HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-Consideration of the Award of a Contract to Purchase a Circuit Switcher for the Donner Lake Substation Rebuild ProjectAgenda Item #10
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Board of Directors
Sanna Schlosser
January 21, 2015
Consideration of the Award of a Contract to Purchase a Circuit
Switcher for the Donner Lake Substation Rebuild Project
CONSENT
Stephen Hollabaugh Michael D. Holley
Assistant General Manager General Manager
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 improve coordination with the
adjacent transmission line, improve protection of our equipment, and provide
compliance with current code requirements. The District awarded the engineering
contract for this project in July 2014. The transformer purchase contract was awarded
in December 2014. Engineering design is on-going. The bid period for this contract
was from December 5, 2014 to January 7, 2015.
3. NEW INFORMATION
The bid opening for this project was held at 3:30 PM on January 7, 2015. Three bids
were received. A summary of the bids is given below:
Bidder Location Bid Price
Alstom Grid, Inc Charleroi, PA $34,750.00
Southern States, LLC Hampton, GA $35,920.46
Geo. E. Honn Co., Inc Vacaville, CA $40,598.00
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The FY15 Budget includes funding for this project.
5. RECOMMENDATION
Award the bid for a circuit switcher to Alstom Grid, Inc. in the amount of $34,750, plus
a 10% change order allowance for a total amount not to exceed $38,225.