Purchase of Water Parts

City of Sugar Land, TX - Public Works - Water Distribution has issued invitation for bid, solicitation 2026-ITB-042.

The Utilities Department operates, maintains, and repairs over 650 miles of water distribution system, including 39,600 service connections. The City receives bids in Purchase of Water Parts for the City’s utility infrastructure. Bidders are asked to price an assortment of water parts along with discount rates for comparison purposes. All the vendors selected will be able to meet the City’s requirements, and will be awarded contracts based on pricing for categories, Items are ordered as needed to always maintain an adequate inventory. Financially, parts are placed in an inventory account and costs are allocated to the budget the time they are used. Funding is available in the Utilities (Repair and Maintenance Supplies) accounts to fund the parts as they are used for repairs.

The City of Sugar Land is home to 111,026 (Source: US Census Bureau, 2020) residents who celebrate our rich history while helping push us forward to be a City of the future. Sugar Land has always been a trailblazing city, fearlessly forging new paths and surpassing expectations while delivering top-tier services to our residents, employees, and businesses. According to our last Citizen Satisfaction Survey, 95% of residents love calling Sugar Land home and 10% say that nothing would make their lives better than it already is. Sugar Land’s fast-growing population is one of the most highly educated and globally diverse in the region, attracting top talent from the University of Houston’s Sugar Land campus and the greater Houston area. In fact, nearly 60% of residents aged 25 and over have at least a bachelor’s degree and more than 500,000 college graduates lived within 30 minutes of Sugar Land. Sugar Land also boasts one of the most affluent and diverse populations in the State of Texas, with a median household income of $123,261 in 2020 and with an Asian population – including, among others, Chinese, Indian and Pakistani residents– representing over 38% of its residents. Located just 20 minutes from downtown Houston, many of Sugar Land’s attractions are within a short distance from each other, including a world-class baseball park, several museums, and the Smart Financial Center at Sugar Land, one of the nation’s top ranked entertainment venues. In addition to our world-class destination venues, our residents can enjoy 27 city parks and over 20 miles of hike and bike trails. Sugar Land is consistently voted one of the ‘best suburbs of Houston”, and we think it’s easy to see why.

Responses are due October 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT.

Questions must be submitted by October 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT.

Commodity categories: Fertilizers And Soil Conditioners; Lawn Maintenance Equipment And Accessories (See Class 020 For Agricultural Types); Nursery (Plants) Stock, Equipment, And Supplies; Park, Playground, Recreational Area And Swimming Pool Equipment And Supplies; Pipe And Tubing Fittings; Plumbing Equipment, Fixtures, And Supplies; Pesticides And Chemicals: Agricultural And Industrial; Power Generation Equipment, Accessories, And Supplies.

Contact: Efrain Sierra, Field Supervisor (esierra@sugarlandtx.gov, (281) 714-6991).

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/sugarlandtx/projects/295656. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.