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Consider recommendation from the Research & Technology Committee to approve a contract with Mount Sopris Instruments Company Inc., for purchase of geophysical logging equipment and training, in an amount not to exceed $134,705.
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move the board adopt Resolution and Order No. 09-16-851 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors approving Contract No. 16-814-AM between the EAA and Mount Sopris Instruments Company Inc., for purchase of geophysical logging equipment and training in an amount not to exceed $134,705.
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this agenda item is for the board to consider a recommendation from the Research & Technology Committee to approve a contract with Mount Sopris Instruments Company, Inc., for the purchase of geophysical logging equipment and training in an amount not to exceed $134,705. The EAA currently maintains a borehole geophysical and video logging system that consists of a cable and winch assembly, control and data acquisition systems, a set of downhole logging tools and video camera system-all manufactured by Robertson Geologging, Inc. (RG). The bulk of this system was purchased in 1999 and it has been used to support the EAA's regulatory and research programs by providing important information on well construction and geologic properties of water well boreholes. However, the equipment has been very difficult and expensive to maintain because of its age and location of its manufacturer (United Kingdom). The equipment provides analog data which is difficult to incorporate into digital computer programs designed to work with borehole geophysical logs. The age of the equipment, difficulty and cost of maintaining and repairing the equipment has resulted in extended periods when it is not available. In recent years, the quality of video captured by the borehole video logging system has become degraded and certain tools have experienced repeated malfunctions. The equipment is currently installed in ...
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