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DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT <br /> Memorandum No. 2002-13 <br /> April 26, 2002 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Howley and City Council <br /> FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager <br /> John A. Smith, Assistant City Manager for Public Services <br /> Keith D. Alexander, Director of Water Management <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Replacement of Skv Electrical Cables from the South Water Treatment Plant to the Raw Water <br /> Pump Station <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> City staff recommends Council approval to award a contract to the lowest qualified bidder, <br /> Bodine Electric of Decatur, for the replacement of the electrical cables. A lump sum price not to <br /> exceed $68,968.00. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Electrical cables run underground and deliver all power to the Raw Water Pump Station and the <br /> Dam. These cables are 14 years old and have been repaired in the past. Recent electrical testing <br /> by Dynex, a firm specializing in the testing of electrical distribution systems, and Bodine Electric <br /> has confirmed that one s�of cables is unusable, and the other set has the potential to fail in the <br /> future. <br /> Bids were solicited and received from two Decatur firms (attached). The results of the process <br /> are as follows: <br /> Bidder Bid Price <br /> Bodine Electric of Decatur $68,968 <br /> Modern Electric Company $71,800 <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: <br /> None foreseen, under the circumstances. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: <br /> Bodine Electric <br /> Modern Electric <br /> Dynex <br />