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Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for Doble testing equipment and related services with Doble Engineering Company, for up to five years, for a total contract amount not to exceed $586,500.
[Note: Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (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 in the amount of $42,500 is available in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Operating Budget of Austin Energy.
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 or 512-974-2500.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
March 18, 2024 - Recommended by the Electric Utility Commission on a vote of 7-0 with Commissioner Alvaraez off the dais and three vacancies.
Additional Backup Information:
This contract will provide Austin Energy with Doble diagnostic testing equipment, software, and support services utilized in substation maintenance. This equipment is used to evaluate and assess the health of critical assets, including transformers, bushings, and circuit breakers. Austin Energy uses the test results to make decisions about repair, replacement, and operation of these assets.
Doble Engineering Company is the sole provider of these goods and services and only offers them directly to customers without distributors.