CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Option Year #1 to Contract 23-152, Underground Distribution, Directional Boring and Services, to Meade Electric Company, Inc. and Electric Conduit Construction, for an amount not to exceed $8,008,477.10
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Brian Groth, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
In support of the City's priority to provide infrastructure and utility services that are reliable and safe, the City Council awarded Contract 23-152, Underground Distribution, Directional Boring and Services, to Meade Electric Company, Inc. (Meade) on December 5, 2023, for a one-year term from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, with two, two-year options to extend. The City Manager awarded Change Order #1 on April 4, 2024, to add overhead transmission/distribution services. The City Council awarded Change Order #2 on June 4, 2024, to add Electric Conduit Construction (ECC) as a second contractor to supplement the contract.
The purpose of this contract is to supplement and perform work functions the Utility cannot perform due to time constraints or lack of internal resources.
The Naperville Electric Utility (Utility) delivers energy to approximately 62,000 residential and commercial customers. To provide timely and reliable services, the Utility requires the services of a qualified contractor to provide the labor and equipment necessary to perform capital and emergency maintenance work.
DISCUSSION:
During the original term of the contract, both Meade and ECC completed work to the Utility's expectations. Some of the most notable projects performed pertained to existing facility system improvements and new facility installations, including:
* System improvements such as cable injection and cable replacement projects which reduced outages and improved system reliability.
* Transformer and equipment inspections that have provided necessary data to support future system impro...
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