HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 Donner Lake Substation Improvements Agenda Item # 14
Pu
blic Utility District
ACTION
To: Board of Directors
From: Neil Kaufman
Date: July 16, 2014
Subject: Consideration of the Award of the Donner Lake Substation Civil
Improvements Construction Contract
1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD
Board approval is required for expenditures in excess of $15,000.
2. HISTORY
The District is rebuilding the Donner Lake Substation to increase station capacity, add
another feeder, improve coordination with the adjacent transmission line, improve
protection of substation equipment, and provide compliance with current code
requirements.
The initial engineering work began on this project in 2007. Since that time, there has
been ongoing work associated with design and permitting of the improvements
covered under this construction contract.
3. NEW INFORMATION
The bid opening was held at 2:00 PM on July 1, 2014. Eight bids were received. A
summary of the bids is given below:
Bidder Location Amount Responsive
Lon o Inc. Tahoe City, CA $226,986.00 Yes
Hansen Brothers Grass Valley, CA $290,740.00 No
Joe Miller Construction Sacramento, CA $348,686.32 Yes
Aspen Developers Truckee, CA $ 354,975.00 No
E.C. Smith, Inc. Anderson, CA $ 379,540.00 Yes
Lorang Brothers Colfax, CA $408,563.00 Yes
Gregory Equipment Redding, CA $424,277.14 Yes
Underground Construction Benicia, CA $491,168.00 Yes
In addition to the construction contract, the District has retained outside consultants to
perform environmental services and geotechnical testing during the construction
period.
• Environmental Services - Inland Ecosystems
• Geotechnical Testing - Holdrege & Kull
The current project schedule is:
• Bid Opening - July 1,2014
• Bid Award - July 16, 2014
• Begin Construction - August 2014
• Complete Construction - October 2014
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The lowest responsive and responsible bid is $226,986.00. The funding source for this
work is Electric Department Facility Fees.
It is also recommended that a 10 percent change order allowance be established.
5. RECOMMENDATION
a) Award the Donner Lake Substation Civil Improvements to Longo Incorporated
in the amount of $226,986.00 plus a 10 percent change order allowance for a total
amount not to exceed $250,000.
b) Authorize the transfer of up to $250,000 from Electric Department Facilities Fees to
the Electric Department General Fund.
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Michael D. Holley
General Manager/Water Utility Manager