STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: October 24, 2018
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT:
Office
of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Execute the
casting of lots to identify the recommended vendor resulting from tie bid on group 5 for bid BI1818 for a three-year master agreement for the purchase
of electrical supplies - Crawford Electrical Supply Co. and Graybar Electric Company, Inc. - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
This action is not intended to make an award, but to execute the
casting of lots to identify a vendor for each
of the groups and lines for which the City has received identical bids. This process is being executed in accordance with Texas Local Government Code, Section 271.901. This section
of the Texas local Government Code states, in part:
? The municipality must select identical bids by the
casting of lots? The
casting of lots must be in the presence
of the governing body
of the municipality
? If one
of the bidders submitting an identical bid is a resident
of the municipality, the municipality must select that bidder
This particular solicitation resulted in identical bids from vendors located outside the city limits.
Once the vendor(s) are selected for each group by a
casting of lots, a recommendation will be presented to Council for award on November 14, 2018.
FISCAL INFORMATION
No cost consideration to the City.
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
The
Office
of Procurement Services received the following bids from solicitation number BI1818. We opened them on September 7, 2018.
Bidders Address Tie Bid Group
Crawford Electric Supply 2928 Irving Blvd. Group 5
Co. Dallas, TX 75247
Graybar Electric 34 N. Meramec Ave. Group 5
Company, Inc. St. Louis, MO 63105
OWNERS
Crawford Electric Supply Co.
Tim Horny, President
Kelly Johns, Vice President
Gigi Pace, Secretary
Joh...
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