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HomeMy WebLinkAboutH. WALKER'S ELECTRIC - INSTALLATION OF FUSIBLE DISCONNECT @ GARAGECITY OF:PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS Date: Reference Subject ~ Page 02/03/09 No. Recommendation -approve installation of Fusible 1 of 1 Disconnect at the city Gazage 103 H.O. Mills Blvd. RECOMMENDATION: Equipment Services Division recommends that the City Council approve payment of $6,500.00 to Walker Electric of Beaumont, Texas for installation of fusible disconnect at the Garage. The fusible disconnect will allow the Garage to switch from Entergy power to ouc own power. generator. If approved, the fusible disconnect will be expensed to the fiscal year 2009 Gazage-Equipment Services Division Building Maintenance account number 501-1281-531.32-00, which has an unencumbered balance of $7,376.40. BACKGROUND: The City of Port Arthur solicited: bids in the Port Arthur News fot the purchase and installation of fusible disconnect on September 28, 2008 and October 5, -2008, following the 2008 hurricane season. The decision was made due to the severity of the past few humcane seasons. Equipment Services will be able to function in the event of loss of power. The bids received are as follows: Walker's Electric,. Beaumont,. Texas ..........:.................................$6,500.00 A & A Electric, Beaumont, Texas ...............................................$39,052.16 BUDGET/FISCAL EFFECT:. - The repair cost will be expensed to .the fiscal yeaz 2009 Garage-Equipment Services Division, account number 501-1281-531.32-00 which has a budgeted amount of $8,000.00 and approximately $7,376.40 unencumbered. , . I STAFF/EMPLOYEE EFFECT: None SUMMARY: We recom en t ~ t the City of Port Arthur approve payment of $6,500.00 to Walker Electric, e t t th G di ibl f f azag .. sconnec a e us e Beaumon , eAas for the installation o f `, 1 `_. ' ~ ~ . ~ i ~r_<_ Z z K m Christopher ~ Shawna Tubbs . .D. Manag~ Purchasing Manager Rebecca Underhill Director of Finance Prepared by: KC Disposition by Council: - Processed by City Secreta Approved by: ( )Approve ( )Other (Describe) Date: