STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: February 28, 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 self-contained breathing apparatus equipment, services, testing, and repairs for the Water Utilities Department - Specialized Response Solutions, only bidder - Estimated amount of $618,813 - 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 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) equipment, services, testing, and repairs for the Water Utilities Department (DWU), as described herein. DWU uses a variety of gases in the drinking water and wastewater treatment processes to maintain regulatory compliance requirements for disinfection as mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. This agreement ensures DWU's ability to properly maintain SCBA equipment and protect staff by providing an uncontaminated supply of air to breathe when working around hazardous gases.
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 Office of Procurement Services uses historical solic...
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