REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 2, 2016
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: RICK STAGGS, Wastewater Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
BY: TODD EISCHEN - Industrial Electrical Supervisor
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to award of purchase contract for the rebuild of one Allison 501-KB5 turbine engine:
1. RESOLUTION - Declaring an urgent necessity for the preservation of life, health, property, and authorizing the Purchasing Manager or designee to contract for the repair of one Allison 501-KB5 Combustion Turbine Engine without advertised competitive bidding to ProTech Turbine Services (Requires 5 affirmative votes)
2. Award contract to ProTech in the amount of $198,000 Turbine Services of Tomball, Texas
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Council award a contract to ProTech Turbine Services of Tomball, Texas
for one Allison 501-KB5 turbine engine rebuild and authorize the Purchasing Manager or designee to execute a contract.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Wastewater Management Division, is requesting the award of a purchase contract for the rebuild of one Allison 501-KB5 turbine engine for $198,000. Currently, both of the primary combustion turbine engines have failed and require rebuilding.
BACKGROUND
The City of Fresno ("City") currently uses two previously decommissioned combustion turbine engine generators that were purchased from ROHR Incorporated of Chula Vista California in 2002 and placed into service at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) in 2004. The combustion turbine engines are fueled using methane gas produced at the Regional WRF. With the large power and heat requirements of the City's Regional WRF, operation of the combustion turbine engine generators using methane reduces the amount of electricity and natural gas that h...
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