Backflow Preventer Testing Services

The City of Olathe is seeking to contract with qualified firms to provide backflow prevention testing services for the city's Field Operations Division. The successful contractors will be responsible for testing approximately 1,500 backflow preventers annually. The contract was awarded to two vendors, Arbor Masters and Rand Construction Company, with total prices of $52,500 and $202,500, respectively. • The contract involves testing backflow preventers at residential and commercial sites throughout the city. • The successful contractors will not perform repairs to backflow preventers under this contract. • The City of Olathe intends to award one primary contractor and possibly one secondary contractor. • The contract was posted on February 16, 2015, and the bid submission date was March 2, 2015.