CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-150
SUSPENDING COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE
A REPLACEMENT MIXER GEAR FROM VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES
WHEREAS, on May 6, 2025, the City Council adopted the Public Utility Master Plan (PUMP) through Resolution No. 2025 -70 to upgrade and manage the City’s aging water infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, Actiflo is a critical step in the production of water at Waterman Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and used to purify drinking water and manage wastewater; and
WHEREAS, the West Train of the Actiflo unit had a catastrophic failure that needs to be replaced; and
WHEREAS, due to the Actiflo being a custom designed unit, the replacement mixer must also be custom fabricated to meet the unit’s specified design requirements; and
WHEREAS, Section 28.60 of the Fairfield Municipal Code provides that the council may suspend competitive bidding for any purchase and may enter into a contract to purchase supplies or procure general contractual services through the use of an alternative selection process after making a finding that in do so would be in the best interest of the City; and
WHEREAS, Section 28.63 of the Fairfield Municipal Code provides that purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment may be made without adhering to the required procurements methods if they can only be obtained from one vendor, either because the desired materials, suppl ies or equipment is proprietary in nature, or because a sole sourced purchase of such items is in the best interest of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City would like to purchase the maturation mixer as it is necessary to ensure continued operation of the WTP.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. The council hereby suspends competitive bidding and authorizes the city manager to purchase the mixer from Veolia Water Technologies for a not to exceed amount of $225,529.25.
Section 2. The city manager is hereby authorized to execute and administer a 15% management reserve in an amount not to exceed $33,829.39 for a total authorization amount of $259,358.65.
Section 3. The city manager or designee is hereby authorized to do all things necessary to implement this resolution.
RES. NO. 2026-150
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of July 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: MEMBERS: BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/SANDHU/TONNESEN/WILLIAMS NOES: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSENT: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK