Title
Variable Frequency Drives Contracts (Ordinance S-46674)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into agreements with Dykman Electrical, Inc. (Dykman) and Graybar Electric Company (Graybar) to provide variable frequency drives for the Water Services Department. Further request to authorize execution of amendments to the agreements as necessary within the Council-approved expenditure authority as provided below, and for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The aggregate value of both agreements will not exceed $919,402.
Report
Summary
Variable Frequency Drives allow for the processes at the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants, as well as other remote locations to be adjusted, controlled and managed efficiently and automatically. The functions and uses of variable frequency drives varies depending on the process, location, and environmental factors where the equipment is used.
Procurement Information
The selection was made using an Invitation for Bids procurement process in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10.
Four bidders submitted bids and all were deemed responsive.
Selected Bidders:
Dykman Electrical, Inc.
Graybar Electric Company
Contract Term
The terms of the agreements are five years and will begin on or about July 1, 2020.
Financial Impact
The agreement value for Dykman will not exceed a total value of $905,402 and the agreement value for Graybar will not exceed a total value of $14,000. Funding is available in the Water Services Department Operating budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.