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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2003-103RESOLUTION NO. 2003-103 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL REJECTING THE LOW BIDS AND AWARDING THE BID FOR THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS SIZES OF 15 KV EPR INSULATED UNDERGROUND CABLE WHEREAS, in answer to notice duly published in accordance with law and the order of this City Council, sealed bids were received and publicly opened on May 28, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. for 78,500 feet of 750 kcmil, #4/0 and #1/0 AWG, 15 kV, EPR insulated underground cables, described in the specifications therefore approved by the City Council on May 7,2003; and WHEREAS, said bids have been compared, checked, and tabulated and a report thereof filed with the City Manager as shown on the attached marked Exhibit "A"; and WHEREAS, the specifications requested bids on two different types of cable insulation, namely crosslinked polyethylene (TR-XLPE) and ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) with different sizes within each type. The bidders were informed that the City was in the process of evaluating the two types of cable and that only a portion of the cables being bid would actually be purchased; and WHEREAS, following the bid opening on May 28, 2003, all the bids received were evaluated and similar cable sizes within each insulation type were compared. This cost comparison over the cables' life coupled with a number of other advantages gained by using EPR insulation yields the recommendation to award the bid for the actual cable requirements to the low bidder meeting the specifications, The Okonite Company, of San Ramon. The low monetary bidders, Hendrix Wire and Cable Co. in all categories and Pirelli Power Cables in the #4/0 AWG category, did not meet the specifications, and therefore, it is recommended to reject these bids; and WHEREAS, some of the advantages with EPR cable over TR-XLPE are: longer expected service life; cable is more flexible resulting in easier installation with associated labor savings; cable has higher ampacity (load carrying capability); and is resistant to "treeing", a phenomenon causing cable failure in TR-XLPE cables. EPR insulated cable has been adopted as the standard by several area utilities, including PG&E, Merced, and Turlock Irrigation Districts; and WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends rejecting the low bids from Hendrix Wire and Cable Co. and Pirelli Power Cables for failure to meet specifications, and further recommends awarding the bid for the purchase of 78,500 feet total of 750 kcmil, #4/0 and #1/0 AWG, 15 kV, EPR insulated underground cables to the next responsible bidder, The Okonite Company, of San Ramon, California, in the amount of $137,241.19. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby reject the low bids from Hendrix Wire and Cable Co. and Pirelli Power Cables for failure to meet specifications, and further awards the bid for the purchase of 78,500 feet total of 750 kcmil, #4/0 and #1/0 AWG, 15 kV, EPR insulated underground cables to the next responsible bidder, The Okonite Company, of San Ramon, California, in the amount of $137,241.19. Dated: June 18, 2003 I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2003-103 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held June 18, 2003, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Beckman, Hansen, Howard, Land, and Mayor Hitchcock NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None SUSAN J. BLACKSTON City Clerk 2003-103 Bid Evaluation Medium Voltage Cable with EPR Insulation EXH15 May 2003 22 StlO ft: 0 7` .. tFcn'itl Bidder Price incl. tax.$ Comments Delive waeks The Okonite Company 72,452.43 1-3 . Pirelli Power Cables 76,319.33 12-14 Page Elect. Co. GME Wins & Cable 84,004.59 12.. The Kerne Company 93,066.91 6-8. Western States, Kerne 95,447.64 Bid TR-XLP.E type cable 7-9:: Hendrix Wire and Cable Co. 71,664.53 Bid TR-XLPE type cable 8 i W IN Electric Co„ Ltd. No bid -Nexans Energy USA, Inc. No bid Southwire CQr'qPqQY No bid 10;W fE: irf , . t)-!W'G Bidder Price incl. tax. $ Comments Delive eka The Okonite Company 13,888.98 1-3 Page Elect. Co. CME Wire & Cable 14,223.00 12 . The Kerite Company 16,326.28 6 -8. - Western States, Kerite 16,744.35 7-9 Hendrix Wire and Cable Co. 12,800.70 Bid TR-XLP.E type cable 8 Pirelli Power Cables 13,608.83 Did not meet specifications 12-14 TWIN Electric Co„ Ltd. No bid Nexans Energy USA, Inc. No bid Southwire Co :.-:any No bid 46.000 ft. of "0 Xk G Bidder Price incl. tax. $ Comments Delivery !ii eks The Okonite Company 51,299.78 1-3 Pirelli Power Cables 52,291.08 12-14 Page Elect. Co. CME Wire & Cable 53,877.16 12 The Kerite Company 67,086.23 6-8.- -8.=Western WesternStates, Kerite 68.796.22 7-9 . Hendrix Wire and Cable Co. 51,200.65 Bid TR-XLPE type cable 8 ILJIN Electric Co„ Ltd. No bid Nexans Energy USA, Inc. No bid Southwire Corppany No bid Cable evaluation EPR ?t!IaYO.3.Y4"