File #: 24-0533    Version: 1 Name: Water and Wastewater Laboratory Services
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 10/4/2024 In control: Public Works
On agenda: 10/22/2024 Final action: 10/22/2024
Title: Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a three-year agreement with Envirodyne Laboratories, Inc. for the City’s water and wastewater laboratory services in an amount not to exceed $415,500 (Director of Public Works)
Attachments: 1. Proposed Resolution, 2. Exhibit A - Agreement with Envirodyne Laboratories, Inc., 3. Bid Tabulation Sheet, 4. Recommendation Memorandum, 5. Vendor Report Card
Title
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a three-year agreement with Envirodyne Laboratories, Inc. for the City’s water and wastewater laboratory services in an amount not to exceed $415,500 (Director of Public Works)

Background:
Approval of this resolution will authorize an agreement with Envirodyne Laboratories, Inc. for the City’s water and wastewater laboratory services for a period of three (3) years from November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $415,500 with the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods.

On September 12, 2024 League City released Invitation to Bid (ITB) 24-056 Wastewater and Water Laboratory Services for analytical services to meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) requirements for sampling and testing of the City’s Water and Wastewater Monitoring Programs. Four (4) sealed bids were received on October 3, 2024 from Envirodyne Laboratories, Inc., Eastex Environmental Labs, Inc., Eurofins Environmental Testing South Central, LLC, (Eurofins Houston) and North Water District Laboratory Services, Inc. This service provides laboratory testing of the City’s wastewater treatment and water production facilities, mandated by the TCEQ. Samples are collected at various frequencies and locations throughout the City to ensure regulatory compliant drinking water and wastewater discharge quality.

Bid tabulation based on the annual cost (3-Year Contract Term) is as follows:
• Envirodyne Laboratories, Inc. - $138,500 ($415,500)
• Eastex Environmental Labs, Inc. - $145,280 ($435,840)
• Eurofins Environmental Testing South Central, LLC (Eurofins Houston) - $ 159,978 ($479,934)
• North Water District Laboratory Services, Inc. - $221,375 ($664,125)

The staff’s recommendation is to award Envirodyne Laboratories, Inc. for being the lowest responsive/qualified bidder based on pricing of estimated quantities of testing. Envirodyne...

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