Notice Details

The uninterrupted continuation the contract is critical to keep monitoring/controlling critical processes/equipment that treat wastewater through the ABB Control Systems at the Jamaica, North River & Owls Head WWTPs. Since this system ensures that certain NYS regulatory permits are met, proper maintenance is necessary that they are operating correctly ensuring the health/safety of the public and the protection of the environment. Proper operation of these systems also enables the plants to monitor, control and optimize key equipment, reducing power and fuel consumption. The contract also enables plants to maintain their equipment without interruption to the monitoring capabilities protecting the millions of dollars in capital investment made in these systems. Failure of continuous service on the control systems would render them inoperable resulting in detrimental process upsets, equipment breakdowns, and possible regulatory permit violations with monetary penalties. ABB is the only company which can provide a properly trained and qualified Service Engineer that can satisfactorily maintain this specialized system. In addition, only ABB can provide supplementary service technicians, compatible software and specialized parts necessary to keep these critical systems in good operating condition. As a result, the repair and maintenance of the ABB Control Systems at these plants has been determined to be a Sole Source Procurement.