AGENDA DATE: September 17, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Donzell Gipson
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SUBJECT
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Casting of lots to identify the recommended vendor resulting from tie bids between CreaA.tive L.ove T-shirt and Vinyl Supply Shop, No Ego, Inc., and Tyndale Enterprises, Inc. on Group 1, Line 7; CreaA.tive L.ove T-shirt and Vinyl Supply Shop and No Ego, Inc. on Group 1, Lines 8 and 29; and No Ego, Inc. and Tyndale Enterprises, Inc. on Group 1, Lines 33 an 41 in response to bid BV25-00027987 for a three-year master agreement for the purchase of Employee Uniforms and Safety Shoes
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BACKGROUND
When a request for bids results in identical bids where neither bidder is a resident of the City (or where both are residents), then the City is required to break the tie bids. This is known as the “casting of lots” under Section 271.901 of the Texas Local Government Code. The City breaks the tie by having the Mayor randomly select a sealed envelope containing a bidder’s name during a City Council meeting. The selected bidder will be the winner of the contract, and the item to award the contract will be presented to the City Council during a voting agenda meeting.