08-12 and 08-13-13 Regular Meeting, including Budget Workshop of La Porte City Council

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During the June 10, 2013regular City Council meeting, City Council asked that staff move forward with installation of a permanent mounted natural gas fired generator at City Hall and installation of additional switchgear at the Police Department for connection of an emergency portable generator.Additionally Council requested that staff return with an estimate to install a permanent mount natural gas fired generator at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. During the July 8,2013 regular City Council meeting Council approved staff moving forward with the installation of a permanent mount gas fired generator at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Shrader Engineering has provided numerous electrical designs for the City of La Porte and was selected by staff to provide a proposal for the design of permanent generator installations at City Hall and Wastewater Treatment Plant alsoswitchgear at Police Department.The proposal includes site layout, generator specifications, electrical schematics,and construction phase services. Design services do not include decorative screening for the generator at City Hall. Costs for the propose design and construction phase services are as follows: Electrical Design Phase Services $95,100.00 Construction Phase Services $16,000.00 Total $111,100.00 This design and construction services expense was included in generator budget package of $1,100,000 (FY 13) + proposed $1,300,000 (FY 14). Staff recommends awarding design of generator and switchgear installation to Shrader Engineering who has previously provided electrical design to numerous City facilities and generator installations. Consider approval or other action authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Shrader Engineering to design a generator installation at City Hall and the Wastewater Treatment Plant and additional switchgear at the Police Department Facility in the amount of $111,100.00.