City Council

8. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE ORDER WITH EWT HOLDINGS III CORP., DBA EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC TO FURNISH AND DELIVER ION EXCHANGE RESIN FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $2,956,736 FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS FOR THE WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT (Water & Power Dept.) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required; (2) Accept the bid dated April 4, 2024, submitted by EWT Holdings III Corp., dba Evoqua Water Technologies LLC (“Evoqua”) in response to Project ID 2024-IFB-MS-0128 to furnish and deliver ion exchange resin for the Water and Power Department (“PWP”), reject all other bids received; and (3) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a purchase order with Evoqua for an amount not-to- exceed $2,956,736 for a term of five years, or until funds are expended, whichever occurs first.