CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Option Year Two to Contract 20-339, Electric Equipment Painting, to BP&T Construction for an amount not to exceed $450,000
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Brian Groth, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
The Electric Utility requires the services of a contractor for refurbishment of electrical equipment within the City of Naperville. These services include welding, patching, and painting to prolong the useful life and improve the aesthetics of utility-owned equipment.
The purpose of this contract is to maintain a contractor to provide refurbishment services for electrical equipment such as transformers, switches, and fuse cans. The City Manager awarded Contract 20-339 to BP&T Construction on December 12, 2020, for a one-year term from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021, with two, one-year options to extend. A change order to add $200,000 to Contract 20-339 was approved by City Council on July 7, 2021, and option year 1 was approved by City Council on May 3, 2022, for an amount not to exceed $300,000.
DISCUSSION:
During the term of the contract, BP&T Construction has performed painting of electrical equipment throughout the City of Naperville with concentration on high value switches and transformers the Electric Utility identified as requiring refurbishing and re-painting.
During the initial award, a total of 195 units were completed consisting of 166 switches and 29 transformers. During Option Year 1, a total of 151 units were completed consisting of 115 switches and 36 transformers and 162 holes patched. As the Utility continues to deal with supply chain constraints and increased equipment prices it has increased resources assigned to its asset management program and has begun refurbishing equipment that would have otherwise been replaced. This has led to significantly more patching being completed under this contract, which is more costly, leading ...
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