Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
2/26/2025 - 5:30 PM  
Category:
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, PLANNING AND OPERATIONS  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
12.7 Purity Laboratories Inc. – Amendment 2  
District Goals:
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
Award Res 15.13 dt 2-28-24.pdf
Amend 1 Res 14.6 dt 1-15-2025.pdf
Yonkers PS Extension Request for Purity Labs.pdf
BOCS.pdf
 
Rationale:
Purity Laboratories Inc.
Term: 365 calendar days
Amount: $29,625.65
Scope: Amendment 2 to authorize Extension 1 to Service Contract No. 2024-0521 “Chemical Treatment and Cooling Tower Maintenance Program” with Purity Laboratories Inc.

This contract is to service and maintain the chemical water treatment program for the heating and cooling systems in fourteen (14) of the District schools. This will cover the treatment of boiler, feed, condensate, chilled water, condenser and closed loop hot water systems. This treatment is to limit corrosion, freeze ups and bacterial growth in the above systems.		  
Funding:
450.5150.100000.1620.B2300, Contractual, $29,625.65  
Resolution
WHEREAS via Resolution 15.13 dated February 28, 2024, the Board of Education authorized the award of Service Contract No. 2024-0521 “Chemical Treatment and Cooling Tower Maintenance Program” with Purity Laboratories Inc., in the amount of $29,625.65 for a term of 365 calendar days, and

WHEREAS via Resolution 14.6 dated January 15, 2025, the Board of Education authorized Amendment 1 to add three additional schools to the contract for an amount of $3,317.00, increasing the contact total to $32,942.65, and

WHEREAS there is mutual consent of the parties to extend said contract for the first one-year period (1 of 2 possible extensions).

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to issue Amendment 2 to authorize Extension 1 to Service Contract No. 2024-0521 “Chemical Treatment and Cooling Tower Maintenance Program” with Purity Laboratories Inc., increasing the contract amount from $32,942.65 to $62,568.30 and the contract term to 730 calendar days.		  
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Michael Pelliccio - Director of Facilities III
Signed By:  
Dr. Frank Hernandez - Associate Superintendent
Signed By:  
Victor Martinez - Director of Purchasing
Signed By:  
Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
Signed By:  
Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
Signed By:  
John Liszewski - Commissioner
Signed By:  
Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
Signed By:  
Anibal Soler, Jr. - Superintendent of Schools
 
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Gail Burns Moved, Member Amjed Kuri seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS via Resolution 15.13 dated February 28, 2024, the Board of Education authorized the award of Service Contract No. 2024-0521 “Chemical Treatment and Cooling Tower Maintenance Program” with Purity Laboratories Inc., in the amount of $29,625.65 for a term of 365 calendar days, and

WHEREAS via Resolution 14.6 dated January 15, 2025, the Board of Education authorized Amendment 1 to add three additional schools to the contract for an amount of $3,317.00, increasing the contact total to $32,942.65, and

WHEREAS there is mutual consent of the parties to extend said contract for the first one-year period (1 of 2 possible extensions).

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to issue Amendment 2 to authorize Extension 1 to Service Contract No. 2024-0521 “Chemical Treatment and Cooling Tower Maintenance Program” with Purity Laboratories Inc., increasing the contract amount from $32,942.65 to $62,568.30 and the contract term to 730 calendar days.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes