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Weslaco approves major procurement: hosted phone system, library security, fuel contract and several water/wastewater purchases
Summary
The commission awarded a 36-month hosted phone system contract to GoToCommunications, approved a $79,999 library surveillance/access-control contract, accepted a $41,663.15 overage payment to Inframark for water/wastewater services, and awarded a multi-category fuel and lube contract to ARG Petroleum.
The Weslaco City Commission approved multiple procurement and vendor actions during its Dec. 16 meeting.
IT and purchasing staff recommended a 36-month hosted citywide phone and communications contract to GoToCommunications through the cooperative purchasing contract TIPS USA; staff cited a competitive evaluation of eight proposals and concluded a hosted solution best met the city’s needs. The commission approved the award.
For the Mayor Joe V. Sanchez Public Library, staff recommended and the commission approved a $79,999 contract with Jenga Technology to provide video surveillance, access control and a public address system covering both interior and exterior areas.
Utilities and operations items included staff requests to pay a $41,663.15 overage to Inframark for chemical and sludge costs incurred in FY2025; staff said maintenance caps were adjusted earlier in the year and that available maintenance-savings partially covered the overage. The commission approved the payment.
The commission also awarded an annual fuel and lubricants contract to ARG Petroleum as the lowest responsible bidder across most categories after staff removed the dyed-diesel line due to compatibility and control issues with the city’s fueling infrastructure.
Separately, the commission approved a sole-source purchase of a pump for Lift Station 35 from Xylem Water Solutions USA not to exceed $44,525.33, and approved final payment of $104,413 to Texas Machine Shop Pump Services for a completed wastewater rehabilitation project. Commissioners approved all items by voice vote.
