TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 9/3/2025
FROM: City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 8 - C
SUBJECT:
Title
Request for approval of Resolution No. 2025-114 for Triangle Lightning Protection located in Eustis, FL - a contract to provide lightning protection at the Saxon Water Plant in the amount $59,708.00. This project was approved in the FY 24/25 budget for $60,000.00
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LOCATION:
Saxon Water Plant
COST:
$59,708.00
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
Budgeted Water / Sewer Funds
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Public Works / Utilities
POTENTIAL MOTION:
Recommendation
“I move to approve Resolution No. 2025-114.”
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BACKGROUND:
Background
The Saxon Water Plant is one of the highest elevation points in the City of Deltona. Historically this plant has had numerous direct lightning strikes creating issues with and destroying sensitive and expensive monitoring equipment. In order to mitigate downtime of the plant and costly repairs, the recommendation has been to upgrade the deteriorated grounds and lightning protection. This item was budgeted in FY 24/25 for $60,000.00, with an actual cost of $59,708.00. This item was broadcast on Quotewire on 6/11/25 to 98 vendors, 3 vendors viewed the item, no vendors submitted bids. Triangle Lightning Protection was originally contacted back in July of 2023 at which time they provided a budgetary quote. The quote was updated and the 2023 pricing was honored in May of 2025.
This item was approved in the FY24/25 budget in the amount of $60,000.00. A PO was requested in June 2025, however it did not complete the internal approval process before the June 23, 2025, Commission meeting. At that meeting, the City Commission rescinded the recently adopted purchasing policy, thereby reinstating the requirement that all purchase orders exceeding $25,000 be brought before the Commission for approval.
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