CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Single Source Procurement 26-226, SEL Equipment, to A Star Electric Inc., for an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 and for a one-year term
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Raheel Arshed, Deputy Director
BACKGROUND:
The Naperville Electric Utility (Utility) is responsible for maintaining and expanding the City’s electric grid and for purchasing and distributing power to commercial and residential customers. To fulfill these responsibilities, it is critical that the Utility have an efficient and reliable means of procuring the materials, equipment, and services necessary to support electric system operations.
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) designs, manufactures, and supports specialized electrical equipment used by the Utility in substation and distribution applications. SEL products include meters, protective relays, fault indicators, communications equipment, and remote terminal unit (RTU) equipment used to monitor, protect, and control the Utility’s electrical assets.
The Utility uses SEL equipment throughout its electrical infrastructure to support system protection, monitoring, control, communications, and automation. The Utility has ongoing programs to upgrade relays, meters, remote terminal units (RTUs), communications equipment, and other electrical system components. This equipment is integrated with the Utility’s existing SEL systems and SCADA network, allowing the Utility to remotely monitor and operate electrical equipment and access timely system condition data.
DISCUSSION:
This Single Source procurement is requested for a one-year term from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, for the purchase of SEL materials and equipment through A Star Electric, the only authorized distributor of SEL products. These materials and equipment are necessary to support ongoing Utility operations, current projects, and future system improvements.
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