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Water & Wastewater Commission Review and Recommendation Health and Environment COA Strategic Direction: March 9, 2022 Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Financial Services Department Joseph Gonzales March 24, 2022 Client: Agenda Item Recommend approval to award a contract with ACT Pipe & Supply Inc. to provide ductile iron fittings and pipe joint restraint devices, for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $800,000. Amount and Source of Funding Funding in the amount of $93,333 is available in the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Operating Budget of Austin Water. The Financial Services Department issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) 2200 AMA1065 for these goods. The solicitation issued on November 15, 2021, and it closed on December 16, 2021. The recommended contractor submitted the only responsive offer. A complete solicitation package, including a tabulation of the bid received, is available for viewing on the City’s Financial Services website, Austin Finance Online. Link: Solicitation Documents. N/A March 9, 2022 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. This solicitation was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9D Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program. For the goods required for this solicitation there were insufficient subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established. Purchasing Language: Prior Council Action: Boards and Commission Action: MBE/WBE: The contract will provide ductile iron fittings to be utilized by Austin Water for installation and repair of waterlines throughout the City. Ductile iron fittings are a reliable and safe replacement for cast iron and are crucial to the City’s infrastructure. The contract is replacing two contracts being combined into one contract. One contract expired on November 28, 2021, and the other contract expires on June 30, 2022. The requested authorization amounts were determined by departmental projected spending and accounts for potential price increases. The recommended contractor is a current provider of these goods. PRICE ANALYSIS Solicitations: 187 notices were sent, including 15 MBE and 3 WBE a) firms with no M/WBE firms responding. b) based commodities, cost analysis is ever changing. Cost Analysis: Due to global supply chain conditions for plumbing