HomeMy WebLinkAboutTrans 2013-07-23 Item 2B - Purchase - Backup Generator for Surface Water Lift Station #15 ImprovementsCity of Tukwila
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Haggerton
Transportation Committee
FROM: Bob Giberson, Public Works Director
By: Ryan Larson, Senior Program Manager
DATE: July 19, 2013
SUBJECT: Surface Water Lift Station No. 15
Project No. 91041203
Generator Purchase
ISSUE
Approve purchase of a 600KW generator from Cummings NW for the Surface Water Lift Station No. 15 project.
BACKGROUND
This project will provide a back-up power generator for the Surface Water Lift Station No. 15, which drains
approximately 200 acres of the northern portion of the Tukwila South Development.
The project calls for a contractor to install electrical upgrades to the existing pump station, construct a modular
concrete wall enclosure, and install a City provided 600KW generator (see memo for contractor's bid award).
The City is required to purchase the 600KW generator and provide it to the contractor for installation.
ANALYSIS
Cummings NW is a listed vendor on the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) purchasing cooperative, The
City of Tukwila has a Council approved purchasing agreement with H-GAC.
Cummings is the staff recommended generator for City facilities and the manufacturer of the majority of the
City's standby generators. Maintenance staff is trained in maintenance and repair of Cummings generators and
are satisfied with the reliability and serviceability of these units.
BUDGET AND BID SUMMARY (All amounts include sales tax.)
Generator Bid Results 2013 Budget
Generator Purchase $ 200,000.00 $200,000.00
Construction Bid (see separate memo) $318,568.35
Project Budget (pg. 140) 315,000.00
2013 Small Drainage Project (pg. 136) 36,000.00
Contingency (10%) 0.00 31,856.84 0.00
Total $200,000.00 $350,425.19 $551,000.00
RECOMMENDATION
The Council is being asked to purchase the Standby Generator in the amount of $200,000 for the Surface Water
Lift Station No. 15 Project and consider this item at the August 5, 2013 Regular Consent Agenda.
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