REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the Award of Purchase Orders to Celeros Flow Technology, Doing Business as Flow America, LLC, for Pressure Reducing Desuperheating Valves for the Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant, in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $354,208
Report
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara's electric utility, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), operates two gas-fired power generation facilities within the City limits. The main facility, the Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant (DVR), is a 2x1 combined cycle power plant with a rated capacity of approximately 147 megawatts of electrical power. The Gianera Generating Station provides an additional 49.5 megawatts of electrical capacity.
At DVR, the Pressure Reducing Desuperheating (PRDS) valves are a critical component of the boiler systems and are required to safely control and route steam during plant operations. The valves regulate steam pressure and temperature between the steam distribution system and the turbines. Without properly functioning valves, DVR cannot be safely started or shut down during normal operations or during a fault event.
The existing PRDS valves are more than 20 years old and have been routinely maintained throughout their service life. Despite ongoing maintenance, the valves are experiencing recurring failures and are reaching their end of useful life. Continued repairs are no longer cost-effective, and the PRDS valves need to be replaced.
DISCUSSION
Staff recommend a sole source procurement with Celeros Flow Technology, doing business as Flow America, LLC (Celeros) for the PRDS replacement valves. This recommendation is made pursuant to Section 2.105.280(b)(2) of the City of Santa Clara Code, which exempts purchases from competitive procurement requirements when necessary to ensure continued operation and function of existing systems currently in use by the City.
Celeros is the original equipment manufacturer of the existing PRDS valves. The proposed valves are direct-fit replace...
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