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Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for Pentair Hydromatic pumps, parts, and repairs with Odessa Pumps & Equipment Inc., for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $625,000.
[Note: Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9C (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
Austin Water.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $10,417 is available in the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Purchasing Language:
Sole Source.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov <mailto:FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov> or 512-974-2500.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
September 13, 2023 - To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract will provide replacement pumps, parts, and service for 75 Pentair Hydromatic pumps in lift stations to ensure raw sewage is pumped to a treatment plant for processing. This contract will reduce the amount of time needed to complete repairs along with reducing the amount of time it takes to order new pumps as needed in order to avoid the possibility of a sanitary sewer overflow which is reportable to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
This is a new contract. The requested authorization amount was determined using a departmental estimate based on pricing and forecasted usage.
The contractor is the exclusive authorized distributor of Pentair Hydromatic pumps for sale of products, parts, and services in Texas.