5400020948 Award.doc

South Carolina Department of Corrections

4420 Broad River Rd

Columbia, SC 29210

STATEMENT OF AWARD

Posting Date: 03/08/2021 Solicitation : 54000020948 Issue Date : 02/17/2021 Opening Date : 03/02/2021 @ 10 AM Description : New Pouch Filling Machine Awarded To:

The Lemus Corporation dba/Plastic Bags Industry

2256 Main Street #13

Chula Vista CA 91911

619-661-7320

Jorge.bags@hotmail.com Vendor#:

7000278027

Evaluated Amount: $64,939.00 Awarded Amount: $64,939.00

Product Catg.: 54529 - Industrial Commercial & Professional Equip. & Supp

Item Description: New Pouch Filling Machine – Equipment, Parts, Supplies, Warranty, Labor & On-Site Technician

Tendering Text: (1) Lot of all items listed Equipment, Installation, Parts, Supplies, Warranty, Labor and On-Site Technician New Pouch Filling Machine

Specifications:

· Pouch sealing form: Pillow Pouch with 3-sides seals

· Speed: 100 pouches/minute

· Ribbon date coder

· Range of pouch volume: 200ml - 300ml/6.7oz - 10.1oz

· Accuracy: +/- 1.5%

· Air pressure: 0.65Mpa

· Air consumption: 1.6m3/Min (0.8Mpa)

· Servo motor to decrease downtime

· 6 candles of UV lights

· Alarms for: low liquid, low film, low date ribbon

· Construction: 100% Stainless Steel

· Stainless steel 304 construction/stainless steel 316 construction in critical area

· Power: 3.85Kw

· Weight: 1,600 lbs

· Dimensions: 67”L x 43’W x 116.2”H

· Power supply: AV220V +/- 10%, single phase

· (2) counter conveyors

· 6.5 gallons/min centrifugal pump Wearable Parts and Supplies Included:

· 100 units of rubber strips for horizontal sealing/cutting jaws

· Programmed PLC (ready for installation)

· 10 strips of vulcanized rubber

· 1 set of heaters

· 1 set of thermocouples

· 3 relays

· 1 film adjusting motor Machine Set-up for Film Size:

· 3” core

· 10.75" x 0.00275 LDPE of good quality

· 15” diameter max

Installation:

· INSTALL MACHINE AND RUN PRODUCT TO ENSURE THAT ALL STATE AND FEDERAL SANITARY REQUIREMENTS FOR A GRADE A DAIRY PROCESSING PLANT ARE MET OR EXCEEDED

· All work shall be coordinated and scheduled with Agriculture Division personnel. It will be the goal to coordinate the installation with as little down time as possible, so the milk plant can continue to operate efficiently.

· SCDC will furnish any necessary connections for pouch filler to include: electrical, water, and air at installation site in plant. It will be the vendor’s responsibility to insure wire is connected within the control box.

· Vendor must make all Electrical Connections within Electrical Code Regulations

· SCDC will be responsible for installation of milk lines into the pouch machine

· Test all installed equipment for allowable tolerances

· Program the Automatic Pouch Filler Machine for use

· Provide operational instruction to appropriate Agriculture Division Staff. The vendor will supervise operation of machines for minimum of eight hours or until equipment is operating accurately, efficiently and has gone through one cycle of cleaning-in-place.

· Technical services for installation and commissioning support must be on site.

· Pre-installation meeting.

· Machine testing, to include gallon per hour, startup of product.

· Product commissioning to include a performance run to demonstrate that the equipment meets agreed upon performance criteria.

· Provide detailed preventative maintenance and testing guidelines to appropriate Agriculture Division Staff

Warranty:

· 1 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY TO INCLUDE TRAVEL, PARTS AND LABOR

· The vendor agrees that the goods and service furnished under any award from this solicitation shall be covered by the most favorable commercial warranties that the contractor gives any customer for such goods or services and that the rights and remedies provided therein are in addition to and do not limit those available to the SCDC by any other clause of the solicitation. A copy of this warranty is required with the Bid/Proposal.

· NON-WARRANTY SERVICE CALLS FOR INITIAL YEAR OF OPERATION WILL BE CHARGED AT $650.00 OR LESS PER VISIT

· SERVICE CALLS AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION WILL BE CHARGED AT A COST OF $1,200.00 OR LESS Salient Features:

· Speed: 100 pouches/minute

· Range of pouch volume: 200ml - 300ml/6.7oz - 10.1oz

· Accuracy: +/- 1.5%

· Alarms for: low liquid, low film, low date ribbon

· Construction: 100% Stainless Steel

· Stainless steel 304 construction/stainless steel 316 construction in critical area

· Dimensions: 67”L x 43’W x 116.2”H

· Power supply: AV220V +/- 10%, single phase

· Centrifugal pump 6.5 gallons per minute

· (2) counter conveyors

AP

Buyer: Myrtle deWerdt Director of Procurement: Ruthie H. Bishop, CPPB

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