OFFICIAL ADVETISEMENT FOR BIDS
Bids for
North Oaks Health System purchase and installation of Rotoclave Grinder and Conveyer Belts
Will be received and opened on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the Material Services Department of North Oaks Medical Center located at 15790 Paul Vega MD Drive, Hammond, LA 70403. Bids will be publicly opened and read at the time and date mentioned above.
North Oaks Health System requires that all bids be submitted electronically through Central Auction House at www.centralauctionhouse.com. For questions related to submitting bids electronically please call (225) 810-4814.
For information relating to the bid proposal requirements, contact Gary Vinyard, North Oaks Director of Plant Operations at (985) 230-6300.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR BID ARE AS FOLLOWS:
The specifications listed below are used only to denote the quality standard of product desired and do not restrict bidders to a specific brand, make, manufacturer, or specification named; these specifications are used only to set forth and convey to prospective bidders the general style, type, character, and quality of product desired; and that equivalent products will be acceptable.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR BID ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Sterilized Medical Waste Shredder Machine
Cutting Area Rotor Size Rotor Bearings

52” wide x 50” long ram dimension with abrasion resistant top plate
52” with Medical Waste package, solid stub-shaft design with interchangeable rotor body

Rotor Bearings

Double spherical, tapered roller bearings in solid steel housings (NOT cast) Sidewall.

Sidewall Configuration

High manganese content for abrasion resistance

Double-sidewall construction with replaceable wear rings
Infeed Hopper

40” tall with sidewall configuration to meet infeed requirements

Infeed System

PLC controlled, VFD speed actuation hydraulic ram, external ram guides for bridge-free interior and simplified maintenance.

Material Containment

Fully surrounded chamber, spring-loaded wipers for even wear

Sizing Screen

Reversible, stainless steel, 30 mm holes with 10 mm web

Rotor Cutters

60 – fully supported, 4-way indexable, hardened compound, concave profile

Bed Knives

5-sections, independently reversible and replaceable as required

Rotor Speed

130 RPM drive with a driveshaft power transfer and inline clutch assembly to a seamless gearbox on floating mount

Drive Motor HP

460/3/60, 75 HP TEFC, premium efficiency, 1.15 service factor.
Automatic shutoff when the machine runs empty System Controls

System Controls

Allen Bradley PLC controls package in a NEMA 4 enclosure

Safety Consideration

Double sidewall construction with rotating rotor end discs. 
STANDARD CONTROL COMPONENTS:
1 ea. UL Certified, NEMA 4 electronic control panel.
HMI control screen interface with an Allen Bradley PLC.
Self-diagnostic panel with alerts of a specific fault.
An event history will store pertinent operational information for review.
 
1 ea. 75 HP drive motor with fluid coupling and driveshaft power transfer, high production medical waste processing rotor, reversible stainless-steel screen, and complete Allen Bradley control panel with all required starters in a NEMA 4 enclosure.
 
ACCESSORIES:
1 ea. Stainless Steel Shelf
1 ea. CDI 500 Module to communicate with the Central Control Monitor. 
ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Bid must include any and all shipping and handling costs.
Bid must include full manufactures warranty.
Bid must NOT include any tax. North Oaks Health System is tax-exempt; thus, any applicable taxes will be the responsibility of the bidder.