Assistant Utilities Director Bobby Harris summarized bid HS25-072 and recommended awarding a term contract to Jack Tyler Engineering, Inc., for 2‑horsepower residential grinder pumps. "After reviewing and evaluating the 6 responses, the staff recommends awarding the term contract to Jack Tyler Engineering Incorporated due to them being the lowest bidder that meets the pump specifications," Harris said.

Harris said six firms responded to the invitation to bid and no protests had been received following the notice of intent to award. He put the unit price at approximately $1,270 and said the utilities division normally purchases about 300 pumps annually to maintain a stocked inventory; he estimated roughly 6,000 grinder pumps are in the system. The board asked about on‑hand inventory and ordering lead times; Harris said lead times are two to four months and the department typically keeps 50–100 pumps in supply so crews can respond to outages.

The resolution (R2612) to award the term contract was placed on the Jan. 6, 2026 agenda for formal action.