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Agenda 12/10/2024 Item #16C2 (Agreement No.24-005-NS, SL-RAT and its complimentary cloud-based web portal, SL-DOG, to extend the life and reduce expenses of specialized County equipment, which quickly allow for State mandated inspections to be completed)12/10/2024 Item # 16.C.2 ID# 2024-1905 Executive Summary Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as ex-officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer District (CCWSD), approve Agreement No. 24-055-NS, “SL-RAT Acoustic Inspection equipment, SL- DOG Software, Parts and Services,” with InfoSense Inc., under a sole source waiver, approve expenditures of up to $200,000 per each Fiscal Year for the duration of the five-year term of the agreement, and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Agreement. OBJECTIVE: Efficiently inspect and maintain the countywide sewer collections system using a proprietary acoustic inspection device known as the SL-RAT and its complimentary cloud-based web portal, SL-DOG, to extend the life and reduce expenses of specialized County equipment, which quickly allow for State mandated inspections to be completed. CONSIDERATIONS: The Wastewater Collection’s Division is tasked with maintaining the County’s wastewater collections system. The current cleaning process requires four staff members to utilize County owned specialized Jet/Vactor trucks for pre-cleaning the pipeline and using multiple truckloads of fresh water to flush the lines, after which a Camera Truck is used for video inspection. Using the Camera Truck can involve hours setting up the needed equipment, performing the view, properly documenting all findings, and retrieving the camera equipment. Due to various factors such as manpower constraints and unforeseen emergencies, the entire process often takes weeks to months to clean and inspect a specific area. The SL-RAT Acoustic Inspection System requires only two staff members in a standard vehicle to inspect over 1,000 feet of pipeline in a single day. This will improve the ability to meet the requirements set forth by the State to inspect the County’s entire wastewater sewer pipeline without incurring any penalties or having to increase staff time. The County’s specialized trucks will only be used when the SL-RAT detects an area of the pipeline in need of service, reducing unnecessary wear and tear on these trucks, and extending their useful life, as well as reduce staff labor hours needed to inspect the pipelines. The SL-RAT acoustically inspects sewer gravity mains and lateral lines quickly and efficiently, taking the guess work out of deciding what area to clean next. The SL-RAT can scan a pipeline and then determine the degree of degradation, whether the pipeline needs to be cleaned, and an approximation of what may be causing the issue within the pipeline in just a matter of minutes. The SL-RAT is tuned for use in 6 -12″ diameter unpressurized collection pipe with a flow-level capacity at measurement that is below 90% of capacity. Since the SL-RAT uses sound energy to detect blockages, it can go around turns and flow over obstacles – unlike CCTV. The type of pipe does not matter. The SL-DOG provides a secure cloud-based web portal to assist with archiving, validating, visualizing, and analyzing the SL-RAT measurement data. The use of this system would allow staff to deliver efficient and timely services to the County’s customers base and ensure the proper functioning of the sewer system. The total historical cost for the current specialty vehicles as of September 30, 2024, is $258,751.39 for fuel and $789,952.85 for repairs. The approximate annual cost to perform the current method of cleaning and viewing with specialty vehicles is $154,060.64 The average cost for a single set of SL-RAT Acoustic Inspection device with all required parts and materials is $30,040.00. Staff are requesting an initial purchase of four SL-RAT package units at an approximate cost of $120,160.00. The requested initial purchase of four SL-RAT package units would pay for itself in approximately one year based on the