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AGENDAITEM Item No.: Date: June 26, 2017 Item Description: Approval of Back Up Generators for the Navarre Water Plant Presenter: Scott Oberaigner Agenda Consent Public Works Supervisor Section: 1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is to gain council acceptance of the proposal/quotes to procure and install a backup generator at the Navarre Water Plant. 2. Background. The Navarre Water plant is susceptible to fairly frequent power outages. The current generator is a 24 years old portable diesel generator which is becoming unreliable. 3. Project Scope. This project will provide a 100kw fixed site natural gas backup generator for the Navarre Water. 4. Cost. The City received two quotes for generators and one quote for the associated electrical work (Automatic Transfer switch). The lowest quote from a qualified contractor for Generators was from Ziegler Power Systems. The lowest Quote for electrical installation is from Gephardt Electric. Total cost for both Generator projects is $103,720.00. a. Generator Contractor Quote Ziegler Power Systems (CAT) $70,320.00 Quality Flow $99,860.00 b. Electrical Installation Contractor Quote Gephardt Electric $33,400.00 5. Funding. This project will be ftmded through the Water Enterprise Fund. The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) programmed $100,000 for each backup generator project. The Water Fund balance is projected to be $960.849 at the end of 2017. 6. Staff Recommendation. I recommend that Council accept the quotes from Ziegler Power Systems and Gephardt Electric. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Motion to accept the quote in the amount of $70,320 from Ziegler Power Systems for the provision of and installation of a backup Generator at the water plant and of $33,400 from Gephardt Electric for electrical installation. Prepared By: SO Reviewed By: �F— Approved By: W