STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Core
AGENDA DATE: June 25, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 14
DEPARTMENT: Department of Facilities and Real Estate Management
EXECUTIVE: Donzell Gipson
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a professional engineering services contract for the evaluation, design, and installation of backup power generators for five Recreation Centers and one portable backup generator for the Doran Pump Station with Arup Texas, Inc. dba Arup, the most highly qualified proposer of one - Not to exceed $701,869.00 - Financing: Community Development Block Grant- Disaster Recovery Fund
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BACKGROUND
As the result of a severe winter storm in February 2021, the City identified a need for warming centers to provide Dallas residents with access to facilities in the event of power outages. The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) created a list of 28 City facilities as potential locations by using equity indicators and demographic data as outlined in an April 2021 memorandum from OEM to the Public Safety Committee. Eight locations were previously selected, and generators have been installed.
The City has now identified the next five locations to design and install emergency standby generators to ensure resiliency and provide flexibility and reliability of services for our residents. Additionally, Dallas Water Utilities Department (DWU) has identified the need for a portable back-up generator at the Doran Pump Station to ensure continuity of services to the residents of Dallas. The project encompasses four phases: evaluation, design, bidding, and construction. Subsequently, the consultant will develop comprehensive project specifications and documents, in compliance with City of Dallas policies and Texas State Law for municipal procurement opportunities. This includes load calculation analyses, generator specifications and design, enclosures, fueling infrastructure, electrical connections, automati...
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