annual cost to perform the current method of cleaning and viewing. This purchase will provide multiple years of pipeline inspections at the fraction of the cost of the historic mode of cleaning and viewing, reduce the cost of fuel and repairs for the current fleet of specialty vehicles, and allow equipment and crews to be used more efficiently in maintaining and extending the life of the wastewater pipeline system. InfoSense Inc., holds the United States Patent for the SL-RAT and SL-DOG equipment/systems and is a sole source vendor. InfoSense is a Charlotte, North Carolina corporation that is registered to do business in Florida. The SL-RAT has provided condition assessment for over one hundred million feet of sewer lines in over 230 municipalities Page 5301 of 10663 12/10/2024 Item # 16.C.2 ID# 2024-1905 throughout the United States. Studies highlighting key applications and illustrating the effectiveness of using acoustic inspection to facilitate efficient cleaning operations can be accessed via its website https://infosense.com/acoustic- inspection-case-studies/. Pursuant to Section Eleven, subsection 10, of Collier County Procurement Ordinance No. 2017-08, as amended, staff requests that the Board find that it is in the best interest of the County to waive competition and allow procurement of the requested InfoSense, Inc., products and services to improve the efficiency and safety of the wastewater pipeline system on a sole source basis. The Procurement Services Division posted a public notice to the vendor community of the County’s intent to designate InfoSense Inc., as a sole source provider through the County’s bidding platform for seven days and did not receive any response. Staff recommends that the Board approve the attached Agreement No. 24-055-NS, SL-RAT Acoustic Inspection equipment, SL-DOG Software, Parts and Services, under a sole source waiver for up to $200,000 per each Fiscal Year for the five-year duration of the agreement, effective upon Board approval. FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for equipment, parts, and services are budgeted in the Water/Sewer Operating Fund 4008. Expenditures with InfoSense Inc., are estimated to be $200,000 per fiscal year. GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: No growth management impact will result from this action. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote for Board approval. —SRT RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as ex-officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer District (CCWSD), approve Agreement No. 24-055-NS, “SL-RAT Acoustic Inspection equipment, SL-DOG Software, Parts and Services,” with InfoSense Inc., under a sole source waiver, approve expenditures of up to $200,000 per each Fiscal Year for the duration of the five-year term of the agreement, and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Agreement. PREPARED BY: Warren Murphy, CPM – Supervisor, Field II, Wastewater Division Mark Kopesky, - Utility Specialist II, Wastewater Division Robert VonHolle, Director, Wastewater Division ATTACHMENTS: 1. 24-055-NS VS_InfoSense 2. 24-055-NS COI_InfoSense 3. Insurance Requirements Coversheet (16) (1) 4. 24-115-WV InfoSense Page 5302 of 10663 Page 5303 of 10663 Page 5304 of 10663 Page 5305 of 10663 Page 5306 of 10663 Page 5307 of 10663 Page 5308 of 10663 Page 5309 of 10663 Page 5310 of 10663 Page 5311 of 10663 Page 5312 of 10663 Page 5313 of 10663 Page 5314 of 10663 Page 5315 of 10663 Page 5316 of 10663 Page 5317 of 10663 Page 5318 of 10663 Page 5319 of 10663 Page 5320 of 10663 Page 5321 of 10663 Page 5322 of 10663 Page 5323 of 10663 Page 5324 of 10663 Page 5325 of 10663 Page 5326 of 10663 Page 5327 of 10663 Page 5328 of 10663 Page 5329 of 10663 Page 5330 of 10663 Page 5331 of 10663 Page 5332 of 10663 Page 5333 of 10663 Page 5334 of 10663 Page 5335 of 10663 Page 5336 of 10663 Page 5337 of 10663 Page 5338 of 10663 Page 5339 of 10663 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS COVERSHEET Project Name Vendor Name Solicitation/Contract No. Attachments Risk Approved Insurance Requirements Risk Approved Insurance