Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: March 5, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, FNIGP, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: Lindy A. Wolfe, P.E. LEED-AP, Manager, Utilities Engineering Department
PHONE: 407-254-9918
SUBJECT: Award of Invitation for Bids Y26-601-JA, South Water Reclamation Facility Effluent 4160V Variable Frequency Drives Failures and Replacement
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval to award Invitation for Bids Y26-601-JA, South Water Reclamation Facility Effluent 4160V Variable Frequency Drives Failures and Replacement to the sole responsive and responsible bidder, Sinns & Thomas Electrical Contractors, Inc., in the estimated contract award amount of $579,000. ([Utilities Department Engineering Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
This contract procures the installation of four medium voltage, 1000 HP variable frequency drives (VFDs) at the South Water Reclamation Facility. The VFDs have been pre-purchased by the Utilities Department.
FUNDING:
Funds are available in account number 4420-038-1555-0056-6310.
APPROVALS:
The Utilities Department and Business Development Division concur with this recommendation.
REMARKS:
One bid was received in response to this Invitation for Bids and evaluated for responsiveness, responsibility, and price reasonableness. Sinns & Thomas Electrical Contractors, Inc. has a satisfactory record of past performance with the County. Price reasonableness was determined based on comparison to the engineer’s estimate. Therefore, award is recommended to Sinns & Thomas Electrical Contractors, Inc.
To ensure an open and competitive bid process, the Invitation for Bids was posted on the County’s e-procurement platform, which notified a total of 665 subscribed vendors. A query from staff to potential bidders that declined to compete on this project resulted in the following:
• The Brad Solution LLC - The opportunity was of interest and there were a few technical questions they would have wanted to better understand before submitting but ultimately did not move forward as a bidding priority at the time.
• Huguenot Laboratories Inc.- Responded that they were not bidding.
• 14B Solutions LLC - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• B & S CRANE SERVICE - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• BigKing Services - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Catalyst Creative LLC - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• ConstructConnect - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Dodgedocs - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Florida Surety Bonds, Inc. - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Graybar Electric - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• JR Hobbs CO - Atlanta - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Mechanical Services of Central Florida, Inc. - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• On Point Surveying, Inc. - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• PWXPress- Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Philadelphia Gear - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Prime Construction Group, Inc. - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Revere Control Systems, LLC - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Riley Technology Solutions, Inc. - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Sage-SDVOSB LLLP - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Source Management - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• TLC Diversified, Inc. - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Trinity Subsurface, LLC - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Valencia Construction Group - Did not respond to our inquiry.
• Dodge Construction Network - Did not respond to our inquiry.
The bid tabulation is as follows:
Sinns & Thomas Electrical Contractors, Inc. $579,000