Primary Department: Pollution Control Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Latrice Babin, PhD
Managing Department: Pollution Control Services
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Latrice Babin, PhD
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: Pollution Control Services (PCS) Equipment Replacement and Additions (Continuous)
Project ID (if applicable): N2002
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Incremental Authorization Requested: $222,000
Total Estimated Project Cost: $5,000,000 (FY26-FY27)
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Pollution Control Services (PCS) Equipment Replacement and Additions (Continuous) project for an incremental authorization of $222,000 for a total FY2026 authorization of $1,032,000.
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Project Description:
Procure specialized up-to-date air monitoring, communications, emergency response, field monitoring, and lab equipment to expand laboratory testing capacity and build redundancy to ensure service continuity. The project procures specialized analytical equipment that will be able to perform new required tests, such as monitoring equipment for both air quality and water quality programs. As noted above, the court is only asked to approve FY2026 funding.
The funding will replace equipment that has reached the end of its warranty, was deteriorating, and was no longer usable. This equipment will expand and fortify the lab, update the existing air and water monitoring network, and provide new communications, emergency response, and field team equipment.
Table 1. FY2025 Equipment Purcha...
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