REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on an Award of Contract for the Northern Receiving Station Upgrades and Expansion Project Contract No. 2454 to Henkels and McCoy West, LLC and Related Budget Amendment
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure.
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara's Electric Department, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), issued a public works bid packet for the Northern Receiving Station Upgrades and Expansion Project, Project No. 2454 (Project). The proposed Project was identified in SVP's Three-Year System Growth Plan Strategy that was accepted by City Council on September 28, 2021 (RTC #21-871), to support anticipated system growth, increase capacity, and replace end-of life equipment for system reliability.
The Northern Receiving Station (NRS) was constructed over 20 years ago in 2002. The Project will be located on available space within the existing station site and involve the (1) installation of additional transformers three 115kV/60kV, 336MVA and two 230kV/115kV, 560MVA power transformers); (2) installation of 115kV and 230kV bus; and (3) improvements to air insulted switchgear (AIS) Double-Bus-Double-Breaker (DBDB) configurations. Other work includes affected protection and control relay panels within existing control enclosure(s) and improvements or infrastructure necessary to facilitate the connection of future 60kV, 115kV, and 230kV transmission lines. The current 372MVA capacity of NRS will be increased to over 900MVA upon the completion of this Project.
DISCUSSION
On March 11, 2025, a competitive Request for Bid (RFB) was published on the City's bid notification system, BidNet Direct, for the Project. On May 15, 2025, the Project bids were opened at the City Clerk's office. The City received two (2) bids that were both deemed non-responsive. On May 21, 2025, the City re-bid the project.
On June 12, 2025, the Project re-bid was opened at the City Clerk's office. The City rece...
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