The Colony Council to Award $1.88 Million in Water Utility Contracts at Well #4 and Office Creek

THE COLONY, Texas. Three regular agenda items on The Colony City Council's June 16, 2026 agenda authorize the City Manager to award contracts for water utility infrastructure totaling approximately $1.88 million. Each contract uses a cooperative purchasing vehicle, which lets Texas municipalities buy off pre-bid pricing already negotiated by a purchasing cooperative rather than running a new competitive bid.

The three contracts in detail

• Cummins, item 5.1: $835,062.00 for one backup power generator and one automatic transfer switch (ATS) for Well #4, using Sourcewell Contract #092222
• Zone Industries, LLC, item 5.2: $102,241.07 for replacement of Office Creek Pump #3, using BuyBoard Contract #770-25
• Graybar, item 5.3: $939,889.74 for replacement of the right-side Motor Control Center (MCC) at Office Creek, using Omnia Contract #EV2370

Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Sourcewell, BuyBoard, and Omnia Partners are authorized in Texas under Chapter 791 of the Government Code (interlocal cooperation) and Local Government Code Section 271.102. The structure shifts the competitive bid process to a central cooperative that negotiates master pricing with vendors. Member governments then award contracts off that pricing without rebidding individually. The trade-off is faster procurement and bulk pricing in exchange for accepting the master contract terms.

Why generator and motor control center work matters for water systems

Well #4 produces drinking water for The Colony. A backup generator with an automatic transfer switch ensures the well stays operational during electrical outages, which is the single most common failure mode for municipal water production after equipment failure. The $835,062 contract covers both the generator unit and the switch hardware. At Office Creek, the right-side Motor Control Center is the electrical cabinet that houses the variable frequency drives, breakers, and starters for the pumps. Replacing an MCC is typically a 20 to 30 year capital event.

Together, the three contracts represent the kind of unglamorous but high-consequence investments that keep municipal water pressure and supply reliable. The combined $1,877,192.81 (Cummins + Zone Industries + Graybar) draws from utility capital funds, which are paid for by water and sewer rates rather than property tax.

Sources

The Colony City Council Regular Session agenda, June 16, 2026, items 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 (AgendaViewer; Agenda packet PDF). Texas Government Code Chapter 791; Texas Local Government Code 271.102.