Certificate(s) Comments Attachments Approved by Risk Management Division Approval: Page 5340 of 10663 WAIVER REQUEST FORM /ŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ: The Procurement Ordinance, 17-Ϭϴ͕ ĂƐ ĂŵĞŶĚĞĚ͕^ĞĐƟŽŶ ůĞǀĞŶ͕ WƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ DĞƚŚŽĚƐ, ĚĞĮŶĞƐ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĂŶĚƐŽůĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ͘CŽŵƉůĞƚĞƚŚŝƐĨŽƌŵĨŽƌƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶΨϯ͕ϬϬϬĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƚŽ ƚŚĞWƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘tĂŝǀĞƌƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶΨϱϬ͕ϬϬϬǁŝůůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůďǇƚŚĞŽĂƌĚŽĨ ŽƵŶƚǇŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐ͘CŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂůůƐĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚŝƐĨŽƌŵprior ƚŽƐƵďŵŝƫŶŐŝƚƚŽWƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ͘ ĞĮŶŝƟŽŶƐ͗ x ^ŝŶŐůĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽĂƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚƚŽŽŶĞƐŽƵƌĐĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŝǌĂƟŽŶ͕ǁĂƌƌĂŶƚǇ͕ŽƌŽƚŚĞƌ ĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ͕ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚŽƚŚĞƌĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŵĂǇďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ x ^ŽůĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽĂƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨŽŶĞƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƚŽƚŚĞĞǆĐůƵƐŝŽŶŽĨĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƐ ŵĂǇďĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶĂůĂĐŬŽĨĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ͕ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚĂƌǇƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇ͕ĐŽƉǇƌŝŐŚƚ͕ǁĂƌƌĂŶƚǇ͕ŽƌĂƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌ͛ƐƵŶŝƋƵĞ capaďŝůŝƚǇ͘ SECTION ONE ZĞƋƵĞƐƚĞƌEĂŵĞ͗ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͗ /ƚĞŵͬ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͗ sĞŶĚŽƌEĂŵĞ͗ SECTION TWO ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůŽƵŶƚǇǁŝĚĞ Spend: ZĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚĂƚĞZĂŶŐĞ͗ EŽƚƚŽǆĐĞĞĚŵŽƵŶƚ WĞƌ&ŝƐĐĂůzĞĂƌ͗ Is ƚŚĞƌĞĂŶĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐǁĂŝǀĞƌƚŽ ďĞƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚďǇŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƐ͍ zĞƐEŽ SECTION THREE YƵŽƚĞͬWƌŽƉŽƐĂů͗ zĞƐ EŽ /ĨǇĞƐ͕ĂƩĂĐŚ͘ ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚͬdĞƌŵƐΘŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͗ zĞƐ EŽ /ĨǇĞƐ͕ĂƩĂĐŚ͘ SECTION FOUR ^ŽůĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞ ^ŝŶŐůĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞ One Time Purchase DƵůƟƉůĞWƵƌĐŚĂƐĞƐ SECTION FIVE ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶŽĨWƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ͘ŶƚĞƌĂĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŝƚĞŵ;ƐͿƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚŝƐǁĂŝǀĞƌ͘ WƵƌƉŽƐĞ͘ĞƐĐƌŝďĞŝŶĚĞƚĂŝůƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚŝƚĞŵ;ƐͿĂŶĚǁŚǇŝƚŝƐĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƚŽŽƵŶƚǇŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ WĂŐĞ ϭ ŽĨ4 ZĞǀŝƐĞĚϵͬϮϬϮϯ Warren Murphy/Mark Kopesky Wastewater Collections SL-RAT, SL-DOG, Accessories & Service InfoSense, Inc. $ 0 FY24-FY29 $ 200,000 SL-RAT Acoustic Inspection Device, SL-DOG Software. Including all services, accessories, parts and repair items associated with the equipment listed above. The Wastewater Collection’s Division is tasked with maintaining the County’s wastewater collections system. The current cleaning process requires four staff members to utilize County owned specialized Jet/Vactor trucks for pre-cleaning the pipeline and using multiple truckloads of fresh water to flush the lines. Then the Camera Truck is used for video inspection. The Camera Truck use can take hours to set up the needed equipment, perform the view, properly