Title
Wastewater Monitoring System Contract RFP-2021-WWC- 503- Request for Award (Ordinance S-48970)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Kando Environmental to provide Wastewater Monitoring Systems for the Water Services Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contract will not exceed $1,780,000.
Summary
The Water Services Department Wastewater Collections Division, Wastewater Treatment Division and Environmental Services Division are each faced with wastewater quality challenges related to the collection system. These challenges are primarily related to the control of industrial/commercial wastewater which affects the viability of treatment and the frequency of pollutant loading. This contract will provide reliable sensor-based, real-time monitoring, and decision support systems (Monitoring System) integrated with analytics to evaluate wastewater quality and flow.
This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.
Procurement Information
A Request for Proposal procurement was processed in accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10.
One vendor submitted a proposal that was deemed responsive and responsible. An evaluation committee of City staff evaluated the offer based on the following criteria with a maximum possible point total of 1000:
Qualifications and Experience (0-350 points)
Monitoring System Capability and Capacity (0-255 points)
Approach to Field Implementation and Training (0-245 points)
Cost (0-150 points)
After reaching consensus, the evaluation committee recommends award to the following vendor:
Kando Environmental: 657.50 points
Contract Term
The contract will begin on or about Sept. 19, 2022, for a two-year term with three one-year options to extend.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value will not exceed $1,780,000. Funding is available in the Water Services Department Capital Improvement Program budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.