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REPORT
REPORT TO: Mayor Carl Zehr & Members of Council
DATE OF MEETING: 2010-09-07
SUBMITTED BY: Larry Gordon, Director of Supply Services
PREPARED BY: Michelle Palmer, Buyer (2216)
WARD(S) INVOLVED: 1 and 6
DATE OF REPORT: 2010-08-31
REPORT NO: FIN 10-136
SUBJECT: Q10-034 -Waterblasting Sidewalks
RECOMMENDATION:
That quotation Q10-034, Waterblasting Sidewalks, be awarded to Industrial Waterblast
Services, Waterloo, Ontario at their quoted price of $43,740., plus H.S.T. of $5,686.20, for a
total of $49,426.20, with an option to renew for three (3) additional twelve (12) month terms,
subject to mutual agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The City requires the high-pressure Waterblasting of various sidewalks in the downtown core to
clean and remove dirt, grime and gum from concrete sidewalks and interlocking stone
sidewalks.
The estimated average annual spend over the past three (3) years was $22,109.35
REPORT:
The quotation was advertised publicly on the City of Kitchener website. Seventeen (17)
potential bidders downloaded quotation documents, and by the closing date of Wednesday
August 25th, 2010, three (3) quotations had been received.
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The following quotations were received:
Clean N Scrub
Truck Cleaning Com Ltd
Industrial Waterblast Services
Caledonia ON $15,763.50
Rockford ON $17,289.00
Waterloo ON $49,426.20
The two lowest quotations, submitted by Clean N Scrub and Truck Cleaning Com Ltd, did not
meet the equipment specification for the concrete sidewalks of having high-pressure units
capable of a pressure of 7,000 psi at a minimum of 16 gallons per minute per unit. Previous to
2009, the City had hired a Contractor to clean the concrete sidewalks utilizing units with a
maximum pressure of 7000 psi and a minimum of 16 gallons per minute, as well as utilizing
rotary spin jets with a minimum diameter of 30 inches, with excellent results. In 2009, the City
formally quoted and awarded to a Contractor that did not utilize the specified equipment and the
cleaning results were unsatisfactory, with marks and grime still evident on the sidewalks.
The quotations were reviewed by E. Lake, Supervisor of Operations - Sanitation/Winter
Maintenance, who concurs with the above recommendation.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding will be provided from cost centre 6527435 -Downtown Cleaning
Budget estimate is $45,000.
** The shortfall will be funded from the balance in 6527435 -Downtown Cleaning.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Dan Chapman, General Manager of Financial Services and City
Treasurer
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