Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns and Dehaven, dba GPD Group, Inc., for the Power General Engineering Services (2021-2024) project, CIP #670868-100001, in an amount not to exceed $750,000.00.
The Division of Power (DOP) has lost several staff members in recent years. This General Engineering Services contract has been used to supplement DOP design resources to ensure projects stay on track. Services to be performed include providing designs to connect new customers, reviewing applications for Joint Use, and designing the work required for the Division to complete in conjunction with the installation of solar on the system by NextEra. There is also design and analysis work that is required relating to the O’Shaughnessy hydro project to ensure that as the new plant comes online it will interconnect properly. This is work that cannot be provided exclusively by City personnel.
The Community Planning Area is 99 - Citywide.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $750,000.00
Original Contract $ 750,000.00 (ORD 1369-2022; PO328687)
Renewal One $ 375,000.00 (ORD 1250-2023; PO390890)
Modification One (current) $ 750,000.00
CONTRACT TOTAL $ 1,875,000.00
1.2. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
GPD Group has been providing these services under a contract awarded through the City’s RFP process and expected to end in December of 2025, with planned modifications/renewals to add funding for future years. Rebidding the contract and using another company would be more expensive as the new company would need to spend time learning and redoing work already performed by GPD Gr...
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