Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned contract modification for professional engineering services with Hatch Associates Consultants Inc. for the Short Circuit Coordination and Arc Flash Studies #1 contract, CIP #650260-100008, in an amount up to $350,000.00.
This project provides engineering services for short circuit, coordination, and arc flash studies. This work includes field collection of all device and component ratings, settings, sizes, lengths, etc.; development of a model; providing the coordination settings to reduce incident arc flash energy; and affixing arc flash hazard labels to all equipment as required by OSHA.
During this renewal period the project will provide continuing support in these areas for all capital projects at the wastewater treatment plants, compost, and the pump stations. This will include reviewing short circuit analysis from other firms and integrating these models into the overall plant models. The engineer will also provide services to recommend changes to electrical gear to improve short circuit coordination and arc flash behavior, including making setting changes on equipment.
Community Planning Area: 99 City Wide
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $350,000.00
Original Contract Amount: $1,000,000.00 (Ord. 2777-2018 PO152940)
Renewal #1: $425,000.00 (Ord. 2313-2020 PO257092)
Renewal #2: $350,000.00 (Ord. 1716-2022 PO342531)
Modification #3: $350,000.00 (Current)
Total (Orig. + Renewal/Modification): $2,125,000.00
1.2. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This work was originally planned and established...
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