STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: January 10, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year service price agreement for the purchase, maintenance, and repair of odor control and corrosion inhibitor agents for use in the sanitary sewer system and wastewater treatment process for the Water Utilities Department - Pencco, Inc. in the estimated amount of $9,248,900 and Evoqua Water Technologies LLC in the estimated amount of $445,500, lowest responsible bidders of two - Total estimated amount of $9,694,400 - Financing: Dallas Water Utilities Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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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, maintenance, and repair of odor control and corrosion inhibitor agents for use in the sanitary sewer system and wastewater treatment process for the Water Utilities Department. Chemicals purchased under this agreement protect the wastewater system infrastructure against corrosion, improve sludge quality for safer disposal, and mitigate nuisance odors which may occur throughout the wastewater system.
Odors are generated during the process of conveying sewage from homes and businesses to the treatment facilities. While traveling through sewer lines, sewage can often become septic and generate hydrogen sulfides, which is easily recognized by its offensive odor. The agents will be dosed d...
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