STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: November 10, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 4, 6, 8, Outside
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year service price agreement for the purchase of bulk liquid chlorine, tank rental, and hydrostatic testing services for the Water Utilities Department - DPC Industries Limited Partnership dba DPC Industries Company, only bidder - Estimated amount of $7,173,914.62 - Financing: Dallas Water Utilities 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 the purchase of bulk liquid chlorine, tank rental, and hydrostatic testing services. Chlorine is used at the purification plants to disinfect drinking water as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The chemical will be used at the wastewater treatment plant in the disinfection process. In order to meet the regulatory requirements, sufficient chlorine must be added to maintain a specified residual level. The Water Utilities Department provides services to an estimated 2.4 million people in Dallas and 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 Offic...
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