Posting Language ..Title Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued repair, servicing, and water treatment parts for the plant demineralizer system and as needed rental of a temporary mobile demineralizer unit for Austin Energy with MPW Industrial Services Group Inc. d/b/a MPW Industrial Water Services Inc. to increase the amount by $500,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,150,720. Funding: $500,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. ..Body Lead Department Austin Financial Services. Client Department(s) Austin Energy. Fiscal Note Funding in the amount of $500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Procurement Language: Contract Amendment. MBE/WBE: This contract was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9C (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the goods and services required for this solicitation, there were no certified M/WBEs; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established. Prior Council Action: July 20, 2023 - Council approved a contract for mobile demineralizer rental and water treatment parts with MPW Industrial Services Group Inc. d/b/a MPW Industrial Water Services Inc. For More Information: Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to Austin Financial Services - Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: January 12, 2026 - To be reviewed by the Electric Utility Commission. Additional Backup Information: This contract provides as-needed rental of a mobile demineralizer, repairs, related parts and services necessary to keep high-pressure boilers and gas turbines operational during periods of high-water usage or when on-site high-purity water systems experience failures. In summer 2025, Sand Hill Energy Center experienced a high- purity water emergency that could have resulted in a forced outage. This contract allowed Austin Energy to quickly secure the necessary equipment and maintain 600 MW of generation, avoiding regulatory exposure and significant financial impact. Due to this unanticipated event, additional funding authorization is needed to continue the contract. The current demineralizer system is 22 years old and as a result, failures are occurring more frequently. The Item 8 requested amendment will ensure funding authorization to ensure continued access to mobile demineralizers, repairs, and related parts and services until the end of the contract in 2028. This contract is necessary …
Posting Language ..Title Authorize a contract for storm water ponds maintenance and repairs for Austin Energy with BPI-Bauerle Partners Inc., for an initial term of one year with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $970,000. Funding: $215,555 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. ..Body Lead Department Austin Financial Services. Client Department(s) Austin Energy. Fiscal Note Funding in the amount of $215,555 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Procurement Language: Austin Financial Services issued an Invitation for Bids solicitation IFB 1100 CPG1003 for these services. The solicitation was issued on August 11, 2025 and closed on September 30, 2025. Of the three offers received, the bids submitted by the recommended contractor were the lowest responsive bids received. A complete solicitation package, including a tabulation of the bids received, is available for viewing on the City’s website. This information can currently be found at https://financeonline.austintexas.gov/afo/account_services/solicitation/solicitation_details.cfm?sid=142775 . MBE/WBE: This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this solicitation, there were no subcontracting opportunities, therefore, no subcontracting goals were established. For More Information: Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to Austin Financial Services - Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500. Respondents to the solicitation and their Agents should direct all questions to the Authorized Contact Person identified in the solicitation. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: January 12, 2026 - To be reviewed by the Electric Utility Commission. Additional Backup Information: The contract will provide maintenance and repair services to storm water ponds maintained by Austin Energy. The contract will include preventative maintenance of vegetation control and debris removal as well as corrective maintenance on an as needed basis. These services protect water quality, help reduce flooding and minimize risk of damage to infrastructure in and around the area and are required to ensure storm water ponds operate in compliance with all local, state, and federal environmental criteria and regulations. This contract will replace an existing contract for storm water ponds maintenance and repairs. The new Item 9 contract will service seventeen sights, which is an increase of ten locations from …
ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20260112-12 Revised January 12, 2026 Subject: Recommendation regarding consideration of gas peaker units for Austin Energy Motioned By: Seconded By: Recommendation: The Electric Utility Commission recommends to the City Council that the full process for evaluating carbon-free alternatives and engaging the community committed to in the Austin Energy Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035 is conducted in a robust and transparent manner before any action is taken regarding the purchase or commitment to purchase any natural gas peaking generators. This includes: 1. A full review of the results of the all-resources RFP at the Electric Utility Commission and City Council to consider all alternatives for both generation and energy management within the Austin load zone that could avoid the need for gas peakers. 2. Commitment to the identified implementation process that must include feasibility, pre-development, development and construction phases. Each phase should include the presentation of detailed results to the City Council, including incorporation of City Council feedback and community input. 3. The process includes robust community engagement with potential evening meetings to solicit feedback on possible sites for any possible additional local resources, including gas peakers, if identified as necessary. 4. Continued analysis and work on projects that increase local transmission capacity to increase reliability, reduce congestion costs and bring more power into Austin Energy’s service area, including the reduction in the need to add local power generation. 1 of 3 Item 12 v2 The analysis of all the alternatives, including any potential gas peakers, shall include, but not be limited to, 1. Economic modeling of the most viable alternatives over a twenty five-year timeline. 2. Modeling of the carbon emissions and other air pollution emissions of each of the options. 3. Analysis of important changes in the ERCOT market and infrastructure since the 2023 and 2024 Generation Plan modeling, including, as appropriate, approval of the 765 KV grid backbone, implementation of Real-Time Co-Optimization Plus Batteries (RTC+B), other completed and planned transmission upgrades, solar and energy storage deployment in ERCOT, additional loads on the system, volatility, and regulations that could affect Austin Energy’s load zone requirements and potential costs from 2025 to 2035. 4. Review and analysis of the Austin Energy utility scale batteries to be installed by 2027 as to their effectiveness in providing significant in-load zone power requirements. 5. Capability of new resources to provide ERCOT black start capability that are …
ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, January 12, 2026 ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Monday, January 12, 2026 The Electric Utility Commission convened in a regular called meeting on Monday, January 12, 2026, at Austin Energy Headquarters, 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723. Chair David Tuttle called the Electric Utility Commission meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Commissioner Dave Tuttle, Chair; Commissioner Lauren Bellomy; Commissioner Cesar Benavides: Commissioner Al Braden: Commissioner Chris Gillett; Commissioner Chris Kirksey; and Commissioner Cyrus Reed. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Raul Alvarez; Commissioner Jonathon Blackburn; Commissioner Joshua Rhodes; and Commissioner Kaiba White, Vice Chair. Commissioners Absent: None PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL • David Leuesque – eight questions regarding reliability • Jorge Viero – opposition of deposits for gas peakers • Jen Cregar – support of commission’s recommendation, item 12 • Matt Weldon – support of commission’s recommendation, item 12 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Electric Utility Commission Regular Called Meeting on November 10, 2025. The motion approving the minutes of the Electric Utility Commission meeting on November 10, 2025, were approved on Commissioner Bellomy’s motion, Commissioner Braden’s second on a 10-0 vote with Commissioner Alvarez o(cid:431) the dais. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Recommend approval authorizing a contract for customer satisfaction and benchmarking studies for residential and business utility customers for Austin Energy with J.D. Power, for an initial term of two years with up to three one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000. Funding: $320,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. ELECTRIC UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Monday, January 12, 2026 The motion to recommend approval authorizing a contract for customer satisfaction and benchmarking studies for residential and business utility customers for Austin Energy with J.D. Power, was recommended on Commissioner Reed’s motion, Commissioner Bellomy’s second on a 10-1 vote with Vice Chair White voting against. 3. Recommend approval authorizing an amendment to the contracts for engineering services for the Austin Energy Sta(cid:431) Augmentation, Engineering, and Related Engineering Services for Electric Systems and Technical Services Rotation List with HDR Engineering Inc. and Allegis Group Holdings, Inc. to increase the amount by $15,000,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $85,875,000. Funding: Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy. The motion to recommend …
