2024-ISS-288_SS_1785_Att_A.pdf

This is an Exemption Revision Form and Sole Source Form from Sarasota County's Public Utilities Department for a sole source procurement with Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc. (AASI) for AquaDisk equipment used in wastewater treatment at the Venice Gardens Water Reclamation Facility. The original sole source contract (SS 1785) is being renewed for three years from 09/27/2024 through 09/26/2027, with no changes to the estimated expenditure amount. The AquaDisk is a cloth media disk configuration used as an alternative to conventional granular media filtration technologies, and the facility requires spare parts due to 24/7 operation.

The estimated expenditure is $50,000.00 per fiscal year, with the procurement justified by the facility's decade-long use of AquaDisk equipment and a recent capital improvement project that expanded the Aqua-Aerobic system. The county notes that switching to another system would require a complete engineering redesign and remodel. The vendor's products are patented and proprietary, with no other vendors able to supply a similar product. The procurement has been authorized by the Procurement Official, with budgeted expenditures of up to $50,000 prior to authorization by the County Administrator or Board of County Commissioners.