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25-1308 Sole Source Letter

Fresno City Council
October 30, 2025

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25-1308 Sole Source Letter
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October 30, 2025
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Fresno City Council
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To Whom It May Concern:

Affect Industries, Inc., is the manufacturer’s representative for the Vaporooter™ and Grease Release products. We serve end users for these products and provide technical assistance to the end users of these products worldwide.

After Douglas Products acquired Duke’s Root Control some years back and combining the Vaporooter™ and Duke’s products into one company, that company was then sold to Comvest Partners as a standalone company, Duke’s. June of 2024, that company ended chemical sales of the Vaporooter™ product through the dealer network and now only offers Vaporooter™ direct.

Orders will be sent to Affect Industries, Inc., the manufacturer’s representative for processing.

At this time, There are no other suppliers for Vaporooter™.

Vaporooter™ is a unique combination of herbicides for sewer line root control. It is presently the only product on the market with both a contact herbicide and a growth inhibitor, two (2) different herbicide chemistries. City of Fresno has tested other chemistries over the years and found the combination of herbicides in Vaporooter™ to be the most effective. The foaming agent in Vaporooter™ is also unique, as it penetrates grease that coats roots so the herbicides can contact roots. It is also registered with EPA and California Department of Regulation.

Kind Regards,

Justin Fearn
President
Mobile: 209-403-7227
Email: [email protected]
www.affectindustries.com

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