Electric Utility CommissionApril 19, 2021

Item 14: Council Action Report — original pdf

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Item 14 EUC Report re Council Action April 19, 2021 Item below recommended by EUC October 12; Council approved on date indicated in parenthesis. 11. (3/4) [Purchasing: Various depts; AE’s portion $1,350,000] Authorize award of a multi-term contract with Expert Relocation Services, LLC, to provide citywide moving and relocation services, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,783,500. Items below recommended by EUC January 11; Council approved on date indicated in parenthesis. 8. (3/4) [Purchasing] Authorize negotiation and execution of a cooperative contract with Freeit Data Solutions, Inc., for information technology professional services for the Advance Distribution Management System and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Energy Management System , for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $750,000. 9. (3/4) [Purchasing – Multiple Departments; AE’s estimated portion: $300K] Authorize an amendment to an existing cooperative contract with Insight Public Sector Inc D/B/A Insight Public Sector, to continue the Adobe Enterprise License Agreement and related services, for an increase in the amount of $1,300,000 and to extend the term by three years, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,741,563. 11. (3/4) [Purchasing – Multiple Departments; AE’s estimated portion: $908K] Authorize award of eight contracts for COVID-19 temperature screening services, with InGenesis, Inc.; Arch Staffing and Consulting, LLC; Donald L Mooney Enterprises, LLC; Acadia Workforce Inc.; Protouch Nurses, Inc; Ascend National LLC; Capitol Medical Services, LLC; and First Medical Response of Texas Inc.; each for a term of six months or until the contract amounts are expended in an amount not to exceed $3,700,000, divided among the contractors. Items below recommended by EUC February 8; Council approved on date indicated in parenthesis. 2. (3/4) [Capital Contracting] Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the professional services agreement with Stanley Consultants, Inc., for professional engineering services for the Rainey Street Gas Insulated Switchgear Substation Design (formerly Future Downtown Gas Insulated Switchgear Substation Design) in the amount of $1,436,895, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,895,895. 3. (3/4) [Capital Contracting] Authorize award and execution of a construction contract with DynaGrid Construction Group, LLC, for Bluff Springs Substation in the amount of $7,407,380.03 plus a $740,380 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $8,148,118.03. 4. (3/4) [Austin Energy] Authorize execution of 10-year extensions to existing electric service franchise agreements for the use of rights-of-way within other municipalities within the Austin Energy service territory, maintaining the payment amount of three percent of gross electric revenues from customers within each municipality. 5. (3/4) [Austin Energy and Austin Water] Approve an ordinance amending the fiscal year 2020-2021 budgets of Austin Water and Austin Energy to appropriate up to $10,000,000 for the utilities’ Plus- One payment assistance programs. 6. (3/4) [Purchasing] Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract with RecordPoint Software USA LLC, to provide Records365 enterprise electronic records management software solution, for a term of five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,551,000. 1 Item 14 7. (3/4) [Purchasing] Authorize award of a multi-term contract with Lauren Concrete Inc., for ready-mix concrete, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $8,700,000. 8. (3/4) [Purchasing] Authorize award of three multi-term contracts for three phase distribution padmount transformers, with KBS Electrical Distributors Inc.; WESCO Distribution, Inc. D/B/A Hi- Line Utility Supply Co, LLC aka Power Supply; and Techline Inc.; each for up to five years for total contract amounts not to exceed $56,875,000, divided among the contractors. 9. (3/4) [Purchasing] Authorize award of a contract with Techline Inc, to provide substation circuit breakers in an amount not to exceed $300,000. 10. (3/4) [Capital Contracting] Authorize negotiation and execution of a professional services agreement with the following 2 staff recommended firms (or other qualified responders) for Request for Qualifications Solicitation No. Solicitation CLMP312: HDR Engineering, Inc. and POWER Engineers, Inc., for engineering services for the Austin Energy Staff Augmentation, Engineering and Related Engineering Services for Electric System Engineering and Technical Services Rotation List in an amount not to exceed $25,875,000 . 11. (3/4) [Purchasing Multi-Department; AE’s estimated portion: $234K] Authorize an amendment to an existing contract with SuccessFactors, Inc., to provide continued subscription for talent, performance, and learning management software, for an increase in the amount of $315,000 and to extend the term by one year, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $2,921,702. 12. (3/4) [Purchasing] Authorize award of a contract with Texas Electric Cooperatives, to provide coupling capacitor voltage transformers, for five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $585,000. 13. (3/25) [Purchasing Multi-Department; AE’s estimated portion: $272K] Authorize negotiation and execution of a cooperative contract with Carahsoft Technology Corp, to provide Smartsheet work management software licenses, maintenance and support, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $600,000. 14. (3/4) [Austin Energy] Approve an ordinance authorizing acceptance of $1,000,000 as part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and amending the Fiscal Year 2020 - 2021 Austin Energy Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20200812-001) to appropriate $1,000,000 for Building Technologies Proving Ground – Public Sector Field Validation Conservation Research and Development Program. Items below recommended by EUC March 8; Council approved on date indicated in parenthesis. 2. (3/25) [Capital Contracting] Authorize negotiation and execution of a professional services agreement with Stanley Consultants, Inc., (staff recommendation) or one of the other qualified responders for Request for Qualifications Solicitation No. CLMP310 to provide engineering services for Relay and Protection Engineering Services for Electric System Engineering and Technical Services in amount not to exceed $2,935,000. 3. (3/25) [Real Estate] Authorize the negotiation and execution of a Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement extending the term for 7 years, with one 7 year extension option, between SWC Research & Ohlen, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and City of Austin, for the continued operation of an Austin Energy Walk-in Customer Service Center, for approximately 4,597 square feet of retail space at Plaza FAMSA shopping center, located at 8716 Research Blvd., in an amount not to exceed $999,027. 2 Item 14 4. (4/8) [Purchasing] Authorize negotiation and execution of a multi-term contract with Asplundh Tree Expert LLC, or the other qualified offeror to Request for Proposals 1100 EAL3013, to provide vegetation management services on transmission energized lines, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $17,500,000. 5. (4/8) [Purchasing] Authorize an amendment to an existing contract with MasTec North America Inc, for continued underground transmission and distribution electrical services, for an increase in the amount of $12,000,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $72,000,000. 6. (4/8) [Purchasing] Authorize award of a multi-term contract with KBS Electrical Distributors Inc, for network protectors, for up five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $10,000,000. 7. (4/8) [Purchasing] Authorize negotiation and execution of a multi-term contract with KBS Electrical Distributors Inc, or the other qualified offeror to Request For Proposals 1100 DTB3001, to provide circuit breakers, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $7,000,000.00. 8. (4/8) [Purchasing; Multi-departmental; AE’s portion: $1.2M] Authorize amendments to existing cooperative contracts with AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA, Inc, and Cellco Partnership D/B/A Verizon, for continued wireless data network connectivity and related services and equipment, for an increase in the amount of $8,094,000 and to extend the term by one year for a revised contract amount not to exceed $25,625,000, divided among the contractors. 3