Council passed a resolution at its Feb. 18 meeting to purchase three rotary screw air compressors for the Thompson water treatment plant.
The existing compressors have been in operation since 1995 and only two compressors, which will become backups, are operational. The other compressor will be used for parts “to carry out repairs and maintenance,” said a memo from the city’s purchasing agent. “The existing compressors, once removed, will be stored in the basement of the water treatment plant.”
Five companies submitted bids to provide the new compressors, with TPG Pritchard Industrial being selected because because their price of $47,487 plus taxes was the cheapest.
The city is also purchasing a ride-on floor scrubber from A Miracle Sanitation Supply Co. Inc., for $19,750 plus taxes.
