DATE: June 16, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement with A-C Electric Company
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals (AP 34), determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement under AP 34 is satisfied and a Sole Source - Suspension of Competition is warranted, and that the best interest of the County would be served by entering into an agreement with A-C Electric Company, as A-C Electric Company has specialized knowledge and experience with the electrical controls and programmable logic controllers that help run the water and sewer facilities of the Fresno County Special Districts, Juvenile Justice Campus (JJC), American Avenue Disposal Site (AADS), and Southeast Regional Disposal Site (SERDS); and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive sole source Agreement with A-C Electric Company to provide site servicing and to repair electrical controls and software for programmable logic controllers for Special Districts, JJC, AADS, and SERDS, effective May 26, 2026, for a term not to exceed one year, total not to exceed $214,000.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will allow A-C Electric Company to provide site servicing of electrical controls and software for programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in Special Districts, Juvenile Justice Campus (JJC), American Avenue Disposal Site (AADS), and Southeast Regional Disposal Site (SERDS). A sole source is requested because A-C Electric Company has specialized knowledge and experience with the electrical controls and PLCs that help run the water and sewer facilities in Special Districts, JJC, AADS, and SERDS. This item pertains to locations in Districts 1, 4, and 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. I...
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