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AGENDA TITLE: Approve Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for
Municipal Service Center Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Station
Improvements Project Funded with Transit Grant and Transportation Development
Act Funds
MEETING DATE: March 3, 2010
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve plans and specifications and authorize advertisementfor
bids for Municipal Service Center Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
Fueling Station Improvements Project funded with Transit Grant and
Transportation DevelopmentAct funds.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This project consists of rebuilding one of the two existing compressors
and replacing one control panel at the Municipal Service Center
(MSC) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Station.
The existing MSC CNG Fueling Station was constructed in two phases, the first in 2002103 and the
second in 2006107. The initial construction included a 125-horsepowerelectric motor and reciprocating
compressor, which now has 7,009 hours of accumulated run time. The original programmable logic
control panel, also installed in 2002, has failed and is not repairable. The current compressor is leaking
oil badly, and the service contractor has told us that it needs to be rebuilt. A new replacement control
panel is needed, which will eliminate compressor down-time and call -outs as it will automatically allow
switching to our second compressor under a lead -lag operation, as opposed to the manual switching
operation we employ now.
The estimated cost to replace the control panel is $22,000 and to rebuild the compressor is $25,000; an
additional $3,000 is budgeted for contingencies. Funding for the project is provided by Federal Transit
Administration Grant (80%) and Transportation DevelopmentAct (20%) funds.
Staff is recommending that City Council approve the plans and specifications and authorize
advertisement for bids for this project.
The plans and specifications are on file in the Public Works Department. The planned bid opening date
is April 7, 2010. The approximate project completion date will be at the end of July 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT: There will be a slight decrease in the long-term maintenance costs
associated with the installation of these new improvements.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Federal Transit Administration Grant CA -90-Y736 (FFY 2009)/
Transportation Development Ac Funds (125079): $50,000
F. Wally Spndelin
Public Works Director
Prepared by Dennis J. Callahan, Fleet and Facilities Manager
FWS/DJC/pmf
cc: Transportation Manager
Fleet Services Supervisor
APPROVED: %D0_1 I—)
Blai>�g, pity Manager
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