Legislation Details

File #: 2026-5155    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Status: Final
File created: 10/22/2026 In control: ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
On agenda: 11/12/2026 Final action:
Title: GENERAL MANAGER APPROVED PURCHASES AND ADDITIONS TO THE PRE-APPROVED OEM SOLE SOURCE LIST
Sponsors: Wally Ritchie
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report

FROM:                     Robert Thompson, General Manager

                     Originator: Wally Ritchie, Director of Finance 

 

SUBJECT:

 

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GENERAL MANAGER APPROVED PURCHASES AND ADDITIONS TO THE PRE-APPROVED OEM SOLE SOURCE LIST

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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION

 

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RECOMMENDATION:  Recommend to the Board of Directors to:

A.       Receive and file Orange County Sanitation District purchases made under the General Manager’s authority for the period of July 1, 2026, to September 30, 2026; and

 

B.       Approve the following additions to the pre-approved Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Sole Source List:

 

•                     AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES - Preventative Maintenance, Repairs, and Service for all Laboratory Instruments

•                     HOWDEN USA - Turblex Blower Parts

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BACKGROUND

 

Staff provides the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) Administration Committee and the Board of Directors quarterly reports of General Manager approved and executed purchases between $50,000 and $150,000; maintenance and repair Services Task Orders between $50,000 and $500,000; and additions to the pre-approved OEM Sole Source List.

 

The list of additions to the pre-approved OEM Sole Source List displays the OEM added this quarter that require sole source procurement to maintain, service, or replace equipment currently in operation at OC San facilities, because the parts and/or service can only be provided by the OEM or their designated representative.

 

RELEVANT STANDARDS

 

•                     Quarterly financial reporting

•                     Ensure the public’s money is wisely spent

 

 

 

PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS

 

December 2016 - Minute Order 12(b) authorized the General Manager to ratify additions or deletions to the OEM Sole Source list on the General Manager’s quarterly approved purchases agenda report.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

In accordance with Board purchasing policies, Ordinance No. OC SAN-61, the General Manager has authority to approve and execute purchases between $50,000 and $150,000.  Below is a summary of General Manager approved purchases, in amounts exceeding $50,000, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026-27:

 

Vendor Name

 Amount

 Department

 Description/Discussion

A & G COMPRESSOR PARTS, INC

$75,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Convenience Blanket PO for Repair and Parts of Suction and Discharge Valves for Gas Compressors 7/1/26 - 6/30/27 GM Article 2, Section 2.2 (b) (1)

A GOOD SIGN & GRAPHICS, CO.

$75,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Convenience Blanket PO for Signage Replacement at Headquarters, Plant 1, Plant 2, Easement, Pump Stations, and Collection System 9/1/26 - 8/31/27  GM Article 2, Section 2.2 (b) (1)

ALFA LAVAL INC

$102,684.91

Operations & Maintenance

Two-Year Service Agreement for Parts and Services on MOPX 205 and MAB 104 Centrifuges at CenGen Plant 1 and 2 8/20/26 - 8/19/28 Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 12/14/16, Item 12 (B)

ALL ACCESS SERVICES, INC

$66,999.26

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of One (1) Genie GS-3369 DC Rough Terrain Scissor Lift Approved CORF Budget FY 25/26 Sourcewell Contract #020923-TER, in Accordance with Ordinance OC SAN-61 Section 2.03 (B) Cooperative Purchases

AWARDCO, INC.

$57,700.00

Human Resources

Blanket PO for Safety/Volunteer Incentives and Awards for OC San Employee Programs Sole Source Justification 2944 Reason: Unique Product/Service

BAY CITY INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY

$58,715.06

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of Twenty-Four (24) 10 X 8 F231 Expansion Joints and Twelve (12) 12 X 8 F231 Expansion Joints Informal Bid 148065-OR

C.E. MECHANICAL, INC.

$100,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Convenience Blanket PO for HVAC Services and Repairs for Districtwide Facilities 8/14/26 - 8/13/27 GM Article 2, Section 2.2 (b) (1)

CALTROL INC

$70,143.03

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of Three (3) Fisher NPS 6 Control Disk 2052 DVC6200 Butterfly Valves Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 8/23/17, Item 9 (B) (Fisher Controls)

CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

$79,200.00

Administrative Services

ChatGPT Enterprise Annual Subscription 10/27/26 - 10/26/27 State of CA Contract # 7-17-70-40-05, NASPO Contract # AR2472 in Accordance with Ordinance OC SAN-61 Section 2.03 (B) Cooperative Purchases

COOPER MACHINERY SERVICES LLC

$75,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Convenience Blanket for Emergency Repairs at Central Generation Plant 1 and Plant 2  9/25/26 - 9/24/27 GM Article 2, Section 2.2 (b) (1)

