Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with RW Setterlin Building Company for the construction of a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station at 2333 Morse Road. The fueling station will provide rapid and reliable dispensing of CNG for energy efficient CNG-fueled vehicles, and like the Groves Road CNG Station, this station will be a public facility whereby consumers using a MasterCard or Visa will be able to purchase CNG.
The City is currently operating 45 CNG heavy-duty vehicles, 48 more are on order, and 327 more are planned for purchase over the next 6 years. This second city CNG station advances our fuel program to the northeast and is intended to primarily service Refuse and Planning and Operations vehicles operated by the Department of Public Service; however, it is available to all public and private vehicle owners and operators that utilize CNG.
This equipment enables the station to be "fast-fill," meaning that vehicles can be fueled in approximately the same amount of time as diesel vehicle equivalents. CNG vehicles produce significantly lower amounts of harmful emissions such as nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and toxic and carcinogenic pollutants. Natural gas is a domestically available, inherently clean burning fuel. Using compressed natural gas as vehicle fuel increases energy security by reducing our dependence on foreign oil and improves public health and the environment. Currently, CNG is also significantly lower in cost than either gasoline or diesel.
This legislation also authorizes contracts and/or agreements with Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. for up to $340,000.00 for the infrastructure necessary for proper connection to the natural gas supply network so as to ensure the minimum pressure necessary to serve this CNG Station.
Formal bids were solicited and three companies submitted bids on May 30, 2013 as follo...
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