Council action is recommended to issue a purchase order.

The contract with the City and Insituform expired at the end of April 2021. In lieu of a new contract, the Sewer Maintenance Division of Municipal Services would like to utilize the preexisting cooperative pricing agreement and recognize the validity of the bidding process of the Johnson County, Kansas authority. This would allow Insituform to complete necessary storm water sewer maintenance for the amount of $90,306.50.

Purchases under cooperative agreements are authorized by Section 8.06.004, Paragraph 5, of the Independence City Code, which states that when cooperative bids or contracts are used, they will first have been established pursuant to generally accepted governmental purchasing practices and the competitive bidding process.

The fiscal impact to the City is $90,306.50. Funding has been pre-appropriated for this trenchless technology maintenance in the FY22 adopted budget, page number 114, account number 5262-5236.