REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRIAN BARR, Director
General Services Department
BY: ROBIN O'MALLEY, Facilities Manager
General Services Department, Facilities Management Division
DEBBIE BERNARD, Project Manager
General Services Department, Facilities Management Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Municipal Service Center Electrical Infrastructure and Rehab project:
1. Adopt finding of a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301(b) Existing Facilities and Section 15302(c) Replacement or Reconstruction of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
2. Award a construction contract to A-C Electric Company of Bakersfield, California, in the amount of $10,147,090 for the construction of the Municipal Service Center Electrical Infrastructure and Rehab project (Bid File 12300704) (District 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council adopt a finding of a Categorical Exemption and award a construction contract to A-C Electric Company of Bakersfield, California, for $10,147,090 for the Municipal Service Center (MSC) Electrical Infrastructure and Rehab project and authorize the Director of General Services or designee to execute all related documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The MSC was constructed in the 1970's and is the central hub for core City services. These services include Fleet Maintenance, Facilities Maintenance, Traffic Operations Center, Street Maintenance, Solid Waste Management, 911 backup center, fuel stations, and houses critical citywide communication infrastructure. The MSC's current electrical infrastructure is obsolete, does not meet current safety requirements, and parts are no longer manufactured. To bridge the gap, refurbished parts have been used to keep systems operating, however this is becoming increasingly more difficult to maintain. As exhibited by recent power outages, the existing infrastructure cannot reliably provide back-up power to Building I, supporting critical citywide communic...
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