STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: December 8, 2021
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 service price agreement for analytical laboratory testing services for the Water Utilities Department - Eurofins-Xenco, LLC, lowest responsible bidder of three - Estimated amount of $6,710,072 - Financing: Dallas Water Utilities Fund ($6,393,402) and Stormwater Operations Fund ($316,670)
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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 analytical laboratory testing services. The service contract will allow Water Utilities Department to utilize certified, independent laboratories to conduct analytical laboratory testing services. The contractor will analyze samples for compliance with state and federal regulations including The Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Solid Waste Disposal Act.
The analytical services will be used to support stormwater monitoring, illicit discharge investigations, enforcement investigations, hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, industrial waste monitoring, publicly owned treatment works influent and effluent monitoring, and other water/wastewater testing for the City. The contractor under this contract will be required to perform mandated Environmental Pr...
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