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BY GARI'r REID
Sentinel Staff
Steve Porter of
J.A. Porter
Holdings wants a
chance, at least, to
bid on providing
fure hydrants to
the municipality.
Porter spoke to
Huron -Kinloss
'Iwp, council on
June 15, saying it's
frustrating that he
can't competitive-
ly bid on a contract
in the township
even though he is a
resident and a tax-
payer here. All he
needs is council's
approval of the
Brigadier hydrant
distributed
through Porters.
John Shurr, who
was on hand with
Porter and is a
sales representa-
tive for CLOW
Canada, whole-
saler of the
Brigadier, brought
a hydrant to show
council and said
this model meets
all the specifica-
tions and require-
ments outlined in
contracts for the
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Photo by Garit Reid
John Shurr (let), of CLOW Canada, and Steve Porter (right) of
J.A. Porter Holdings in Lucknow stand with their Brigadier
hydrant.
township,
"The hydrant
operates efficient-
ly up to , 250 psi
maximum," said
Shurr. "It's a stur-
dy hydrant, made
to last more than
50 years if proper-
ly maintained. The
valves are made to
standard and are
rated to 250 psi."
He said the com-
pany has been sell-
ing hydrants to the
Municipality of
Bluewater,
A ' I.
Municipality of
Kincardine and
Town of Minto.
"We provide cer-
tified training for
volunteer fire-
fighters, at no cost
to the municipali-
ty," said Shurr:
Mayor Mitch
Twolan said coun-
cil would not be
granting approval
that night because
further discussion
is required. He
referred to a letter
from the public
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works director
(Hugh Nichol),
stating that he is
happy with the
product now used
by the township.
'Nolan. suggest-
ed Porter contact
the contractors
who are bidding
on the projects.
Porter said he
has discussed the
issue with the
township engineer,
B.M. Ross and
Associates, and
the water operator,
Veolia, and with
local contractors,.
and they have no
problem with
another hydrant
,
supplier.
'T'he problem is
.that the public
works director has
a preference,
which should not
have anything to
do with it," said
Porter. "I'm a tax-
payer here in the
municipality and I
can't bid on a job
here?"
Porter currently
has two hydrants
on Clyde Street in
Lucknow, which
were . done
through a contrac-
tor, not the munic-
ipality.
Shurr said the
problem is that the
current specifica-
tions for hydrants
have been estab-
lished through the '; -:
current supplier
out of Port Elgin.
"We're getting
black -balled by a
guy in Port Elgin
who doesn't live
here and is not a
taxpayer," said
Porter.
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