Title
Discuss and consider action to approve a resolution with the caption reading: A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT THE COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL) PROCUREMENT METHOD FOR THE CENTRAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION PROJECT AND COMPONENTS THEREOF, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT SELECTION, PROVIDES THE BEST VALUE FOR THE CITY, AND DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO USE SAID METHOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
Summary
As the design of the WWTP expansion project has progressed and the major treatment components have been selected by City staff and the design team, the City’s engineering design consultant has recommended the preselection of several major treatment components in order to avoid issuing a construction plan set with alternate designs for multiple vendors, which could cause confusion during the construction bidding process and potentially lead to higher bid prices. Preselection of equipment will allow the consultant to finalize the design around a single process supplier while still taking advantage of the competitive bidding process for procurement of the equipment.
The equipment to be preselected includes the biological nutrient removal (BNR) treatment units, clarifiers, effluent filters and UV disinfection. The total cost estimates for the preselection equipment is $8.7 million. The total cost also includes BNR and clarifier equipment for Phase II of the expansion project which will occur in 2021. This Phase II equipment is being included in the preselection process so that the City can take advantage of the competitive bidding process prior to standardizing on equipment vendors for both Phase I and II.
Through discussion with the City’s design consultant and previous experience by City Staff, it was determined that the competitive sealed proposal (CSP) procurement method should be used for the preselection instead of the traditional hard bid process which requires selection based only on the lowest responsible bidder. While...
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