CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Option Year #1 to Contract 24-123, Molded Rubber and Cold Shrink Products, to MVA Power, Inc., Universal Utility Supply Co., Wesco-Anixter and Wesco Distribution, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,200,000
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Brian Groth, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The Electric Utility (Utility) uses molded rubber products, cold and heat shrink terminations, splices, and arrestors to perform maintenance on the City's electrical system. These products are kept in inventory and used to repair underground distribution cables and make connections of these cables to transformers and switchgear for both planned capital and unplanned emergency projects.
The City Council awarded Contract 24-123, Molded Rubber and Cold Shrink Products, to MVA Power, Inc., Universal Utility Supply Co., Wesco-Anixter and Wesco Distribution on December 3, 2024, for one year from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, with two one-year options to extend.
DISCUSSION:
During the original term of the contract, all vendors provided the material requested in a timely manner. The material was of high quality and met the needs of the Utility for continued improvements throughout the City's underground electric grid. As material needs arise, the Utility warehouse staff will request current pricing and delivery from all vendors to determine the lowest cost option with an acceptable delivery timeframe.
The term of the contract is for one year from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, with one, one-year option to extend remaining.
FISCAL IMPACT:
CIP#: Various
Molded rubber and cold shrink products are expensed to the Operating Supplies account listed below. The Electric Utility included $700,000 in the proposed 2026 budget for various warehouse materials. These items will initially be expensed to the warehouse, and then, as they are used in capital projects, a quarterl...
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