2024-ISS-332_SS_1801_Att_A.pdf

This is an Exemption Revision Form and Sole Source Form for Sarasota County Public Utilities, specifically the Water and Wastewater Division, seeking to renew a sole source procurement with MKI Services Inc. for Fontaine-Aquanox actuators and Sanitaire diffused aeration equipment and replacement parts. The contract is for a three-year period from 12/18/2024 to 12/17/2027, with an estimated annual expenditure of $50,000.00. The procurement is for actuators used in weirs or gates, which are mechanisms that physically open valves or control water passage in water and wastewater facilities.

MKI Services Inc. is the authorized dealer for Fontaine-Aquanox products, with Xylem Water Solutions confirmed as the proprietary manufacturer of Sanitaire diffused aeration equipment. The sole source justification is based on MKI Services being the only authorized vendor and dealer, with the utilities department already having FontaineAquanox products in current use and requiring replacement parts. The contract will allow Sarasota County Water and Wastewater operations to continue using specialized equipment for controlling fluid passage in their production facilities, with no changes to the estimated expenditure amount and no alternative vendors identified for these specific products.