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Board of Public Works Meeting Date: August 25, 2016
David A. Simmons, Superintendent
Wastewater Department
Purchase of Vogelsang pump from Aqua Solutions, Inc
Cost Proposal
To approve the purchase in the amount of $16,766 from Aqua Solutions, Inc of
Middleboro, MA to supply one Vogelsang pump (Asset ID: SPSP-4) for the sludge
processing pump room. Funding will be through Department: 169 Wastewater; Fund:
Wastewater; Account Classification: 81300 Equipment Purchase.
There are four Vogelsang sludge transfer pumps to transfer sludge from the sludge
holding tanks to the dewatering presses on the upper floor in the building. These
pumps require routine maintenance depending on the wear of the pumps such is
replacing wear plates and bearings. After one of these pumps was repaired and put
back in operation, a bearing failed catastrophically, resulting in a drive shaft going
through the side of the pump casing. This resulted in the pump being unusable or
repairable. All four pumps are needed depending on how much pumping is required.
As such, a new Vogelsang pump should be ordered. This equipment is inventoried
and budgeted thru the Wastewater Equipment Replacement Fund (WERF) list. The
cost includes the pump and shipping. Wastewater Department mechanics will install
the pump.
