April 2024 Volume 6, Issue 7 | | Build Better with Automated Logic | | Automated Logic provides real-time building controls | | |
Automated Logic has provided intelligent building solutions to help customers operate their buildings more efficiently for more than 40 years. The company takes pride in providing building automation systems and solutions for customers ranging from small single sites to large multi-site customers like school districts and local governments.
WebCTRL, its industry-leading web-based building automation system, is at the heart of solutions for the company and provides real-time visibility and control of equipment, systems and facilities, from anywhere.
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The top priority for any building is to provide occupant comfort and be energy efficient, which aligns with the company motto: We Make Building Better. Automated Logic, contract #21/021MJ-04, helps keep facilities for CP members running at peak performance while ensuring precise management of temperature and indoor air quality.
Automated Logic has served more than 30 CP members. A common praise by members is that the WebCTRL system is the easiest to use and most intuitive system they have utilized. Several members have saved thousands of dollars in energy costs by utilizing the tools built into the company’s system.
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“Choice Partners has really helped Automated Logic (ALC) by allowing customers to utilize our system and services and know that they are getting a fair price,” said Chad Stewart, sales manager. “We have had a wonderful relationship with Choice Partners for over 12 years and we feel that this relationship has allowed us to provide great value to the Choice Partners membership."
To learn more about Automated Logic, visit www.automatedlogic.com or contact Chad Stewart at chad.stewart@carrier.com or 281-694-0655.
| | Disaster Preparedness Workshop | | Guidelines for working with federal funds | | |
Choice Partners recently hosted its annual workshop with Disaster Recovery Services (DRS) at Landry's Seafood, located on the Kemah Boardwalk.
Dr. Kim Abrego, chief operating officer, opened the event to cover procurement for disaster recovery alongside Shelley Vineyard, director of procurement specialty.
A focus for the discussion highlighted amendments to The Build America, Buy America Act (BABA).
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The event was open for any CP members within 100 miles to participate and discuss strategies to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season and other disasters with federal funds and procurement methods.
For more information on Disaster Recovery Services, visit www.disastersllc.com or contact Shelley Vineyard, director of procurement specialty, at 832-603-2251 or svineyard@disastersllc.com.
| | Legal Corner: BABA Amendments | | New Certification of Compliance with Domestic Preferences Required for Infrastructure Projects Using Federal Funds | | |
Sarah Langlois
HCDE Partner
| A new certification of compliance with domestic preferences is required when federal funds are used for infrastructure projects, based on recent amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations. The Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) became effective on May 14, 2022, and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s final rule providing guidance on the Buy America preferences became effective on Oct. 23, 2023. | |  | |
BABA requires that funds made available for a federal financial assistance program for infrastructure must not be obligated for a project unless all of the iron, steel, manufactured products and construction materials incorporated into the project are produced in the United States.
Infrastructure is defined to mean public infrastructure projects, including buildings and real property, utilities and broadband infrastructure, among others. When necessary, federal award recipients may apply for and the federal agency may grant waivers from the BABA requirements.
Noncompliance with the BABA requirements would constitute a violation of the terms and conditions of the federal award and could result in the reduction or termination of the federal award. In the new BABA certification, vendors are required to certify compliance with all applicable BABA provisions and requirements, including those specific to the federal agency awarding the financial assistance.
The BABA requirements must also flow down to subrecipients at all tiers, including all contracts and purchase orders for work performed or products supplied under the federal award. Specific details regarding the BABA preferences may be found in the new CFR part, 2 C.F.R. Part 184 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-I/part-184). Choice Partners has updated its vendor packet to include a certification of BABA compliance.
| | CP Appreciates their members and vendors | | Jedediah Greenfield (left), City of Houston’s chief procurement officer, receives a member appreciation plaque from Bethany Webster, CP field rep. | | Aaron Minard - regional manager, Bryan Lee - medical solutions manger & Michael Hickman - sales from Technical Lab Systems (Tech-Labs), a Texas-based organization, receives their vendor appreciation plaque. | | HCDE Interlocal Agreements with new members: Center Point ISD, Center Point, Texas; Connally ISD, Waco, Texas; Flour Bluff ISD, Corpus Christi, Texas; Navarro County, Corsicana, Texas; The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Morgan State University Baltimore MD Mayes County, Mayes County, Okla.; Palo Heights School District #128, Palo Heights, Ill. | | |
Recently Awarded Contracts: Vending Machines and Service for Beverages and Snacks; K Commodity Processing of USDA Foods; Smallwares, Preventative Maintenance, and Repairs for Food Service and C Maintenance, Repair & Operations (MRO) Parts, Equipment, and Related Services.
Recently Renewed Contracts: M&O Parts and Equipment; Water Treatment Chemicals & RI; Waste & Recycling Services; Disaster Recovery Consultants; Musical Instruments & Related Items and Computers, Hardware, Technology Devices, Maintenance and Related Services.
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Region One ESC Tech Conference
May 14
South Padre Island, Texas
TASBO Summer Solutions
June 17-19
Round Rock
TACCBO
June 18-21
College Station, Texas
So. TX County Judges & Commissioners
June 24-27
South Padre Island, Texas
TETL Summer Conf
June 25-27,
Dallas, Texas
ISM-RGV
June 26 -28
South Padre Island, Texas
TASN Annual Conference
June 29 - July 2, 2024
San Antonio, Texas
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