Title:
Title
Supplemental Agreement: Electrical Testing at Various Department of Utilities Facilities
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01570
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to City Agreement 2018-0659 with Apparatus Testing and Engineering, Inc. to test circuit breakers and relays at various Department of Utilities facilities for an amount not-to-exceed $350,000, bringing the agreement's new total not-to-exceed amount to $720,500.
Contact: Paul Barnes, Project Manager (916) 808-1442; Dave Hansen, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-1421; Dan Sherry, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1419, Department of Utilities
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Supplemental Agreement
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Staff recommends City Council approve Supplement Agreement No. 2 with Apparatus Testing and Engineering, Inc. to provide electrical testing for an additional 40 Department of Utilities (DOU) facilities. These services are necessary to help the City meet current National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 70B guidelines that recommend testing low voltage and medium voltage circuit breakers every 3 to 5 years to ensure their safe operation. This testing will determine if the circuit breakers are able to operate per the manufacturer's specifications.
Policy Considerations: The proposed supplemental agreement exceeds the City Manager's approval authority, requiring Council approval. This work is consistent with the criteria set forth in the DOU Capital Improvement Project Programming Guide to rehabilitate, replace, and expand critical infrastructure to ensure reliability and safety.
Economic Impacts: None
Environmental Considerations: The current project has been determined to be exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), under ...
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