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File #: 25-1823   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/18/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/25/2025 Final action:
Title: Authorize a contract for switchgears and related parts and services for Austin Energy with Powell Electrical Systems, Inc., for an initial term of one year with up to four one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $56,900,000. Funding: $4,741,683 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Attachments: 1. Recommendation for Action
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Title
Authorize a contract for switchgears and related parts and services for Austin Energy with Powell Electrical Systems, Inc., for an initial term of one year with up to four one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $56,900,000. Funding: $4,741,683 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.

Client Department(s)
Austin Energy.

Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $4,741,683 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy.

Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

Purchasing Language:
The Financial Services Department issued a Request for Proposals solicitation RFP 1100 WDD3033REBID for these goods and services. The solicitation was issued on December 23, 2024, and closed on February 4, 2025. Of the four offers received, the recommended contractor submitted the highest evaluated responsive offer. A complete solicitation package, including a log of offers received, is available for viewing on the City's website. This information can currently be found at https://financeonline.austintexas.gov/afo/account_services/solicitation/solicitation_details.cfm?sid=142085.

MBE/WBE:
This contract will be awarded in accordance with the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the goods and services required for this solicitation, there were insufficient subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.

For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500. Respondents to the solicitation and their Agents should direct all questions to the Authorized Contact Person identified in the sol...

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