CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #1 to Contract 16-244, Cable Injection Services, to Novinium Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,600,000 and a total award amount of $3,600,000, plus a 3% contingency
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Curran, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
On June 21, 2016, the City awarded Contract 16-244 for injection services to Novinium in the amount of $2,000,000 for a 3-year period, with two one year options. Anticipated spending was $500,000 in 2016, $700,000 in 2017 and $800,000 in 2018.
Cable injection has proven to be a viable component of asset management for the Electric Utility (CIP EU52). It has become a cost-effective measure in maintaining the reliability and longevity of the City's underground electrical system. This has become more evident when used in our residential areas where the underground conductors were initially installed over 30 years ago. These areas are experiencing an increase in power outages due to deteriorating insulation on conductors nearing the end of their life span. Replacing the aged failing conductors with new conductors would require extensive construction, either via very intrusive open trenching or less intrusive, but more expensive, directional boring. This construction and cost can be avoided by injecting the cable with the patented fluid that rejuvenates the cable insulation into an almost new condition, providing an extended life to the cable and a 25-year warranty against failure.
The Electric Utility has used this technology previously in Wil-O-Way, University Heights, Brook Crossings, Columbia Estates, Pembroke Greens, Hobson Village, Hunters Woods, and Countryside subdivisions. These areas were prioritized based upon rate of cable failures, number of customers affected, outage length, and other reliability metrics. By performing cable injection at an average cost of approximately $11.00 per foot, ...
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