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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 11/8/2023
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Item Creation Date: 10/2/2023

N32824 - Electric Actuators (Bernard Controls, Inc.) - MOTION

Agenda Item#: 20.


 
                               
Summary:

BERNARD CONTROLS, INC to Furnish and Install Electrical Actuators for Houston Public Works - $155,105.00 - Enterprise Fund

Background:

Formal Bids Received September 14, 2023, for P34-N32824 – Approve an award to Bernard Controls Inc., in the total amount of $155,105.00 to furnish Electric Actuators for Houston Public Works.


Specific Explanation:
The Director of Houston Public Works (HPW) and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve an award in the total amount of $155,105.00 to furnish Electric Actuators and that authorization be given to issue a purchase order to Bernard Controls, Inc.

This purchase consists of a total of Twenty-Four (24) Electric Actuators. The Actuators will be delivered to the East Water Purification Plant and the Northeast Water Purification Plant. The Actuators are used to control the flow through waste and influent/effluent valves in order to produce potable water. They are a critical component used in the treatment process and the Actuators will be built and shipped directly from the manufacturer with a twelve-month (12) warranty upon delivery.

This project was advertised in accordance with the requirements of the State of Texas bid laws. Forty-eight (48) prospective bidders downloaded the solicitation document from the   SPD’s e-bidding website and seven (7) bids were received as outlined below.  National Hose Acquisition Corporation and Valve Industries Inc. did not provide signatures to the City Secretary's office and therefore are non-responsive.

 

 Company                                            Total

 National Hose Acquisition Corp.          $138,190.00 (non-responsive)

 Benard Controls Inc.                           $155,105.00

 The Scruggs Company                        $218,527.00

 Bay Matrix LLC.                                    $293,972.75

 Valve Industries Inc.                             $317,400.00 (non-responsive)                         

 Controval USA LLC.                             $319,049.00

 Kinetic Motorwerks LLC.                      $435,438.00

 

MWBE Participation:
MWBE Zero Percentage Goal document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.

Hire Houston First:
The proposed award requires compliance with the City’s ‘Hire Houston First’ (HHF) ordinance that promotes economic opportunity for Houston businesses and supports job creation. In this case, Bernard Controls does not meet the requirements for HHF designation; no HHF firms were within three percent.

Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY24 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.

 


________________________________         ______________________________
Jedediah Greenfield                                         Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E. Director
Chief Procurement Officer                                Houston Public Works
Finance Strategic Procurement Division

 

 

  Estimated Spending Authority

Department

FY24

Out-Years

Total Amount

Houston Public Works

$155,105.00

$0.00

$155,105.00


Amount and Source of Funding:

$155,105.00

Combined Utility System General Purpose Fund

Fund No. 8305 

Contact Information:

Erika Lawton, Division Manager                                 HPW/PFW      (832) 395-2833

Brian Blum, Assistant Director                                    HPW/PFW      (832) 395-2717

Carolyn Hanahan, Assistant Chief Policy Officer        Finance/SPD  (832) 393-9127

Jedediah Greenfield, Chief Procurement Officer        Finance/SPD  (832) 393-9126

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