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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 10/29/2024
District G, District H
Item Creation Date: 10/11/2024

Doc1129238736 - Remove, Dispose, Furnish and Install Electric Actuators - (Bernard Controls, Inc.) - MOTION

Agenda Item#: 11.


 
                               
Summary:

BERNARD CONTROLS, INC to Remove, Furnish and Install Electric Actuators for Houston Public Works - $153,976.00 - Enterprise Fund

Background:

Formal Bids Received August 1, 2024, for Doc1129238736–P34. Approve an award to Bernard Controls, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $153,976.00 to remove, furnish and install electric actuators for Houston Public Works.

 

Specific Explanation:

The Chief Procurement Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of Houston Public Works (HPW) recommend that City Council approve an award to Bernard Controls, Inc., on its low bid in an amount not to exceed $153,976.00 to remove, furnish and install Electric Actuators for Houston Public Works.

 

This purchase consists of a total of eleven (11) electric actuators. The actuators will be delivered and installed at the Turkey Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and the 69th Street WWTP.  The actuators control the flow through clarifier gates, influent splitter boxes, and backflow preventers. They are a critical component in the treatment process, and they 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. Four (4) prospective bidders downloaded the solicitation document from the SPD’s Ariba website, and three (3) bids were received.   

 

Company                                                         Total

Bernard Controls Inc.                                       $153,976.00

Brown and Root Industrial Services                 $226,000.00

Controval USA, LLC                                         $328,000.00

 

MWBE Participation:

This bid was issued with a 5% goal for MWBE participation. Bernard Controls has designated the below-named companies as its certified subcontractors.

 

Subcontractor

Type of Work

Amount

Total Percentage

BAEZ Electrical

Actuator removal and installation

$38,000.00

25%

Crane Masters

Crane support

$4,000.00

2.6%

 

 

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 five percent.

 

Fiscal Note:

Funding for this item is included in the FY25 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.

 

 

_____________________________________          _________________________________

Jedediah Greenfield, Chief Procurement Officer        Randall V. Macchi, Chief Operating Officer

Finance/Strategic Procurement Division                     Houston Public Works

              

                Estimated Spending Authority

Department

FY25

Out-Years

Total Amount

Houston Public Works

$153,976.00

$0.00

$153,976.00


Amount and Source of Funding:

$153,976.00

Combined Utility System General Purpose Fund

Fund 8305

Contact Information:

Erika Lawton, Division Manager                                 HPW/SPD       (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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