TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Timothy L. Bryant, CEO/General Manager
Fayetteville Public Works Commission
FROM: Fayetteville Public Works Commission
DATE: September 22, 2025
RE:Title
PWC - Approve Sole Source Recommendation - 24" Cla-Val Pump Control ValveTitle
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
High Quality Built Environment
Executive Summary:
The Sole Source Recommendation is to purchase and install one (1) 24-inch Cla-Val pump control valve manufactured by Cla-Val and distributed by Charles R. Underwood, Inc. in the amount of $136,253.00
Background:
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission, during the meeting on September 10, 2025, approved the sole source request to purchase and install one (1) 24-inch Cla-Val pump valve manufactured by Cla-Val and distributed by Charles R. Underwood, Inc. in the amount of $136,253.00, and forward to City Council for approval.
North Carolina law allows an exception from the competitive bidding requirements for "Purchases of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment when: (i) performance or price competition for a product are not available; (ii) a needed product is available from only one source of supply; or (iii) standardization or compatibility is the overriding consideration." NC General Statute ?143-129(e)(6).
Cla-Val is the manufacturer and Charles R. Underwood is the distributor of the required equipment in North Carolina
Issues/Analysis:
N/A
Budget Impact:
Budgeted in account string: 002.0630.0802.2600366-01.323000
Options:
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Recommended Action::Recommended Action
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission recommends that City Council approve the sole source recommendation to purchase and install one (1) 24-inch Cla-Val pump control valve manufactured by Cal-Val and distributed by Charles R. Underwood in the amount of $136,253.00, and authorize the CEO and General Manager of the Fayettevil...
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