File #: 23-1888   
Type: Ordinance-S Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 8/28/2023 Final action: 8/28/2023
Title: Utility Service Meter Cabinets - IFB 18-317- Amendment (Ordinance S-50094)
District: Citywide

Title

Utility Service Meter Cabinets - IFB 18-317- Amendment (Ordinance S-50094)

 

Description

Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendment to Contract 148407 with JTB Supply Company, Inc. to extend the contract term and add funds. The additional expenditures will not exceed $600,000. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.  

 

Report

Summary

This contract will provide the Street Transportation Department utility service meter cabinets that can be used at intersections throughout the City to provide power to traffic signals. In the event of a power outage from the utility side of the meter, these cabinets will operate the traffic signals on battery power for up to eight hours. If the power outage is longer than eight hours, the City can plug in a generator to provide power, which will recharge the batteries and continue operating the traffic signal system.

 

Contract Term

Upon approval, the contract will be extended through Sept. 5, 2024, with an option to extend through Sept. 5, 2025.

 

Financial Impact

Upon approval of $600,000 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $1,900,000. Funds are available in the Street Transportation Department’s budget.

 

Concurrence/Previous Council Action

The City Council previously reviewed this request:

  • Utility Service Meter Cabinets Contract 148407 (Ordinance S-48918) on Aug. 31, 2022; and
  • Utility Service Meter Cabinets Contract 148407 (Ordinance S-44970) on Sept. 5, 2018.

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Street Transportation Department.