Provided below is the summary of my recommendations that we discussed 
pertaining to the Bid #2010-971 Water & Sewer Line Repair Material Annual 
Contract.
 
Section 1 Items 1-38:   Recommend awarding to the lowest bidder H.D. Supply for 
$11,216.00.
·         MDN Enterprises had submitted the incorrect price extension of 
$11,218.35.  The bid document was recalculated by the City using the unit amount 
and unit price to obtain the true price extension of $11,217.35.  This error had 
no bearing on the award of this section.
 
Section 2 Items 39-74:   Recommend awarding to the lowest bidder CPR Services & 
Supplies, Inc. d.b.a. MDN Enterprises for $23,352.67.
·         MDN Enterprises provided the City with an e-mail that documented the 
Manufacture and Model Number for Item Numbers 71-74 that were previously left 
blank in the bid document.
·         MDN Enterprises had submitted the incorrect price extension of 
$23,352.71.  The bid document was recalculated by the City using the unit amount 
and unit price to obtain the true price extension of $23,352.67.  This error had 
no bearing on the award of this section.
 
Section 3 Items 75-87:   Recommend awarding to the lowest bidder CPR Services & 
Supplies, Inc. d.b.a. MDN Enterprises for $3,706.16.
·         MDN Enterprises had submitted the incorrect price extension of 
$3,706.06.  The bid document was recalculated by the City using the unit amount 
and unit price to obtain the true price extension of $3,706.16.  This error had 
no bearing on the award of this section.
 
Section 4 Items 88-125:   Recommend awarding to the second lowest bidder H.D. 
Supply for $47,499.70.  The difference between the two bids is $1,951.17.
·         MDN Enterprises should be disqualified from this section because the 
Manufacture and Model Numbers submitted for Item Numbers 88-122 are irregular 
due to being altered as listed in the bid package.
·         H.D. Supply provided the City with an e-mail that documented the 
Manufacture and Model Number for Item Numbers 123-125 that were previously left 
blank in the bid document.  H.D. Supply also retracted the inserted statement, 
“Price for tubing firm for 30 days only.” and document that they would honor the 
bid price for the term of the contract.
·         MDN Enterprises had submitted the incorrect price extension of 
$45,548.53.  The bid document was recalculated by the City using the unit amount 
and unit price to obtain the true price extension of $45,547.15.  This error had 
no bearing on the award of this section.
·         Ferguson Waterworks had submitted the incorrect price extension of 
$55,933.54.  The bid document was recalculated by the City using the unit amount 
and unit price to obtain the true price extension of $56,463.55.  This error had 
no bearing on the award of this section.
 
Section 5 Items 126-133:   Recommend awarding to the second lowest bidder H.D. 
Supply for $21,640.00.  The difference between the two bids is $11.20.
·         MDN Enterprises should be disqualified from this section because the 
Manufacture and Model Numbers submitted for Item Numbers 131-132 are irregular 
due to being altered as listed in the bid package.
·         MDN Enterprises had submitted the incorrect price extension of 
$21,682.77.  The bid document was recalculated by the City using the unit amount 
and unit price to obtain the true price extension of $21,628.80.  This error had 
no bearing on the award of this section.
 
Section 6 Items 134-145:   Recommend awarding to the lowest bidder H.D. Supply 
for $14,990.50.  
·         MDN Enterprises had submitted the incorrect price extension of 
$15,809.21.  The bid document was recalculated by the City using the unit amount 
and unit price to obtain the true price extension of $15,809.35.  This error had 
no bearing on the award of this section.
 
Section 7 Items 146-159:   Recommend awarding to the lowest bidder CPR Services 
& Supplies, Inc. d.b.a. MDN Enterprises for $3,936.95.  
·         MDN Enterprises had submitted the incorrect price extension of 
$3,936.70.  The bid document was recalculated by the City using the unit amount 
and unit price to obtain the true price extension of $3,936.95.  This error had 
no bearing on the award of this section.
 
Section 8 Items 160-171:   Recommend awarding to the lowest bidder CPR Services 
& Supplies, Inc. d.b.a. MDN Enterprises for $23,967.65.  
·         MDN Enterprises had submitted the incorrect price extension of 
$23,967.62.  The bid document was recalculated by the City using the unit amount 
and unit price to obtain the true price extension of $23,967.65.  This error had 
no bearing on the award of this section.
 
Section 9 Items 172-176:   Recommend awarding to the lowest bidder H.D. Supply 
for $10,315.25.  
 
Thank you,
 
Todd J. Hoover
City of Texas City
Director of Utilities 
(409) 643-5860