Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste & Recycling Services
CM/ ACM: Jon Fortune
Date: August 22, 2016
SUBJECT
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Consider a recommendation for the City of Denton to enter into a contract with Zeit Energy LLC, Dallas, Texas, to design and construct a public compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility for the City of Denton, at the intersection of Mayhill Road and Spencer Road, and the extension of the Atmos Energy Inc. natural gas transmission line to the fueling facility, and three years of maintenance service, for the budgeted amount of $2,682,445 (RFQ 6016).
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BACKGROUND
The City staff has researched and examined the potential benefits of converting a portion of the Solid Waste and Recycling Department's collection fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled engines, and has previously presented and discussed this fueling opportunity with the Public Utilities Board and the City Council. The Public Utilities Board and the City Council both recommended the Department pursue the CNG opportunity by ordering the delivery of CNG fueled collection trucks, and by working with a mobile fueling company to provide CNG fueling. The Purchasing Department distributed a Request For Qualifications (RFQ 6016, December 2015) to seek a company capable of providing the design and construction of a public compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility in Denton, near the intersection of Mayhill Road and Spencer Road.
The RFQ requested responses from firms with the capability to design and construct a CNG fueling station per the specifications stated within the RFQ. Eleven firms responded to the RFQ. The evaluation committee evaluated each firm's submittal package, and scored them based upon the criteria listed below.
a) Identification and understanding of the City's requirements
b) Past performance and experience on projects of this magnitude and complexity
c) Experience and qualifications of the respondent and key personnel
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