TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Timothy L. Bryant, CEO/General Manager
Fayetteville Public Works Commission
FROM: Fayetteville Public Works Commission
DATE: February 9, 2026
RE:Title
PWC - Approve Sole Source Request - Purchase Distribution Transformers (Overhead, Single-Phase Padmount, and Three-Phase Padmount)Title
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
High Quality Built Environment
Executive Summary:
Sole source request to purchase Distribution Transformers (Overhead, Single-Phase Padmount, and Three-Phase Padmount) from ERMCO (Electric Research Manufacturing Company) of Dyersburg, Tennessee, in the amount of $690,155.00.
Background:
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission, during the meeting on January 28, 2026, approved the sole source request to purchase Distribution Transformers (Overhead, Single-Phase Padmount, and Three-Phase Padmount) from ERMCO (Electric Research Manufacturing Company) of Dyersburg, Tennessee, in the amount of $690,155.00, and forward to City Council for approval.
PWC's Electric Engineering and Construction Departments seeks approval to purchase specific equipment pursuant to a sole source exception to the competitive bidding requirements. North Carolina law allows an exception from the competitive bidding requirements for "Purchases of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment when: (i) performance or price competition for a product are not available; (ii) a needed product is available from only one source of supply; or (iii) standardization or compatibility is the overriding consideration." NCGS ?143-129(e)(6).
This request is based on the overriding consideration of standardization and compatibility with existing PWC infrastructure and equipment. PWC previously maintained several multi-year agreements with ERMCO dating back to July 2011, the most recent of which expired in December 2023. Throughout those contract terms, ERMCO supplie...
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