document all findings, and retrieve the camera equipment. Due to various factors such as manpower constraints and unforeseen emergencies, the entire process often takes weeks to months to clean and inspect a specific area. The SL-RAT Acoustic Inspection System, requires only two staff members in a standard vehicle to inspect over 1,000 feet of pipeline in a single day. This will improve the ability to meet the requirements set forth by the State to inspect the County’s entire wastewater sewer pipeline without incurring any penalties or having to increase staff time. The County’s specialized trucks will only be used when the SL-RAT detects an area of the pipeline in need of service, reducing unnecessary wear and tear on these trucks, and extending their useful life, as well as reduce staff labor hours needed to inspect the pipelines. Page 5341 of 10663 t/sZZYh^d&KZD WĂŐĞ2 ŽĨ4 ZĞǀŝƐĞĚϵͬϮϬϮϯ SECTION SIX /ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶdĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇ͘^ĞůĞĐƚzĞƐŝĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐͬƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂƌĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶdĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇ͘/ĨǇĞƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞ WƵƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞŽĚĞ;WͿŶƵŵďĞƌŽƌĞŵĂŝůĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘ zĞƐEŽ/ĨǇĞƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞWŶƵŵďĞƌ͗ SECTION SEVEN :ƵƐƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ͘/ĚĞŶƟĨǇƚŚĞĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂƚŚĂƚƋƵĂůŝĮĞƐƚŚŝƐƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĂƐĂƐŽůĞŽƌƐŝŶŐůĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ͘ŚĞĐŬĂůůƚŚĂƚĂƉƉůǇ;ŝĨa ďŽǆŝƐ ĐŚĞĐŬĞĚ͕ŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŶĞǆƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶďĞůŽǁͿ͗ ^ŽůĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞ KŶůǇƵƚŚŽƌŝǌĞĚsĞŶĚŽƌŽƌŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌ͘/ƐƚŚŝƐǀĞŶĚŽƌƚŚĞŽŶůǇ ǀĞŶĚŽƌĂƵƚŚŽƌŝǌĞĚƚŽƐĞůůƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚͬƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͍ /ĨǇĞƐ͕ĞǆƉůĂŝŶďĞůŽǁĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌĐŽŶĮƌŵŝŶŐĐůĂŝŵƐŵĂĚĞďǇƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ͘ EŽŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞWƌŽĚƵĐƚŽƌ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘/ƐƚŚĞƌĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǀĞŶĚŽƌǁŚŽĐĂŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂƐŝŵŝůĂƌƉƌŽĚƵĐƚͬƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨĐŽƐƚ͕ĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞ͕ƟŵĞůŝŶĞƐƐ͕ĞƚĐ͍͘ WƌŽĚƵĐƚŽŵƉĂƟďŝůŝƚǇ͘ŽĞƐƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚͬƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĐŽŵƉĂƟďŝůŝƚǇǁŝƚŚĞǆŝƐƟŶŐĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚƐ ƐǁŝƚĐŚŝŶŐƚŽĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞďƌĂŶĚͬǀĞŶĚŽƌ͍/ĨǇĞƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞǆƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶďĞůŽǁ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐǁŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚŽĐĐƵƌŝĨƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌďƌĂŶĚͬǀĞŶĚŽƌǁĞƌĞƵƐĞĚ͘ WƌŽƉƌŝĞƚĂƌǇ͘/ƐƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚͬƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚĂƌǇ͍/ĨǇĞƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĞǆƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶďĞůŽǁŽŶŚŽǁŝƚƐƵƐĞŝƐ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚďǇƉĂƚĞŶƚ͕ĐŽƉǇƌŝŐŚƚ͕ŽƌŽƚŚĞƌĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞůĂǁƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶǀĂůŝĚĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚĐůĂŝŵ͘ ^ŝŶŐůĞ^ŽƵƌĐĞ ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŝǌĂƟŽŶ͘/ƐƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚͬƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƉĂƌƚŽĨĂƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇŚĂƐĂůƌĞĂĚǇƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŝǌĞĚŽŶ͍/ĨǇĞƐ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶďĞůŽǁ͘ ĂƚĞŽĨ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŝǌĂƟŽŶ͗ ŐĞŶĚĂ/ƚĞŵEƵŵďĞƌ͗ tĂƌƌĂŶƚǇ͘/ƐƚŚŝƐƚŚĞŽŶůǇǀĞŶĚŽƌĂďůĞƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĨĂĐƚŽƌǇ-ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝǌĞĚǁĂƌƌĂŶƚǇƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŽŶŽƵŶƚǇŽǁŶĞĚ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͍/ĨǇĞƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶǀĞƌŝĨǇŝŶŐƚŚĞǁĂƌƌĂŶƚǇ͘ 'ĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐdĞƌƌŝƚŽƌǇ͘/ƐƚŚŝƐǀĞŶĚŽƌƚŚĞŽŶůǇǀĞŶĚŽƌĂƵƚŚŽƌŝǌĞĚƚŽƐĞůůƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚͬƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝŶŽƵƌƌĞŐŝŽŶ͍/Ĩ ǇĞƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌĐŽŶĮƌŵŝŶŐƚŚŽƐĞĐůĂŝŵƐ͘ KƚŚĞƌ&ĂĐƚŽƌƐ͘ŶǇŽƚŚĞƌƌĞĂƐŽŶŶŽƚůŝƐƚĞĚĂďŽǀĞ͘ǆƉůĂŝŶďĞůŽǁ͘ Email and TACS document provided ✔ ✔ ✔ ǆƉůĂŝŶ͘,ŽǁĚŽĞƐƚŚŝƐƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞŵĞĞƚƚŚĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƐŽůĞŽƌƐŝŶŐůĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂĐŚĞĐŬĞĚĂďŽǀĞ͍ InfoSense, Incorporated in Charlotte, North Carolina is the sole supplier͕ manufacturer, and distributor of the Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool or SL-RAT® and its supporting software the Sewer Line Data Organizer or SL-DOG®. The SL-RAT line of acoustic pipe inspection equipment is patent-protected under U.S. Patent #8220484 and other pending patents. InfoSense manufactures the only product that uses Active Acoustic transmission between a transmitter and a receiver in adjacent manholes to provide an aggregate pipe blockage assessment Page 5342 of 10663 t/sZZYh^d&KZD WĂŐĞϯ ŽĨ4 ZĞǀŝƐĞĚϵͬϮϬϮϯ ,ŽǁǁĂƐƚŚĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŵĂĚĞƚŽƵƐĞƚŚŝƐǀĞŶĚŽƌ͍ ĞƐĐƌŝďĞŝŶĚĞƚĂŝůŝĨĂĨŽƌŵĂůƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŝǌĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐǁĂƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ ǀŝĂWƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚŽƌŝĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶĐĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ͕ƉůĞĂƐĞĞǆƉůĂŝŶƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚƵƐĞŚŝƐƚŽƌǇĂŶĚƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůĞǀĞůŽĨŽƵŶƚǇŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ͘ ǆƉůĂŝŶǁŚǇŝƚŝƐŝŶƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇ͛ƐďĞƐƚŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚͬƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶŝƐƐƵŝŶŐĂĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞƐŽůŝĐŝƚĂƟŽŶ͘ tŚĂƚĂƌĞƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƵƐĞ͍ƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƐƚƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶĐƵƌƌĞĚŝĨĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀĞŶĚŽƌͬƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ ǁĂƐƵƐĞĚ͍tŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚŽĐĐƵƌŝĨĂŶŽƚŚĞƌďƌĂŶĚͬǀĞŶĚŽƌǁĂƐƵƐĞĚ͍ ǆƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁƚŚĞƉƌŝĐŝŶŐĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƐƚŽŽƚŚĞƌǀĞŶĚŽƌƐͬƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐĂŶĚŝƐŝƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞĨĂŝƌĂŶĚƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůĞ͘ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůƵƐĞĂŶĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƉƌŝĐŝŶŐŚĂƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚͬĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ͘/ĨƐŽůĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĂŶĚŶŽŽƚŚĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĐŽƐƚĨŽƌĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐǀŝĂĂŶĂůƚĞƌŶĂƚĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͘ tŝůůƚŚŝƐƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞŽďůŝŐĂƚĞƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇƚŽĨƵƚƵƌĞĂŶĐŝůůĂƌǇƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐŽƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ, eŝƚŚĞƌŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽƌ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŝǌĂƟŽŶ͍ /ĨǇĞƐ͕ĞǆƉůĂŝŶǁŚĂƚƚǇƉĞƐ͘ zĞƐEŽ This product will play a crucial role in allowing Wastewater Collections the ability to quickly and efficiently pre-screen all wastewater gravity mains and lateral lines within an area before committing overly stretched assets to timely operations such as cleaning and visually inspecting sewer gravity mains when they can be responding to emergency customer backups, and eliminating debris, grease, and roots from both sewer gravity main lines and sewer lateral lines. The significance of these items cannot be overstated, as they are instrumental in delivering efficient and timely service to the entire sewer customer base in the County. Moreover, they contribute to ensuring the proper functioning of the sewer system and safeguarding public health and safety. The SL-RAT is used to acoustically inspect sewer gravity mains quickly and efficiently, primarily taking the guess work out of deciding what area to clean next. The SL-RAT can scan a pipeline and then determine the degree of degradation, whether or not the pipeline needs to be cleaned and an approximation of what maybe causing an issue within the pipeline in just a matter of minutes. The traditional use of a Jet/Vactor truck cleaning a line before a visual inspection by the camera truck, using multiple truck loads of fresh water in some cases, can take anywhere from 30 min to 2 hours depending on the condition of the selected line. This does not include the time needed for a Camera Truck to set up all the needed equipment, perform the view, properly document all findings and retrieve the camera equipment after the initial cleaning. The visual inspection could also take anywhere from 1 hour to 2 more hours depending on the length of the pipeline and the thoroughness of the inspection. No other vendor has been found to provide the same level of inspection and ability in the size of pipeline that Wastewater Collections currently has in use. Being able to procure the SL-RAT will save the County in specialty vehicle repairs, specialty vehicle replacements, man hours both regular and overtime, freshwater resources cleaning lines that do not require it, and ultimately on the total condition of the Wastewater pipeline system allowing resources and assets to be used where and when they are needed, efficiently safeguarding the public health and safety. The total historical cost of fuel and repairs for the current specialty vehicles as of 01April2024 is $232,774.46 for fuel and $713,893.32 for repairs. The average cost for a single set of SL-RAT Acoustic Inspection device with all required parts and materials is $30,040.00. Staff are requesting an initial purchase of four SL-RAT package units at an approximate cost of $120,160.00. This purchase will provide multiple years of pipeline inspections at the fraction of the cost of the historic mode of cleaning and viewing, also taking the guess work out of where and when an area needs to be cleaned and inspected which will reduce the cost of fuel and repairs for the current fleet of specialty vehicles and allow the vehicles and crews to be more efficiently used in the maintenance and sustainability of our County Wastewater Pipeline System Parts and services Page 5343 of 10663 t/sZZYh^d&KZD WĂŐĞ4 ŽĨ4 ZĞǀŝƐĞĚϵͬϮϬϮϯ DĂƌŬĞƚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚŵĂƌŬĞƚĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƐ͘ tŚĞŶǁĂƐƚŚĞůĂƐƚƟŵĞĂŵĂƌŬĞƚĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶǁĂƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚƚŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞŝĨ ĞŝƚŚĞƌƚŚĞƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇŽƌǀĞŶĚŽƌŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ͍ĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞůŝĨĞĞǆƉĞĐƚĂŶĐǇŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ͕ǁŚĞŶĚŽǇŽƵ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĞǀĂůƵĂƟŶŐƚŚĞŵĂƌŬĞƚĂŐĂŝŶ͍ƩĂĐŚĂĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚŵĂƌŬĞƚĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƌĞƉŽƌƚ ŝĨthe cŽŵƉůĞǆŝƚǇ͕ĚƵƌĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĚŽůůĂƌ ĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞǁŝůůďĞĂ ŚŝŐŚƌŝƐŬƚŽƚŚĞŽƵŶƚǇ͘ /ƚŝƐĂĨĞůŽŶǇƚŽŬŶŽǁŝŶŐůǇĐŝƌĐƵŵǀĞŶƚĂĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĨŽƌĐŽŵŵŽĚŝƟĞƐŽƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐďǇĨƌĂƵĚƵůĞŶƚůǇƐƉĞĐŝĨǇŝŶŐ ƐŽůĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ͘&ůŽƌŝĚĂ^ƚĂƚƵƚĞϴϯϴ͘ϮϮ;ϮͿ͘ SECTION EIGHT ZĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚďǇ͗ ^ŝŐŶĂƚƵƌĞ͗ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͗ ^ŝŐŶĂƚƵƌĞ͗ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ,ĞĂĚ;ZĞƋƵŝƌĞĚŝĨŽǀĞƌΨϱϬ͕ϬϬϬͿ͗ ^ŝŐŶĂƚƵƌĞ͗ WƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝƐƚ͗ ^ŝŐŶĂƚƵƌĞ͗ WƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ;ŽƌĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĞͿ͗ ^ŝŐŶĂƚƵƌĞ͗ WƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚhƐĞKŶůǇ ĂƚĞĚǀĞƌƟƐĞĚ͗ ĂƚĞŽĨZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ: ĂƚĞŽĨĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ ĞŶŝĞĚ͗ ƉƉƌŽǀĞĚ&Žƌ͗ ^ƚĂƌƚĂƚĞ͗ ŶĚĂƚĞ͗ ƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďǇŽĂƌĚ͗ ĂƚĞ͗ ŐĞŶĚĂη͗ ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚη͗ ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚEŽƚƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ ǆĞŵƉƟŽŶη͗ InfoSense, Incorporated in Charlotte, North Carolina is the sole supplier manufacturer, and distributor of the Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool or SL-RAT® and its supporting software the Sewer Line Data Organizer or SL-DOG®. The SL-RAT line of acoustic pipe inspection equipment is patent-protected under U.S. Patent #8220484 and other pending patents. InfoSense manufactures the only product that uses Active Acoustic transmission between a transmitter and a receiver in adjacent manholes to provide an aggregate pipe blockage assessment. This is very unique patented equipment. There is currently no comparable equipment in the Market. Staff will reevaluate the Market in five years. Warren Murphy Robert Von Holle George Yilmaz, Ph.D., PE MurphyWarren Digitally signed by MurphyWarren Date: 2024.05.09 12:48:19 -04'00' VonHolleRobert Digitally signed by VonHolleRobert Date: 2024.07.02 07:59:08 -04'00' YilmazGeorge Digitally signed by YilmazGeorge Date: 2024.07.24 14:09:06 -04'00' ϳͬϮϱͬϮϰ ϮϰͲϭϭϱͲts ϴͬϮͬϮϰ tĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌŽůůĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƉƉƌŽǀĂů ϮϰͲϬϱϱͲE^ Page 5344 of 10663 8116 South Tryon Street Suite B3-203 Charlotte, NC 28273 USA sϮϬϮϮ͘Ϭϯ͘Ϭϭ August 1, 2024 To Whom It May Concern: InfoSense, Incorporated in Charlotte, North Carolina is the sole supplier manufacturer, and distributor of the Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool or SL-RAT® and its supporting software the Sewer Line Data Organizer or SL-DOG®. The SL-RAT line of acoustic pipe inspection equipment is patent-protected under U.S. Patent #8220484 and other pending patents. InfoSense manufactures the only product that uses Active Acoustic transmission between a transmitter and a receiver in adjacent manholes to provide an aggregate pipe blockage assessment. The SL-RAT makes use of the fact that water and air flow similarly within a pipe. Our proprietary algorithms exploit this fact to assess blockage within a pipe segment – typically within 3 minutes or less and with no flow contact. Sincerely, Alex Churchill CEO InfoSense, Inc. Past Winner WEF Innovative Technology Award Page 5345 of 10663 ProcurementServicesDivision–3295TamiamiTrailEast–Naples,Florida34112Ͳ4901 www.colliercountyfl.gov/procurementservices Notice of Recommended Designate of Sole/Single Source Notice of Intent Name Posting Date Due Date Recommendation Manufacturer Name Vendor/Provider Name Approved by Procurement Procurement Services Director NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE INFOSENSE, INC. July 25, 2024 August 1, 2024 N/A INFOSENSE, INC. Page 5346 of 10663