Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Professional Electric Products Company (PEPCO) in the amount of $2,859,150.00 and to encumber the necessary funds in connection with the Dublin Avenue Substation Control / Switchgear Building Project.
The project will involved the purchase of a factory manufactured Control / Switchgear building complete with twenty four (24) feeder breakers, four (4) tie breakers, four (4) main breakers, four (4) 69 kv control panels , six (6) 138 kv control panels, 125 volt D.C. system and miscellaneous control and power wiring. The building will be factory assembled and tested. After the building systems are tested it will be broke down into shipping splits, loaded onto trucks and delivered and reassembled.
The existing switchgear is approximately fifty years old and obsolete. Over the past few years the switchgear has had two major outages due to equipment failures. The new control/switchgear building will resolve both of these issues. In addition the existing switchgear and control panels are located within the old boiler / generator building. This is one of the buildings that a report has indicated that should be demolished.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD: The Director of Public Utilities publicly opened five (5) bids on September 25, 2013. These bids were received from: Central Electric - $2,425,943.10, PEPCO - $2,859,150.00, ABB - $2,983,837.50, Loeb - $3,041,844.75, and Myers Controlled Power - $0.
The lowest and best bid was from PEPCO for $2,859,150.00. Additional information regarding each bidder, description of work, contract timeframe, detailed amounts and sub-contractors can be found on the attached Legislation Information Form.
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION: The Division of Power is requesting City Council to designate this ordinance an emergency measure as there is an immediate need to update the current building and improve system re...
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