TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Steve S. Charelian, Finance Director
Mike Grafton, Equipment Maintenance Supervisor
Mario Hernandez, Purchasing Supervisor
SUBJECT:Title
Consider Awarding Bid No. 1281-23 to Bay City Electric Works for the Purchase of One Budgeted 100 kW Portable Generator for the Public Works Department in the Amount of $86,381.27 (Finance Director Charelian).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council award Bid No. 1281-23 to Bay City Electric Works for the purchase of one budgeted 100 kW portable generator for the Public Works Department in the amount of $86,381.27.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funds totaling $90,000 are budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Fleet Management Fund for the purchase of this generator. The generator cost is $86,381.27. The remaining budgeted funds of $3,618.73 will be returned to the fund balance.
BACKGROUND:
A portable generator provides backup electrical power to operate pump stations during electrical system outages. The proposed purchase of this portable generator would ensure that the sewer system could operate during an electrical system outage. Portable generators can be moved to any pump station as needed.
DISCUSSION:
This purchase is for one replacement generator for the Public Works Department. This purchase will replace vehicle #062, a 25-year-old portable generator that has reached the end of useful serviceability for the department's purposes. The new 100 kW diesel-powered generator meets the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), California Air Resources Board (CARB), and Tier Four Emission Standards. This is the highest and cleanest emissions standard for this size generator. The Maintenance Division - Fleet Section has checked that this portable generator is approved under the Air Quality Management District (AQMD) exhaust emi...
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