S84-E29644 - Approve the purchase of Electric Submersible Trash Pumps from Xylem Dewatering Solutions, Inc. through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in the total amount of $137,705.40 for Houston Public Works.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
The Director of Houston Public Works and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve the purchase of electric submersible trash pumps from Xylem Dewatering Solutions, Inc. through the Houston-Galveston Area Council Contract (CM02-19) in the total amount of $137,705.40 and that authorization be given to issue a purchase order for Houston Public Works (HPW).
This purchase consists of 180 2-inch sub-prime GST10 submersible trash pumps that will be used by HPW's maintenance personnel to transfer drinking water and wastewater from various water treatment facilities, storage tanks, wet wells, and clarifiers throughout the City.
These new pumps will come with a ninety day warranty and life expectancy is one-year. The new submersible pumps are additions to the existing equipment that is operated daily. The supplier shall have 120 calendar days to deliver the equipment to the City after receipt of the purchase order.
This recommendation is made pursuant to subsection 252.022 (a) (12) (D) of the Texas Local Government Code, which provides an exemption for competitive bidding for purchases "under an interlocal contractor for cooperative purchasing administered by a regional planning commission established under Chapter 391” of the Texas Local Government Code.
MWBE Participation:
Zero-Percentage Goal document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Hire Houston First ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Interlocal/Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY2021 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.
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Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division Houston Public Works
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Estimated Spending Authority
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DEPARTMENT
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FY 2021
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OUT YEARS
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TOTAL
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Houston Public Works
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$137,705.40
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$0.00
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$137,705.40
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