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Resolution to Approve a Contract with PerkinElmer Health Sciences Inc. for a Water Laboratory Information Management System and Services ($110,026.00)
Memorandum
The attached resolution seeks authorization to approve and execute a contract for services and software from PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. for a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
The City’s Environmental Services Laboratory (Lab) is responsible for analyzing drinking water and wastewater plant process and compliance samples. The Lab also analyzes stormwater samples and construction samples from city projects, and performs bacteriological sample analysis for three neighboring communities and a limited number of private contractors. All sample data is currently entered into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
The LIMS will increase productivity by providing the Lab and water treatment plant staff with tools to allow for efficient laboratory operations in producing timely and accurate analytical data and assessment reports. The LIMS will also improve efficiency by providing tools to capture and store real-time data, interface with laboratory equipment, generate monthly reports and make validated data available to all required parties in a format that is user friendly and easily queried.
A Request for Proposal, RFP No. 780, was published in October, 2010 and five responses were received by the Purchasing Unit. A proposal review team made up of City staff evaluated all the proposals and determined three of the proposals met the requirements outlined in the RFP. Product demonstrations and interviews were held on November 22nd and 23rd, 2010, and again in March 2011.
PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. is recommended because of their extensive experience in LIMS, the software’s ease of use in data entry, sample scheduling and reporting. PerkinElmer has received human rights approval on November 1, 2010.
The selected LIMS comes with a 12-month warranty and product report covering rep...
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