indirectly, any rebate, fee, gift, commission or thing of value on account of such sale; and 2. Contractor certifies by submission of this proposal that neither contractor nor any of its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency; and 3. Contractor has not, nor has any successor to, nor an affiliate of, Contractor, engaged in investment activities in Iran. a. For purposes of this Certification, "Iran" means the government of Oran and any agency or instrumentality of Iran, or as otherwise defined at Ind. Code § 5-22-16.5-5, as amended from time -to -time. b. As provided by Ind. Code § 5-22-I 6.5-8, as amended from tinge -to -tune, a Contractor is engaged in investment activities in Iran if either: i. Contractor, its successor or its affiliate, provides goods or services of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) or more in value in the energy sector of Iran; or ii. Contractor, its successor or its affiliate, is a financial institution that extends twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) or more in credit to another person for forty-five (45) days or more, if that person will (i) use the credit to provides goods and services in Non•Coliusion Non-Aebamnent Affidavit Non kan lbmi the energy sector in [ran; and (ii) at the time the financial institution extends credit, is a person identified on list published by the Indiana Department of Administration, 4. Contractor does not knowingly employ or contract with an unauthorized alien, nor retain any employee or contract with a person that the Contractor subsequently learns is an unauthorized alien. Contractor agrees that he/she/it shall enroll in and verify the work eligibility status of all of Contractor's newly hired employees through the E-Verify Program as defined by I.C. 22-5-1.7-3. Contractor's documentation of enrollment and participation in the E-Verify Program is included and attached as park of this bid/quote; and 5. Contractor shall require his/her/its subcontractors performing work under this public contract to certify that the subcontractors do not knowingly employ or contract with an unauthorized alien, nor retain any employee or contract with a person that the subcontractor subsequently learns is an unauthorized alien, and that the subcontractor has enrolled in and is participating in the E-Verify Program. The Contractor agrees to maintain this certification throughout the tern of the contract with the City of South Bend, and understands that the City may terminate the contract for default if the Contractor fails to cure a breach of this provision no later than thirty (30) days after being notified by the City. 6. Persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, or joint venturers awarded a contract by the City of South Bend through its agencies, boards, or commissions shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in the performance of a City contract with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment because of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability that does not affect that person's ability to perform the work. In awarding contracts for the purchase of work, labor, services, supplies, equipment, materials, or any combination of the foregoing including, but not limited to, public works contracts awarded under public bidding laws or other contracts in which public bids are not required by law; the City, its agencies, boards, or commissions may consider the Contractor's good faith efforts to obtain participation by those Contractors certified by the State of Indiana as a Minority Business ("MBE") or as a Women's Business Enterprise ("WBE") as a factor in determining the lowest, responsible, responsive bidder. In no event shall persons or entities seeking the award of a City contract be required to award a subcontract to an MBE/WBE; however, it may not unlawfully discriminate against said WBE/MBE. A finding of a discriminatory practice by the City's MBE/WBE Utilization Board shall prohibit that person or entity from being awarded a City contract for a period of one (1) year from the date of such determination, and such determination may also be grounds for terminating the contact for which the discriminatory practice or noncompliance pertains. 7. The undersigned contractor agrees that the following nondiscrimination commitment shall be made a pant of any contract which it may henceforth enter into with the City of South Bend, Indiana or any of its agencies, boards or commissions. Non -Collusion Noll -Debarment Affidavit Non Iron Form Contractor agrees not to discriminate against or intimidate any employee or applicant for employment in the performance of this contract with privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of race, religion, color, sex, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, handicap, national origin or ancestry. Breach of this provision may be regarded as material breach of contract. I, the undersigned bidder or agent as contractor on a public works project, understand my statutory obligations to the use of steel products or foundry products made in the United States (I.C. 5-16-8-1).1 hereby certify that I and all subcontractors employed by me for this project will use steel products or foundry products on this project if awarded. I understand that violations hereunder nay result in forfeiture of contractual payments. 1 hereby affirm cinder the penalties of perjury that the facts and information contained in the foregoing bid for public works are true and correct. Dated this day of , 20 Contractor/Bidder (Finn) Signature of Contractor/Bidder or Its Agent Printed Nalne and Title Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of 120 My Commission Expires Notary Public County of Residence NOR -Collusion Non-DebarnreotAffidavit Non kati Fonn