CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #2 to Contract 21-394, Electrician Services, to Volt Electric Inc. for an amount not to exceed $69,846 for a total award of $188,491
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Richard Dublinski, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The Department of Public Works - Public Buildings Operations (DPW-PBO) retains electrician services on an as-needed basis for work beyond the scope of in-house staff and/or to supplement efforts of DPW-PBO.
On February 2, 2022, the City Manager approved the original award of Contract 21-394 for a one-year term from February 2, 2022 to December 31, 2022, with four one-year options to extend the contract.
Change order #1 was approved by the City Council on March 4, 2022 to replace transfer switches at the Municipal Center as part of capital improvement project (CIP) MB 223 - Generator and Transfer Switch Replacement.
DISCUSSION:
The requested change order includes all material, equipment and labor required for three separate electrical services projects:
1. Fire Station #3, at 1803 Washington, requires a 20 KW Generator replacement. Existing 20RZ to be replaced with a new Cummins C20N6 208/120-V three phase generator at a cost of $26,552;
2. Fire Station #4, at 1971 Brookdale, requires a 20 KW Generator replacement. Existing 20RZ to be replaced with a new Cummins C20N6 208/120-V three phase generator at a cost of $27,400;
3. The Municipal Center requires the installation of electric in order to support the installation of a shunt trip for both elevator cars, cost $15,894.
The work remaining in CIP MB223 includes the replacement of the generators at Fire Stations 3 and 4. These units meet the age and condition criteria for replacement. The power for the shunt trips (to be installed by Urban Elevator) is necessary to comply with a safety mandate identified during a state inspection of the elevator cars.
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