PILLAR: Core
AGENDA DATE: April 8, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
PRIORITY: N/A
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a (1) termination of the three-year service price agreement with Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc. dba SPL, Inc. for Group 1, previously approved on August 27, 2025, by Resolution No. 25-1362, for analytical laboratory testing services for the Dallas Water Utilities Department; and (2) a three-year service price agreement for Group 1 for analytical laboratory testing services for the Dallas Water Utilities Department - Eurofins Environment Testing South Central, LLC dba Eurofins Xenco, next lowest responsible bidder of six - Estimated amount of $6,235,891.00 - Financing: Dallas Water Utilities Fund ($5,846,085.00) and Stormwater Drainage Management Fund ($389,806.00) (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service price agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This service price agreement will provide for analytical laboratory testing services for the Dallas Water Utilities Department (DWU). The analytical services will be used to support stormwater monitoring, illicit discharge investigations, enforcement investigations, hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, industrial waste monitoring, publicly owned treatment works, influent and effluent monitoring, and other water/wastewater testing for the City. These services will analyze samples to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations including The Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act,...
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