REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Purchase Orders with Anixter Inc. for Materials and Equipment for the Northern Receiving Station – Kifer Receiving Station 115 kV Transmission Line Project, for a Total Maximum Compensation Not to Exceed $847,496, Funded by the Electric Utility Capital Fund
Report
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara’s Electric Department, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), is constructing the Northern Receiving Station (NRS) – Kifer Receiving Station (KRS) 115 kV Transmission Line Project, Project No. 2455 (Project). The Project consists of approximately 2.24 miles of new 115 kV transmission line in the northeastern area of the City of Santa Clara.
The Project was identified in SVP’s Three-Year System Growth Plan Strategy, which City Council accepted on September 28, 2021 (RTC #21-871). The primary objective of the Project is to connect the NRS and KRS. This connection will allow energy to be balanced and redistributed among SVP's transmission receiving stations and enable SVP to serve the projected load growth based on SVP’s Resource Load Forecast.
City Council has previously taken the following actions related to the Project:
March 19, 2024: Received an informational report on the Project (RTC #24-1614).
November 12, 2024: Adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and approved Route A, Option 1, an entirely overhead alignment along Lafayette Street, Bassett Street, and Duane Avenue (RTC #24-1040).
February 25, 2025: Authorized the execution of Purchase and Sale Agreements for easement acquisitions (RTC #25-212).
August 18, 2026: Awarded the public works construction contract for the NRS–KRS 115 kV Transmission Line Project to Outsource Utility Contractor, LLC (RTC #26-805).
To support the Project schedule, SVP requires the timely procurement of specified transmission-line materials and equipment. Due to manufacturing lead times, staff issued a competitiv...
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