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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Information to the City Council: Urgency Purchase
of Electrical Cable ($7,475.70)
MEETING DATE: December 1, 1993
PREPARED BY: Finance Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: None required. This Council Communication has been
prepared to advise the City Council of the urgency
purchase of 2,000 feet of 750Kcmil 600 -volt copper
conductor from Excel Electrical Supply in Sacramento
in the amount of $7,475.70.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On November 3, the Electric Utility Department is-
sued notice of the need for approximately 1,760 feet
of 750Kcmil 600 -volt Type XHHW copper conductor for
installation at General Mills' SBG plant on Indus-
trial Way.
The installation, which otherwise would have required the costly shutdown of
the 24 -hour -a -day, seven -day -a -week operation, was unexpectedly scheduled
when General Mills advised the Electric Utility Department that Thursday,
December 23, 1993, would be a non -operational, equipment repair and mainte-
nance day. On that day, then, the Electric Utility Department could install
the 600 -volt lines without otherwise closing the facility and exposing the
City to the liability of covering the cost of a plant shutdown.
With the shortage of time in which to purchase and assure timely delivery of
the wire for the December 23 installation, the Purchasing Department pro-
ceeded with solicitation of informal bids from eight suppliers. Seven re-
sponded prior to the 3:00 p.m., November 16 deadline, with the low bid being
submitted by Excel Electrical Supply. A summary of the bids which the City
received, as well as a copy of the material specifications, is attached.
FUNDING: Funds for this purchase are available in the
Electric Utility Department's Operating Fund.
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Prepared by Joel Harris, Purchasing Officer
APPROVED
THOMAS A PETERSON
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SUMMARY OF BIDS RECEIVED
750Kcmil 600V COPPER XHHW
BIDDER
EXCEL ELECTRIC, SACRAMENTO
GRAYBAR ELECTRIC, SACRA.
WESCO UTILITIES, CONCORD
HERNING UNDERG'D, HAYWARD
PLATT ELECTRIC, STOCKTON
ALL -PHASE ELEC., STOCKTON
VALLEY ELEC., STOCKTON
NOVEMBER 16, 1993
MANUFACTURER
CERRO/ ESSEX/EQUAL
DIAMOND
SOUTHN%nRE
PIRELLI
ESSEX
GENERAL.
NOT INDICATED
BIO AMOUNT
$'',475.70
$7,488.63
$7,596.37
$7,646.47
$7,648.10
$8,512.25
$8,680.88
SPECIFICATIONS
WIRE: Wire, 750Kcmil, 600 -volt, copper, 61 strands, UL Type
"XHHW".
PACKAGING: (Non -returnable wood reels):
1st Preference: 2,000 -foot reel (NEMA 7848 reel only)
2nd Preference: 1,000 -foot reels;
3rd Preference: 500 -foot reels.
QUANTITY: 2,000 feet
Wire shall be packaged so as to prevent in -transit damage to the wire or
its covering. The supplier shall be responsible for the delivery of
all wire in an undamaged condition.
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