REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Various Agreements for Silicon Valley Power (SVP), authorize the City Manager to:
1. Execute a Purchase Order with E&M Electric and Machine, Inc. (E&M) for Wonderware Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) integration software license fees and ongoing maintenance and support services for SVP Generation facilities, with options to renew the purchase order for up to four years, subject to budget appropriations;
2. Execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for the Performance of Services with Hart High-Voltage Apparatus Repair and Testing Co., Inc. (Hart) for maintenance, test, repair and calibration of relays, circuit breakers, transformers and other high, medium, and low voltage equipment at the City's Electric facilities; and
3. Add or delete services consistent with the scope of the agreements, and allow future rate adjustments subject to request and justification by contractor, approval by the City, and the appropriation of funds.
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara's Electric Utility, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), operates three gas-fired power generation facilities within the Santa Clara City limits:
* The Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant (DVR), the main facility, is a 2x1 combined cycle power plant rated at 147 Megawatts of electrical power.
* The Cogeneration Plant is a cogeneration facility that utilizes two gas turbines for power generation; additionally, the waste heat is collected to generate steam for supply to a paper mill. This facility is rated at 7 Megawatts of electrical power.
* The Gianera Generating Station, the City's peaking generation facility, is rated at 49.5 Megawatts of electrical power.
SVP also operates three remote generation facilities located throughout Northern California: the Highline Power House; the Black Butte Power House; and the Stony Gorge Power House.
SVP requires a varie...
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