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Approving a contract with T. Morales Company Electric & Controls Ltd. in the amount of $7,106,645 for the pre-purchase of electrical equipment for the Wilbarger Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility (WCRWWTF) Project, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
Summary
The proposed agenda item is to approve the Electrical Equipment Pre-Selection contract with T. Morales Company Electric & Controls Ltd. in the amount of $7,106,645.00 associated with the Wilbarger Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility (WCRWWTF) Project. This item supports the infrastructure pillar of the Strategic Plan, by expanding the City’s wastewater treatment capacity to meet current and future growth needs.
On July 12th, 2022, Council approved a resolution authorizing the use of the Competitive Sealed Proposal (CSP) procurement method for the WCRWWTF Project, including the pre-Selection of vendors for major treatment process equipment. As explained during a presentation by City staff at the July 12th City Council meeting, pre-selection of equipment vendors prior to completing the design of the project will allow the Engineer of Record to finalize the design for a single equipment supplier and will also allow for advanced purchase of long lead time electrical equipment. This pre-selection contract offsets and anticipates the long lead time of electrical components by initiating the purchase at an earlier point and thus maintaining the WCRWWTF project schedule.
The pre-procurement CSP package was advertised on November 9, 2022. A pre-proposal conference was held on December 6, 2022. On December 16th, 2022, at 2:00 pm time, three (3) Competitive Sealed Proposals were received, and the results were read out loud for the record.
A Selection Committee, reviewed, and scored the proposals based on the published criteria which included a check of the offeror’s references. T. Morales Company Electric & Controls Ltd. was selected as the best value for the City, and...
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