REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract to Peterson Power Systems, Inc. for On-Call Engine Maintenance and Repair (F19-177)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a Maintenance and Repair contract to Peterson Power Systems, Inc. of San Leandro, to provide on-call engine maintenance and repair for the Water Pollution Control Plant and various water, storm and sewer pumping stations for a one-year period with a contract amount not-to-exceed $500,000. Approval is also requested to authorize the City Manager to increase the not-to-exceed contract amount within budget appropriation.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code(SMC), City Council is required for contracts for the procurement of goods and service exceeding $100,000 in any one transaction.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered 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 environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City has multiple engines that support power generation at the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) and critical water, sewer and storm pumping stations throughout the City. Over the last five years the City has spent approximately $1.6 million in corrective maintenance, major rebuilds, and water and sewer pumping station engine routine maintenance. In 2013, new air regulatory emission requirements on the Power Generation Facility (PGF) engines at the WPCP have led to additional maintenance and more frequent overhauls. The schedule for routine, annual and major overhauls of these engines occurs during a 3-year cycle period.
The PGF at the WPCP is an electrical generation power plant which was commissioned in 1997. The PGF is owned and operated by the City and has the ca...
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