HomeMy WebLinkAbout033885 RES - 03/17/2026Resolution authorizing a three-year service agreement with eLynx
Technologies, LLC, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in an amount up to
$307,125.00 for monitoring, support, and maintenance services and
the purchase of expansion equipment for the web -based Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system used by the Gas
Operations Department, with FY 2026 funding of $102,375.00 from the
Gas Fund.
WHEREAS, the Gas Operations Department's web -based SCADA system
requires monitoring, support, and preventative maintenance services, as well as the
ability to purchase new SCADA system equipment on an as -needed basis, such services
and purchases being critical in sustaining the department's operational reliability and
keeping secure the City's natural gas distribution network;
WHEREAS, State law provides that such procurements, as outlined above, are
subject to statutory procurement requirements, including competitive bids, unless an
exemption applies;
WHEREAS, there is a statutory exemption for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(2), as this procurement is necessary to preserve
and protect the public health or safety of the municipality's residents;
WHEREAS, there is a second statutory exemption for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(7)(A), as these items are available from only one
source because of patents, copyrights, secret processes, or natural monopolies; and
WHEREAS, there is a third statutory exception for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(7)(D), as any necessary items are available from
only one source as captive replacement parts or components for equipment.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this resolution are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of this procurement.
Section 2. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to execute all documents
necessary to secure a three-year service agreement with eLynx Technologies, LLC, in an
amount up to $307,125.00, with FY 2026 funding of $102,375.00 from the Gas Fund.
PASSED and APPROVED on the \`\ day oft`'1
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of the Finance & Procurement Department of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her
duly authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the
money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or
expenditure described above is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified above, from which it is
to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to
annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: March 17, 2026 Legistar Number: 26-0282
Agenda Item: CAPTION
Resolution authorizing a three-year service agreement with eLynx Technologies, LLC, of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, in an amount up to $307,125.00 for monitoring, support, and maintenance services and the
purchase of expansion equipment for the web -based Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
system used by the Gas Operations Department, with FY 2026 funding of $102,375.00 from the Gas
Fund.
Amount Required:(Amount to be Certified) $102,375.00
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
Account No.
Activity No.
Amount
Gas CIP Fund
4566-Gas CIP
520150
E12132014566EXP
$102,375.00
Total
$102,375.01
❑ Certification Not Required
erector of the Finance & Procurement Department
Date: 3-17- d G