STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: April 14, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a service price agreement for removal, installation, and purchase of three generators for the Department of Aviation - 308 Construction, LLC dba 308 Solutions Group, lowest responsible bidder of seven - Estimated amount of $342,000 - Financing: Aviation Fund
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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 removal, installation, and purchase of three generators for the Department of Aviation. Dallas Love Field has three emergency generators that are at end of life and should be replaced to avoid operational failure during power outages. Two generators supply emergency power to the airfields as required by the Federal Aviation Administration and one generator provides essential light to guide people to exits in emergencies if the terminal loses power. The City solicited bids for new equivalent power replacement generators including installation. Trade in value credit for the end-of-life generators was included to reduce cost to the City. Dallas Love Field is required to provide backup generator power to the airfield at all times and is expected to operate as a single runway airport.
As part of the solicitation process and in an effort to increase competition, the Office of Procurement Services used its procurement system to send ou...
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