STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: September 27, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
Title
Authorize a one-year cooperative purchasing agreement for a microwave radio system upgrade for the Water Utilities Department with Johnston Technical Services, Inc. dba JTS through the Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement - Not to exceed $461,504.98 - Financing: Water Construction Fund ($330,112.00) and Dallas Water Utilities Fund ($131,392.98)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber fund; the purpose of a cooperative purchasing agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis.
This cooperative purchasing agreement will provide for a microwave radio system upgrade for the Water Utilities Department (DWU). The DWU Eastside Purification Division utilizes microwave radio communications for control and monitoring of its remote sites. The system consists of outdoor radio antennas and indoor signal processing hardware linking the plant to the Forney Pump Station on Lake Ray Hubbard, Tawakoni Balancing Reservoir in northern Kaufman County, Iron Bridge Pump Station on Lake Tawakoni, and Lake Fork Pump Station on Lake Fork.
The Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement is authorized by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code and Subchapter F, Chapter 271, Texas Local Government Code. Section 271.102 of the Texas Local Government Code which authorizes a local government to participate in a Cooperative Purchasing program with another local government or a local cooperative organization.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
This item has no prior action.
FISCAL INFORMATION
Fund
FY 2023
FY 2024
Future Years
Water Construction Fund
$330,112.00
$0.00
$0.00
Dalla...
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