CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 25-172, Insulated Conductors, to The Okonite Company for an amount not to exceed $5,526,340 and for a one-year term
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Brian Groth, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
The Naperville Electric Utility (Utility) purchases and maintains an inventory of insulated conductors (underground electrical cables) for use throughout the year based on anticipated needs for various projects and emergency repairs. The conductors are of various types and sizes and are used in the extension and/or replacement of electric distribution underground infrastructure to ensure the availability of an electric power supply to customers.
In June 2025, the Utility issued Bid 25-172, Insulated Conductors, to contract with a vendor to supply conductors for inventory at the Electric Service Center warehouse.
DISCUSSION:
Advertisement Date:
06/16/25
Notices Sent:
106
Opening Date:
07/02/25
Planholders:
23
Proposals Received:|1010|
Bids were received from the following vendors:
Vendor Name
Proposed Cost
Rural Electric Supply
Non-Responsive
The Okonite Company
$5,526,340
Iljin Electric USA, Inc.
$5,609,400
Fletcher Reinhardt
$5,662,440
Wesco/Anixter
Non- Responsive
Bell Electrical Supply
$8,400,272
Wesco/Anixter made a pricing error on the bid worksheet. Once clarified, the final cost was twice as much as what was originally submitted.
While Rural Electric Supply bid slightly lower, the cable they proposed did not meet the standard for use within the Utility. The next lowest bid was from The Okonite Company.
The completion date of this project is August 31, 2026. The term of this contract is one year from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, with two one-year options to extend.
FISCAL IMPACT:
CIP#: Various
Insulated conductors are expensed to the Operating Supplies account listed below. The Electric Utility included $700,000 in the 2025 budget...
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