Posting Language
Title
Authorize execution of a contract for liquid ferric sulfate with Usalco Houston Plant, LLC, for a term of five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,700,000.
[Note: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the goods required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].
Body
Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
Austin Water.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $783,333 is available in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Purchasing Language:
The Financial Services Department issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) 2200 AMA1093 for these goods. The solicitation was issued on August 7, 2023, and it closed on September 5, 2023. Of the three offers received, the recommended contractor submitted the lowest responsive offer. A complete solicitation package, including a tabulation of the bids received, is available for viewing on the City's Financial Services website, Austin Finance Online. This information can currently be found at https://financeonline.austintexas.gov/afo/account_services/solicitation/solicitation_details.cfm?sid=139382.
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 solicitation.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
November 8, 2023 - Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on an 8-0 vote, with two absences and one vacancy.
Additional Bac...
Click here for full text