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Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for an emissions monitoring system and related products and services with Cemtek Environmental, Inc. d/b/a CEMTEK KVB-Enertec in an amount not to exceed $700,000.
[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 Energy.
Fiscal Note
Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Operating Budget of Austin Energy.
Purchasing Language:
Sole Source.
For More Information:
Direct Inquiries 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:
August 14, 2023 - Recommended by the Electric Utility Commission on a 6-0 vote with Commissioners Bowen, Trostle, and White absent and two vacancies.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract is for a new Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) at Sand Hill Energy Center. This project will include installation, testing, commissioning, training, maintenance, and other related parts and services as well as customized shelters to house the system.
CEMS enables Austin Energy to monitor combustion control in industrial settings and generate environmental compliance reports to meet Environmental Protection Agency requirements. The current control system is over 15 years old and reaching the end of its life cycle. The replacement system will standardize Austin Energy’s CEMS reporting by using the CEMTEK SEALS control system, which is utilized at other Austin Energy sites.
CEMTEK-KVB-Enertec is the only manufacturer of this system including its associated customized shelter and other products and services.