Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Dynalectric Ohio for the emergency generator replacement for the Jerry Hammond Center, 1111 East Broad Street. The current emergency generator is in a state of disrepair and is past its useful life. This project will replace an existing generator which provides emergency power for the life safety systems of the Facility.
This deficiency was identified as a part of the City's voluntary participation in a Demand Response Program (DRP) last year. The DRP is a voluntary program where customers agree to reduce electricity use during times of high demand that helps maintain grid reliability by reducing the stress on the electrical grid system. Participation in the DRP is intended to help reduce wholesale electricity prices and reduce electricity usage to address environmental concerns. In the event of record-high temperatures, mechanical failures at power plants or the transmission grid in our region various City buildings will either disconnect from the grid or will reduce power demand to a predetermined level. During a required test last summer it was determined that the generator was deficient and should be replaced.
Formal bids were solicited and three companies submitted bids on May 18, 2012 as follows (0 FBE, 0 MBE):
Dynalectric Ohio $111,846.00
Converse Electric Inc. $120,900.00
Proline Electric $134,995.00
The Office of Construction Management recommends the bid award be made to the most responsive and responsible bidder, Dynalectric Ohio.
Emergency action is requested to allow this project to move forward quickly, as a failure of the existing unit would leave the without back up power for the life safety systems of the Facility.
Dynalectric Ohio Contract Compliance No. 31-1615931, expiration date January 1, 2013.
Fiscal Impact: The amount of this co...
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