Title
Charlotte Water Generator Equipment
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of a generator, switchgear, fuel tank, silencer and other integral equipment for standby generator systems from a cooperative purchasing contract as authorized by G.S. 143-129(e)(3) for Charlotte Water facilities,
B. Approve a unit price contract with Carolina Tractor & Equipment Company for the purchase of one 750 kW standby generator including switchgear, fuel tank, silencer and other integral equipment, necessary for the generator systems for a term of one year under National Joint Powers Alliance Contract No. 080613-CAT dated September 17, 2013, and
C. Approve a contract with Carolina Tractor & Equipment Company for a 10 year term for the preventative maintenance of one 750 kW generator.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Lee, Charlotte Water
Ron Hargrove, Charlotte Water
Cooperative Purchasing Exemption
NC S.L. 2001-328, effective January 1, 2002, authorizes competitive group purchasing.
Explanation
§ In June 2017, a Preliminary Engineering Report recommended that additional standby power capacity be added to the Environmental Services Facility (ESF) existing generator backup. The current generator does not provide sufficient power for the entire facility to run in the event of a power failure. Operation of the lab facility (City Council District 3) during times of power outage and other emergency are paramount to public health in the greater Charlotte area.
§ Carolina Tractor & Equipment Company is the local authorized dealer for a contract awarded to Caterpillar Inc. by the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) that offers competitively obtained contracts to public agencies nationwide (i.e. for utilities applications, public safety, etc).
§ Pre-purchasing this generator through the NJPA contract will reduce construction time by as much as three to four months, as well as provide at least a 36 percent discount on the generator.
§ G.S. 143-129 ( e) (3) allows local government to make purchases through a competitive bidding group purchasing program, which is a formally organized program that offers competitively obtained purchasing services at discount prices to two or more public agencies.
§ The estimated cost for the purchase of the generator is $374,118 with 10 years of preventative maintenance estimated to cost $7,500 annually.
§ Future council action will be needed to approve a construction contract in the late summer of 2018.
Charlotte Business INClusion
These are cooperative purchasing contracts and are exempt (Part A: Appendix 27 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy).
Fiscal Note
Funding: Charlotte Water Community Investment Plan and Operating Budget
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