Emergency Purchase Order for E31174 – Approve payment to Boyer, Inc. in the total amount of $465,754.45 for repair of electrical damage caused by flooding at the 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant for Houston Public Works.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of Houston Public Works and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve payment to Boyer, Inc. in the total amount of $465,754.45 for repair of electrical damage caused by flooding at the 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant and that authorization be given to issue a purchase order.
The CPO issued an Emergency Purchase Order on or about September 1, 2021 to Boyer, Inc. to repair electrical damage caused by flooding at the 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant. A mechanical failure occurred at one of the pump stations causing wastewater to flood the pump station. The flooding caused all the electrical components and variable frequency drives (VFDs) to fail.
Boyer, Inc. brought in a skid with equipment to run one (1) side of the Return Activated Pump (RAS) station while they shut it down for inspection and cleaning. The bottom half of 3 motor control centers (MCCs) were flooded and all the MCC buckets had to be removed and cleaned. Three (3) VFDs and the equipment for the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system were also flooded. The cabinets were cleaned, and the equipment had to be replaced. Other equipment that was replaced included two (2) flow meters and four (4) transformers. Houston Public Works reconciled invoices submitted by vendor totaling $465,754.45.
This recommendation is made pursuant to subsection 252.022(a)(2) of the Texas Local Government Code, which provides that "a procurement necessary to preserve or protect the public health or safety of the municipality’s residents” is exempt from the competitive requirements for purchases.
MWBE Participation:
This procurement is exempt from M/WBE subcontracting participation goal because the department utilized an emergency purchase order for this purchase.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Hire Houston First Ordinance. No bids were solicited because these services were obtained through an emergency purchase order.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY2022 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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FY2022
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OUT YEARS
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TOTAL
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Houston Public Works
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$465,754.45
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$0.00
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$465,754.45
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