Finance Committee - 05/19/2021 Page 5
Clerk is on mute and momentarily left her seat.
Alderman Klee
| can call the roll if you’d like Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Donchess
Alright, Alderwoman Klee is Vice Chair of the Committee. Oh wait, she’s back.
Alderman Klee
She’s back, she didn’t want me to take her job.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
| apologize, a family member was choking, they needed help really.
Alderman Klee
We could hear that.
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright,
Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 7
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Pump Replacement at Northgate Pump Station in the amount of $29,642.95 funded from account
71000 Equipment
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE THE
PURCHSE OF A FAIRBANKS BRAND VERTICAL SOLIDS HANDLING PUMP FROM HAYES PUNP, INC.,
OF CONCORD, MA, IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,624.95. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT:
169 WASTEWATER; FUND: WASTEWATER; ACCOUNT CATEGORY: 71 EQUIPMENT, BY ROLL CALL.
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
And | believe, again, Mr. Boucher?
Mr. Boucher
Thank you Mayor. This is our north gate pump station it is one of our largest pump stations. It operates off two
submersible pumps. This is for the purchase of anew pump. We purchased a brand new pump at the
beginning of 2020; the other pump is reaching its end of useful life. So we want to have a new pump on hand
in case this one fails and we are not stuck with just one pump. The reasons for purchasing it now; we are
starting to see fatigue on our older pump and the lead time to get these pumps is 12 to 14 weeks. So we want
to order it sooner than later.