COOPER MACHINERY SERVICES LLC

$87,294.45

Operations & Maintenance

Service PO to Repair Two (2) Cooper Bessemer LSVB Cylinder Heads Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 8/23/17, Item 9 (B) (Cooper Bessemer)

CS-AMSCO

$61,110.00

Administrative Services

Stock Item Purchase of Three (3) 14-Inch DeZURIK Plug Valves  Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 12/14/16, Item 12 (B) (DeZURIK)

CS-AMSCO

$70,140.00

Administrative Services

Stock Item Purchase of Four (4) 12-Inch DeZURIK Plug Valves  Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 12/14/16, Item 12 (B) (DeZURIK)

CS-AMSCO

$128,226.00

Administrative Services

Stock Item Purchase of Four (4) 14-Inch and Two (2) 16-Inch DeZURIK Plug Valves  Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 12/14/16, Item 12 (B) (DeZURIK)

DC FROST ASSOCIATES, INC.

$87,383.36

Administrative Services

Purchase of Ten (10) Polychem NH78 Sprockets  Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 2/27/19, Item 13 (B) (Polychem)

DETECTION INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION

$50,150.00

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of Ten (10) Acrulog Hydrogen Sulfide Loggers Sole Source Justification 2968 Reason: Unique Product/Service

DXP ENTERPRISES/CORTECH ENGINEERING

$123,215.00

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of One (1) Patterson Centrifugal Pump Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 2/26/20, Item 13 (B) (Patterson)

FLO-SERVICES, INC.

$149,754.42

Operations & Maintenance

Bitter Point Pump Station Main Sewage Pump Overhaul Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 8/27/25, Item 4 (B) (Hidrostal)

GA TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.

$81,487.00

Engineering

Headquarters Pantry Electrical Improvements at Plant 1 Project No. FE25-02

HACH COMPANY

$75,606.48

Operations & Maintenance

Blanket PO for On-Site Service of HACH Equipment at Plant 1 9/15/26 - 9/14/28 Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 12/14/16, Item 12 (B)

HOWDEN USA COMPANY

$62,190.99

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of Various Parts for Turblex Blowers Sole Source Justification 2958 Reason: OEM Equipment/Part/Service

INGERSOLL-RAND INDUSTRIAL U.S., INC.

$64,968.00

Operations & Maintenance

Service PO to Remove and Replace Ingersoll-Rand Compressor Motor Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 2/28/18, Item 13 (B)

INSOURCE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC.

$113,260.00

Administrative Services

Blanket PO for WonderWare Annual Maintenance 11/16/2026 - 11/15/2027 Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 8/28/19, Item 3 (B) (AVEVA Select California)

INTERSTATE BATTERIES OF CAL COAST

$145,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Convenience Blanket PO for Batteries for Vehicles and Carts 7/1/26 - 6/30/28  GM Article 2, Section 2.2 (b) (1)

MANTECH (USA) INC.

$66,057.00

Environmental Services

Purchase of One (1) Mantech BOD Pro AutoMax405 Sampler Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 5/24/23, Item 15 (B)

MAXIM SECURITY SYSTEMS

$100,000.00

Administrative Services

Convenience Blanket PO for Service, Maintenance and Repairs on Camera Systems 10/23/26 - 10/22/27  GM Article 2, Section 2.2 (b) (1)

MOUSE GRAPHICS

$98,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Convenience Blanket PO for Graphic Services and Signage for Headquarters, Plant 1, Plant 2, and Pump Stations 10/1/26 - 9/30/27  GM Article 2, Section 2.2 (b) (1)

MUNIQUIP, LLC

$53,488.00

Administrative Services

Stock Item Purchase of Four (4) Hidrostal Pump Rebuild Kits  Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 2/24/21, Item 10 (B) (Hidrostal)

MUNIQUIP, LLC

$111,210.24

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of One (1) Hidrostal Rotating Pump Assembly Approved CORF Budget FY 26/27 Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 2/24/21, Item 10 (B) (Hidrostal)

MUNIQUIP, LLC

$142,000.32

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of One (1) Hidrostal I10K-S Pump Assembly Approved CORF Budget FY 25/26 Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 2/24/21, Item 10 (B) (Hidrostal)

NEAC COMPRESSOR SERVICE INC

$51,592.30

Operations & Maintenance

Service PO to Inspect and Recondition Gas Compressor Cylinders Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 5/27/20, Item 14 (B) (Penn Process Compressor)

NTH GENERATION COMPUTING INC

$69,260.26

Administrative Services

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Quarter 1 Maintenance 10/1/26 - 9/30/27  NASPO ValuePoint Contract 7-23-70-55-03, in Accordance with Ordinance OC SAN-61 Section 2.03 (B) Cooperative Purchases

OVIVO USA, LLC

$68,774.00

Operations & Maintenance

Service PO for the Disassembly, Inspection, Rebuild, and Return of Primary Clarifier N C54 Drive Unit Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 2/26/25, Item 12 (B)

