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PROPOSAL # QN18031601-02 To: City of Orono 2700 Kelley Parkway Orono, MN 55356 Attn: Adam Edwards Re: Water System Improvements Date: May 4, 2018 From: Troy Neurauter Valid: 90 days Page: 1 of 5 Thank you for the opportunity to recommend improvements to the water treatment plants in the City of Orono. We have worked together to identify and prioritize a list of items that will improve the operational capability of systems, increase personnel safety and create a more reliable system. The items have been itemized based on independent hardware requirements and software improvements required. Field service expenses have been removed. This will allow the City to combine or separate the tasks as desired. In Control will add field service expenses at cost to the invoices with a goal to minimize the number of visits and in turn reduce the overall cost to the City. The recent addition of Well 4 to the north water treatment plant is of most importance and directly coupled with the ability to control chemical dosing at the proper rate between the flow rates of well 3 and well 4. Should we gain approval for this work, we would execute as quickly as possible before summer demand increases. Reporting requirements from Minnesota DNR and MCES have increased over the past years. We are proposing an automated monthly and annual reporting template to ease the ability to meet these requirements. This will allow the City Staff to quickly validate the information and increase the amount of data being reported. A number of improvements are focused on the chemicals utilized for water treatment including bulk storage and post treatment analysis. Bulk storage monitoring allows staff to properly manage the volume of chemicals on site and validate overall usage or detect losses. The new analyzer at each plant, which is part of another project, will provide increased safety to the drinking water system while allowing the City to closely track overall usage. We have identified longer term items that have been identified as potential improvements based on product availability. These are intended to allow insight and budgeting to minimize risk of downtime with the water treatment systems. Some components at the facilities are near or past obsolescence and availability. Why should you select In Control as your Systems Integrator and Partner? In Control is a premier systems integrator and professional services provider serving the water and wastewater industry since 1995. Our highly reputable engineering staff has developed numerous best practices and frequently acts as consultants throughout a project's journey. The relationships earned during projects frequently grow into long term commitments to keep systems up to date with minimal downtime. Our mission is to provide the most cost effective, reliable control system in a professional manner. We keep you in control of expenses through thoughtful consulting, consistent pricing and exceptional service. In Control, Inc. 10350 Jamestown Street NE Phone: (763) 783-9500 Blaine, MN 55449 Fax: (763) 783-9502