Title
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A LINKING AGREEMENT WITH HOFFMAN SOUTHWEST CORP., DOING BUSINESS AS PROFESSIONAL PIPE SERVICES, AND APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM CLEANING
Staff Contact: Craig Johnson, P.E., Director, Water Services
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into a linking agreement with Hoffman Southwest Corp. dba Professional Pipe Services (Pro Pipe), for wastewater collection system cleaning, CCTV Inspection, and CIPP Point Repairs (services) and approve expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $300,000, annually, for the two years remaining in the initial term; and authorize the City Manager, at his discretion, to extend the agreement for two additional one-year terms, in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 for the entire term of the agreement. This cooperative purchase is available through an agreement between the City of Mesa and Pro Pipe, contract no. 2015163, and is effective through June 30, 2020.
Background
Glendale has 707 miles of sewer lines ranging in size from 6 inches to 54 inches in diameter. These sewer lines are designed to collect wastewater from residences and businesses, and convey it to the three reclamation and treatment plants in an environmentally safe manner that ensures continued compliance with all federal and state regulatory requirements. The collection system needs periodic cleaning that staff is unable to do. This agreement will provide on-call hydro-cleaning and CCTV inspection services for city-wide sewer lines.
Analysis
Cooperative purchasing allows counties, municipalities, schools, colleges, and universities in Arizona to use a contract that has been competitively procured by another governmental entity or purchasing cooperative. Such purchasing helps reduce the cost of procurement, allows access to a multitude of competitively bid contracts, and provides the opportunity to t...
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