REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract to Advance Design Consultants, Inc. for Public Safety Facility Emergency Generator Replacement (F19-111)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract in the amount not to exceed $251,880 to Advance Design Consultants, Inc. (ADC) of San Jose for the professional design services of the Public Safety Facility Emergency Generator Replacement. Approval is also requested for a contingency in the amount of $25,200.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, contracts for this type of service are awarded pursuant to a Request for Proposals (RFP) best value process, unless otherwise exempt from the competitive bidding process. Consistent with Section 2.08.060(f) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, the purchasing officer shall determine the method of each procurement as in the best interest of the City and may use methods of procurement on an experimental basis, in full compliance with the Sunnyvale Municipal Code. Additionally, City Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services exceeding $100,000 in any one transaction.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being consider does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environmental.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The existing generator systems at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) building at the Civic Center campus are unreliable in the event of an unplanned PG&E outage. The existing generators that service this building have been in service for approximately 34 years and are beyond their lifecycle replacement schedule.
On September 12, 2017, a PG&E power outage caused the backup generators at the DPS building to begin operating to power the buildin...
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