STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: September 9, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year master agreement for liquid ammonia sulfate for the Water Utilities Department - Chameleon Industries Inc., lowest responsible bidder of three - Estimated amount of $1,271,000 - Financing: Dallas Water Utilities Fund
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a master agreement is to establish firm pricing for goods, 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 master agreement will provide for Dallas Water Utilities to purchase liquid ammonia sulfate for use at the East Side Water Treatment Plant. Liquid ammonia sulfate is applied to chlorinated water to form chloramines which serves as one element of a multi-pronged strategy for meeting disinfectant requirements for drinking water as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Dallas Water Utilities provides drinking water to over 2 million people in the City of Dallas and its surrounding communities.
As part of the solicitation process and in an effort to increase competition, the Office of Procurement Services used its procurement system to send out email notifications to vendors registered under relevant commodity codes. To further increase competition, the Office of Procurement Services uses historical solicitation information, the Internet, and vendor contact information obtained from user departments to contact additional vendors. Additionally,...
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