REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Use of City Electric Forces At Various Locations
Report
BACKGROUND
Charter Section 1310 titled Contracts on Public Works states in part "that every contract involving an expenditure of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the construction or improvement, (excluding maintenance and repair), of public buildings, works, streets, drains, sewers, utilities, parks and playgrounds shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder." The section further states that "the City Council may declare and determine that, in its opinion, the work in question may be performed better or more economically by the City with its own employees, and after the adoption of a resolution to this effect by at least four affirmative votes, it may proceed to have said work done in the manner stated, without further observance of the provisions of this section."
DISCUSSION
Staff believes that the work described below is best performed with City Forces based on the scope and cost of the projects. Therefore, staff recommends that the City Council find that City Forces can best perform the installation of the following electric facilities and approve the use of City Forces.
Location: 2200 Martin Avenue
Type of Service: Load Increase/Capacity
Description of Work: Install new pole, 3 50kVA 120/208V overhead transformers and connect customer service. Remove 2 25kVA and 1 37.5kVA 102/240V overhead transformers and service.
Estimated Cost: $14,776.64
Source of Revenue: Customer/Developer Contribution, Customer Service Charges
Estimate Number: 35002
Location: 3215 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Type of Service: New Business - New Padmount Transformer
Description of Work: Frontage Improvements on Cecil, behind Stevens Creek Boulevard, for new building, install two new streetlights, a manhole, a transformer pad and tw...
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