TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Timothy L. Bryant, CEO/General Manager
Fayetteville Public Works Commission
FROM: Fayetteville Public Works Commission
DATE: October 28, 2024
RE:
Title
PWC - Bid Recommendation - Award $1,146,202 2025 Galvanized Steel Transmission Pole Contract
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
High Quality Built Environment
Executive Summary:
Bids were received to award bid for the 2025 Galvanized Steel Transmission Pole Contract. The lowest responsive, responsible conforming bidder and in the best interest of PWC is TransAmerican Power Products, Inc., Houston, TX., in the total amount of $1,146,202.00.
Background:
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission, during the meeting on October 9, 2024, approved bid recommendation to award bid for the 2025 Galvanized Steel Transmission Pole Contract to TransAmerican Power Products, Inc., Houston, TX, the lowest responsive, responsible conforming bidder and in the best interests of PWC, in the total amount of $1,146,200.00, and forward to City Council for approval.
Bids were received September 17, 2025, as follows:
CONFORMING BIDDER TOTAL PRICE
TransAmerican Power Products, Inc, Houston, TX $1,146,202.00
MVA Power Inc., Montreal, QC $1,215,728.90
NON-CONFORMING BIDDER
Meyer Utility Structures, LLC, Memphis, NC
M.D. Henry Co., Inc., Pelham, AL
Grid Structures, Amite City, LA
Valmont, Valley, NE
Issues/Analysis:
The bid notice was advertised through our usual channels on August 21, 2024, with a bid opening date of September 17, 2024. Bids were solicited from thirteen (13) vendors and six (6) bids were received. PWC Warehouse and Electric Systems Engineering Departments requests the rejection of the non-conforming bids. MWDBE/SLS Participation: TransAmerican Power Products, Inc. is not a small local or certified North Carolina MWDBE business. They intend to self-perform the contract in its entirety.
Budget Impact:
The 2025 Galvanized Steel Transmission Pole Contract is budgeted in Warehouse Inventory
Options:
N/A
Recommended Action:
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission recommends that City Council approve the bid recommendation to award bid for the 2025 Galvanized Steel Transmission Pole Contract to TransAmerican Power Products, Inc., Houston, TX, the lowest responsive, responsible conforming bidder and in the best interests of PWC, in the total amount of $1,146,200.00, and authorize the CEO and General Manager of the Fayetteville Public Works Commission to execute for that purpose the contract for its purchase.
Attachments:
Bid Recommendation - 2025 Galvanized Steel Transmission Pole Contract