DATE: September 21, 2015
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Russell Truell, Assistant City Administrator / CFO
Mark Hilty, Water Management Director
Michelle Hatcher, Water Management Assistant Director
Juan Davis, Water Reclamation Superintendent
Brian Wilcox, Purchasing Manager
SUBJECT:
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Report of bid award to ESC Lab Sciences of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee in the total estimated amount of $4,400 per year for aquatic toxicity (biomonitoring) testing for the Water Reclamation Division of the Water Management Department (Purchasing Office Procurement Solicitation No. 2016-006; $47,250.00 budgeted for all Water Reclamation laboratory services in 431-82280-52213 for fiscal year 2016; Contract No. 2015-0329)
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Purpose
The purpose of this procurement is to purchase aquatic toxicity (biomonitoring) testing for the Water Reclamation Division of the Water Management Department for a term of award to terminate June 30, 2017 with options to extend the term of award up to three times, each time for up to one (1) additional year.
Background
The City published on August 20, 2015 a Notice to Bidders in the Williamson Herald for performance upon demand of each of the following wastewater treatment laboratory contract services for the specified term of award: (A) industrial pretreatment sampling and testing, Water Reclamation Facility influent and effluent testing, and testing of river samples (Purchasing Office Solicitation No. 2016-005); (B) aquatic toxicity (biomonitoring) testing (2016-006); and (C) annual stream bioassay sampling, testing and identification (2016-007); each being bid independently. In addition, bid documents were sent on or about the same date directly to five (5) potential bidders known or thought to be interested in this solicitation. Bids from three (3) vendors were publicly opened at the bid opening held on September 10, 2015. A tabulation of the bids received for t...
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