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Carmen Ard
Title
Contract with George McKenna Electrical Inc. to rebuild, repair and install new control panels that run the Pump House Booster pumps for the Robinson Tower pressure plane in the amount of $96,348.50 with a 5% contingency of $4,817.43 for a total project amount of $101,165.93 through a master interlocal agreement with the City of Irving
Presenter
Gabe Johnson, Public Works Director
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
This contract will provide services for the repair and rebuild of three (3) pumps that are currently out of service as well as another pump that needs an upgrade to perform at maximum capacity. These pumps are essential to provide water and maintain water pressure at Robinson Tower pressure plane that also distributes water to the Trader’s Tower pressure plane suppling a large part of the City’s water.
Chapter 271.102 of the Local Government Code authorizes local governments to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with another local government or local cooperative organization. In lieu of competitive bidding, items and services may be purchased through such agreements as the agreements have already been bid by the sponsoring entity or agency. The City of Grand Prairie has master inter-local cooperative agreements with various entities including the City of Irving.
The City approved master interlocal purchasing agreement with the City of Irving whereby the City could make use of all of that entities agreement(s). This communication is to notify the Council that staff would like to make use of this particular agreement and enter into a contract with George McKenna Electrical, Inc. executed by the City of Irving.
The City of Irving resolution #2019-489 approved by Council on December 12, 2019 a contract with George McKenna Electrical, Inc., effective January 1, 2020 and shall end December 31, 2020
Financial Consideration
Funds are available in FY 2019/2020 budget in Water/Wastewater Operating Fund,...
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