Sole Source for S92-S29558 - Approve the sole source purchase of water testing materials and maintenance services from the Hach Company in the amount not to exceed $7,609,322.06 for various departments.
Specifics Explanation:
The Chief Procurement Officer recommends that City Council approve the sole source purchase of water testing materials and maintenance services from the Hach Company in the amount not to exceed $7,609,322.06 for various departments. It is further requested that authorization be given to make purchases, as needed, for a 36-month period with two one-year options.
This award consists of a price list for various water testing chemical materials which includes but is not limited to pH meters, colorimeters, chlorine analyzers, miscellaneous water testing equipment which contain chemicals prepared by Hach Company personnel to facilitate water analysis. Houston Public Works and the Houston Health Department will use these items to extract and test water samples, check chemical balances, and perform daily water/chemical analysis field tests citywide (i.e. Domestic and Industrial Wastewater and Water Production Treatment Plants, tanks, reservoirs, bayous, streams, and other bodies of water). This award also includes three years of annual preventative maintenance services for flow injection analyzers.
Hach Company is the sole authorized manufacturer and direct distributor of Hach testing equipment and maintenance service.
This recommendation is made pursuant to Chapter 252, Section 252.022 (a)(7) of the Texas Local Government Code, which provides that "a procurement of items that are available from only one source" is exempt from the competitive requirements for purchases.
MWBE Participations:
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 a sole source supplier for this purchase.
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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$236,400.00
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$ 7,263,600.00
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$ 7,500,000.00
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Houston Health
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$ 30,596.80
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$ 78,725.26
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$ 109,322.06
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Total
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$ 266,996.80
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$ 7,342,325.26
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$ 7,609,322.06
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