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• • •, = ~ i . INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM DECEMBER 3, 1984 T0: L. Maxey - Assistant Dire//ctor// f b1ic.Warks FROM: J. Ray - Purchasing Agent~~ , SUBJECT: Sealed Bid 40062 - Water ari~d ewer Supplies ~~ f~ Advertised sealed bids 440062 for the purchase of water and sewer supplies were opened and read in City Council Chambers November 26, 1984 at 4 p.m. Sealed bids were mailed to eight area contractor supply companies with the following four vendors responding; (1) The Rohan Company,. (2) Utility Supply Company, (3) Golden Triangle Pipe and Water Supply and (4) Municipal Supply Company. Invitations for bid were based upon maintenance materials used by City of La Porte water and sewer crew and are normally carried in inventory. Quan- tity estimates were devised through historical usage rates for fiscal year 1983-84 coupled with projected consumption for Fiscal Year 1984-85. • Commodities were divided into the following groups, (1) Section I: Brass Fittings, (2) Section II: Tapping Saddles, (3) Section III: Clamps, Couplings, and Pipe Repair Products, (4) Section IV: Rubber Adaptors and Misc. Supplies, and (5) Section V: PVC and Polyethylene Products.. Recommended bid awards are based upon low weighted average per section and are as follows: Section I: Brass Fittings: Utility Supply Company Weighted Average = 1.45 (87/60) Prices averaged 4% to 11% lower than 1983-84 Section II: Tapping Saddles: Golden Triangle Pipe & Water Supply Weighted Average = 1.75 (42/24) Prices averaged 3% higher to 35% lower than 1983-84 Section III: Clamps, Couplings, and Pipe Repair Products: Golden Triangle Pipe and Water Supply Weighted Average = 1.02 (55/54) Prices averaged 3% to 10% lower than 1983-84 Section IV: Rubber Adaptors, Misc. Supplies: Municipal Pipe Weighted Average = 1.90 (40/21) Prices averaged 9% higher to 10% lower than 1983-84 •