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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: David McCabe, Assistant Chief of Support Services, Aurora Fire Department
DATE: April 26, 2019
SUBJECT:
A resolution authorizing the purchase and installation of a backup emergency generator and transfer switch, as well as complete related required work for fire station 5 from Frank Marshal Electric of Aurora, IL, in the amount of $ 177,700.00.
PURPOSE:
To purchase and install a backup emergency generator and transfer switch, as well as complete related required work for fire station 5.
BACKGROUND:
In 2014, the city hired Kluber, Inc. to perform to evaluate and make recommendations for emergency stand by generators at six of the city's fire stations. The study confirmed the need to install backup generators at five of the stations. A decision package was approved beginning in 2015 to install one backup generator each year for five years.
DISCUSSION:
The Aurora Fire Department is expected to be able to respond to emergency calls for service, including when power to the area has been lost due to storms or other natural or man-made disasters. The department relies on electric power to keep vehicle and equipment charged in the station, communicate with dispatch, and operate overhead doors. An emergency generator would help ensure the department is ready to respond in a timely fashion when needed. Battalion 1, Engine 5, Medic 5, and the fire investigation team are housed at fire station 5, located at 730 Hill Avenue in Aurora.
Kluber Inc. has generated the required bid documentation and will assist with construction management throughout this project.
A bid specification was developed and published, along with a mandatory pre-bid meeting where eight potential contractors were in attendance. At the bid opening (19-10) on April 17, 2019, three bids were received. Kluber, Inc. and the Aurora Fire Department evaluated the bids and recommend that we accept the bid from Frank Marshall Electric.
Local preference does apply t...
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