Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Knight Electric, Inc., for the installation of generators for the Public Service Department. These emergency back-up generators will be used to provide electrical power to the facility in the event of service interruption. These generators will be installed at the following Public Service locations:
North Outpost, 500 Scherers Court
Main Outpost, 1850 East 25th Avenue
Central Outpost, 1355 McKinley Avenue - Unit B
Central Outpost, 1355 McKinley Avenue - Unit F
In addition, a partial service generator for overhead doors will be installed at:
Morse Road Refuse Collection Facility, 4260 Morse Road
Formal bids were solicited and the City recived two bids on June 7, 2018 as follows (0 FBE, *1 HL1, 0 MBE):
*Knight Electric, Inc. $624,955.00
ProLine Electric, Inc. $697,530.00
The Office of Construction Management recommends the bid be made to the most responsive and responsible bidder, Knight Electric, Inc.
Emergency action is requested to so the emergency back-up generators can be installed at various Public Service locations so that these locations can remain in operation during power outages, thereby ensuring ongoing and unimpeded services to the residents of Columbus.
Knight Electric, Inc. Contract Compliance No. 31-1409432, expiration date August 31, 2018.
Fiscal Impact: This legislation authorizes an expenditure of $624,955.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund with Knight Electric for the installation of generators for the Public Service Department. The funds were budgeted within the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund.
Title
To amend the 2018 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of funds between projects within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with Knight Electric, Inc., ...
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