Finance Committee - 07/07/2021 Page 17
Mayor Donchess
Alright any questions / comments? (There were none.)
MOTION CARRIED
Mayor Donchess
Now while Mr. Boucher is here we have this communication on our desk right, the Emergency Request for the
Well Water Pumps. Have you got that Mr. Boucher?
Mr. Boucher
Yes, | do.
Mayor Donchess
Is there a motion to suspend the rules and take that now while we have Mr. Boucher here?
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO SUSPEND THE RULES FOR THE EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR
WELL WATER PUMPS
Mayor Donchess
The motion is made, all those in favor say yea.
MOTION CARRIED
Without objection, Mayor Donchess accepted the communication and placed it on file.
There being no objection, Mayor Donchess accepted an emergency request that was received after the
agenda was prepared.
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Emergency Request for Raw Water Pump Variable Frequency Drives at the Wet Weather Facility in the amount
not to exceed $39,980 funded from accounts WERF
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE THE
EMERGENCY PURCHASE ORDER FOR FOUR (4) VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES (VFDs) TO M&M
ELECTRICAL OF NASHUA IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $39,980. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH:
DEPARTMENT: 169 WASTEWATER; FUND: WERF
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Mr. Boucher?
Mr. Boucher
Yes Mayor, thank you. Dave Boucher, Wastewater Superintendent. These are four variable frequency drives,
they are kind of the brains for our raw sewage pumps in our wet weather facility. Wwe have four pumps so each
pump has a drive. We were in the process of replacing all four because that particular brand is obsolete and
we were starting to have difficulties with them. During the process, at the end of June, we had one fail
completely and as | said they are obsolete, we can’t repair them. So we are going the process with replacing
