MUNICIPAL VALVE AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY for Purchase of Swing and Plug Valves through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with The Interlocal Purchasing System for Houston Public Works - $225,817.00 - Enterprise Fund

P34-E33502 – Approve the purchase of Swing and Plug Valves from Municipal Valve and Equipment Company through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) in the total amount of $225,817.00 for Houston Public Works.

Specific Explanation:
The Director of Houston Public Works (HPW) and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve the purchase Swing and Plug Valves through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) in the total amount of $225,817.00 for Houston Public Works, and that authorization be given to issue a purchase order to Municipal Valve and Equipment Company.

The purchase of eight (8) each, sixteen, eighteen and thirty-inch Swing Check Valves with actuators are used to stop the flow of water in a pipe and isolating pumps for repairs. They will be installed on the Return Activated Sludge Pumps at the 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant. These are direct replacements for existing valves and will be installed once received.

The purchase of six (6) each, sixteen and eighteen-inch Plug Valves with actuators will allow the installation of submersible pumps at the FN 198 lift station. Plug valves are used to remove non-operational pumps and install new pumps. They are direct replacements for existing valves and not for inventory.

This recommendation is made pursuant to subsection 271.102(c) of the Texas Local Government Code, which provides that "a local government that purchases goods or services from a cooperative purchasing program or organization satisfies any state law requiring the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods or services."

MWBE Participation:
MWBE 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 FY24 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.

$225,817.00

Combined Utility System General Purpose Fund

Fund No.: 8305