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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2019 - 85 BY: Mayor Kennedy A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT TO DISPOSE OF AN OBSOLETE DEWATERING CENTRIFUGE IN EXCHANGE FOR RATE REDUCTION FOR SLUDGE DISPOSAL SERVICE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City of North Olmsted WWTP is in possession of an over twenty years old dewatering centrifuge, rendered obsolete by the passage of time, changes in technology and improvements made to the Wastewater Treatment Plant; WHEREAS, attempts to retrofit the centrifuge would be well over $200,000.00; and WHEREAS, options for removal of the centrifuge are: 1. Hire an outside company to remove the centrifuge and related equipment; 2. Remove the centrifuge and related equipment in-house with the Plant Maintenance staff and sell for scrap value. The scrap value was determined to be less than $ 1,000.00 at current scrap values; or 3. Sell the centrifuge to another city, wastewater facility or company; and WHEREAS, option No. 1 was determined to be too costly; option 2 was determined to be feasible, but led to consideration of an outside vendor to perform the task; and given the age of the machine, there was limited interest in the equipment as set forth in option 3; and WHEREAS, Quasar Energy Group ("Quasar") proposes to supply labor, equipment and materials to remove the centrifuge and related equipment from the WWTP site; and WHEREAS, in exchange, Quasar offers $6,000.00 for the unit, related equipment, manuals and spare parts. In exchange, Quasar will reduce tipping fees $15.00 per ton for 400 tons for sludge taken to Quasar facilities; WHEREAS, the current North Olmsted Codified Ordinance Chapter 955, "Sale of Surplus Personal Property" does not include a "trade -for -personal services" disposal of surplus property; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council, acting upon the recommendation of the Director of Public Service, to authorize the Director of Public Service to dispose of said centrifuge in the manner as set forth herein.