POWERFLO PRODUCTS INC

$61,657.00

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of One (1) Goulds/Grundfos NCD Pump Informal Bid 147077-OR

SC FUELS

$66,345.24

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of 4500 Gallons (Bulk Oil) of Chevron 5200 HDAX Low Ash 40 Informal Bid 147373-OR

SCHWING BIOSET

$52,385.62

Operations & Maintenance

Stock Item Purchase of Two (2) Schwing Bioset WMT-Screws SD500 RH 60”  Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 12/14/16, Item 12 (B)

SCHWING BIOSET

$100,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Blanket PO for Parts and Services for Truck Loading and Dewatering Hydraulic Units Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 12/14/16, Item 12 (B)

SHAMROCK SUPPLY CO INC

$74,580.00

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of Forty-Four (44) APC SYBT5 Battery Modules Informal Bid 147841-OR

SMITH SYSTEM DRIVER IMPROVEMENT

$79,695.00

Human Resources

Self-Paced eLearning Driver Safety Training for up to 385 Participants 8/1/26 - 7/31/28 Sole Source Justification 2956 Reason: Unique Product/Service

SOLAR ELECTRIC SUPPLY, INC

$82,436.38

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of One (1) Stryten Absolyte AGP Battery Including Cells, Racking, Interconnects and Hardware Informal Bid 146769-OR

SUNBELT RENTALS, INC.

$70,125.47

Operations & Maintenance

Emergency PO for Rental of Two (2) Generators for Plant 2 9/30/26 - 10/28/26 Omnia Partners Contract R241502, in Accordance with Ordinance OC SAN-61 Section 2.03 (B) Cooperative Purchases

SUNBELT RENTALS, INC.

$100,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Blanket PO for Diesel Fuel Services 9/29/26 - 9/27/27  Omnia Partners Contract R241502, in Accordance with Ordinance OC SAN-61 Section 2.03 (B) Cooperative Purchases

SUNBELT RENTALS, INC.

$126,293.04

Operations & Maintenance

Temporary Generator for PBC SDR 1607  Omnia Partners Contract R241502, in Accordance with Ordinance OC SAN-61 Section 2.03 (B) Cooperative Purchases

SUPERIOR ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE

$140,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Convenience Blanket PO for Off-Site Motor Repair Services for Plant 1, Plant 2, and Pump Stations 8/1/26 - 7/31/27  GM Article 2, Section 2.2 (b) (1)

TELEDYNE FLIR COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS, INC.

$131,149.00

Operations & Maintenance

Purchase of One (1) FLIR Gx320 Optical Gas Imaging Camera, Lens, and Case Approved CORF Budget FY 26/27 Board Approved OEM Sole Source List  M.O. 5/27/26, Item 17 (B) (FLIR Systems)

TRANE COMPANY - EQUIPMENT

$59,170.00

Operations & Maintenance

Blanket PO for Quarterly Preventative and Corrective Maintenance Services for Plant 1 and Plant 2 Absorption Chillers 11/1/26 - 10/31/26 Omnia Cooperative Racine Contract #3341, in Accordance with Ordinance OC SAN-61 Section 2.03 (B) Cooperative Purchases

TRANE COMPANY - EQUIPMENT

$90,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Annual Convenience Blanket PO for Service and Repairs of Absorption Chillers 7/1/26 - 6/30/27 GM Article 2, Section 2.2 (b) (1)

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE (HASLER)

$55,700.00

Communications

Convenience Blanket PO for Districtwide Postage Costs 9/21/26 - 9/20/27 GM Article 2, Section 2.2 (b) (1)

WATERLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC

$90,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Blanket PO for the Purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite Solution-Bleach (NaOCI) (Tote Deliveries) for Plant 1 and 2 10/1/26 - 9/30/27 Informal Bid 146378-OR

WEST COAST ARBORISTS, INC.

$80,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Blanket PO for Tree Pruning, Maintenance, Removal, and Stump Grinding 9/1/26 - 8/31/27 OC Community Resources MA-012-26011646, in Accordance with Ordinance OC SAN-61 Section 2.03 (B) Cooperative Purchases

WESTAIR GASES & EQUIPMENT INC - LOX

$85,000.00

Operations & Maintenance

Convenience Blanket PO for Emergency Purchase of Bulk Liquid Oxygen (LOX) and the Monthly Telemetry Rental 8/21/26 - 8/20/28 GM Article 2, Section 2.2 (b) (1)

 

Additionally, in accordance with Board purchasing policies, Ordinance No. OC SAN-61, the General Manager has authority to approve and execute maintenance and repair Services Task Orders between $50,000 and $500,000.  There were no General Manager approved maintenance and repair Services Task Orders, in amounts exceeding $50,000, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026-27.

 

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

 

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ATTACHMENT

The following attachment(s) may be viewed on-line at the OC San website (www.ocsan.gov) with the complete agenda package:

 

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