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Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for one-time preventive generator maintenance with Grid Solutions (US) LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,650,000.
[Note: Sole source contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9C (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
Austin Energy.
Fiscal Note
Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Operating Budget of Austin Energy.
Purchasing Language:
Sole Source.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
November 13, 2023 - Recommended by the Electric Utility Commission on a vote of 7-0-1 with Commissioners Alvarez, Blackburn and Seibert absent, Commissioner White voting against and one vacancy.
Additional Backup Information:
This contract will provide one-time, preventative maintenance service, for the overhauling of the Alstom Generator Breaker Equipment circuit breakers at the Sand Hill Energy Center. The overhauling services will include poles and hydraulics on two hydraulic mechanism generator circuit breakers and their equipment. These circuit breakers require maintenance at 20-year intervals which help ensure continued operation of circuit breakers and allows the plant to provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy.
Grid Solutions (US) LLC is the only authorized contractor servicing and providing parts for Alstom Generator Breaker Equipment.