City Contract: Wedge Gate Valves for Water Department
August 10, 2012
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The Frame
This contract authorizes the expenditure of $74,427 in public funds for equipment essential to the maintenance and operation of the city's water infrastructure.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Root Brothers Manufacturing & Supply Co.
The company is obligated to supply wedge gate valves to the city in exchange for payment.
Department of Water Management
The department receives the equipment necessary for water system operations.
Last recorded activity August 10, 2012.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The contract total is $74,427.
- The vendor is Root Brothers Manufacturing & Supply Co.
- The contract is for the supply of various wedge gate valves.
- The contract is managed by the Department of Water Management.
- The contract was approved on August 10, 2012.
- The contract term began on February 1, 2006.
- The contract term ended on January 31, 2013.
- The vendor is located at 10307-10325 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL.
Why It Matters
This contract authorizes the expenditure of $74,427 in public funds for equipment essential to the maintenance and operation of the city's water infrastructure.
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Retroactive Approval
The contract approval date (2012) occurred years after the contract start date (2006), suggesting the document may be a final reconciliation or a long-term extension record.
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Sources
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