REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Master Service Agreements with RWG USA, Inc. and Standard Aero to Perform Gas Turbine Engine Parts Supply, Field Services, and Depot Services
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 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 generation. The Gianera Generating Station, the City's peaking generation facility, is rated at 49.5 Megawatts of electrical power generation. The Cogeneration Plant (Cogen), rated at 7 Megawatts, operates two Allison 501-KB5 Gas turbine engines for power generation.
Gas turbine engines are critical to SVP's continued energy generation operations. As peak power needs in the City continue to grow, these engines become more important to maintain grid stability and reliability and are important to be available to support load growth in the City.
Siemens is the Original Equipment Manufacturer who owns the Allison brand of turbine engines. Only Siemens-authorized service providers may perform field or depot services. RWG and Standard Aero are the only service providers on the North American continent that are authorized by Siemens to perform both field services and depot services on the Allison turbines. There are two additional contractors in the world that are authorized by Siemens to perform the field and depot services; Hindustan Aeronautics LTD (located in India), and Centrax Limited Gas Turbine Division (located in England). However, it is not practical to contract with either Hindustan Aeronautics or Centrax Limited as SVP would have to either pay exorbitant travel and lodging fees in order to get the contractors' ...
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