HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Purchase of Relay Test Unit RESOLUTION NO. 08-007
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT FOR
PURCHASE OF UNIVERSAL RELAY TEST UNIT
FOR ELECTRIC SERVICES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, a relay is a part of the protection equipment for our system substations, and this
purchase will greatly reduce or totally eliminate the contracting of relay testing; and,
WHEREAS, with the purchase of the Omicron relay test unit,testing of system relays should
be able to be accomplished by City personnel; and,
WHEREAS, on Decemberl8, 2007, bids were received from two firms, one of which bid an
alternate type of product; and,
WHEREAS,the low responsive bid from Omicron Electronics Corp.,USA,of Houston,Texas,
has been deemed to be acceptable by staff, and this equipment was estimated to cost $58,550; and,
WHEREAS, the 2007/08 operating budgets for Electric Meter and the Power Plant contain
funding for this equipment, and the cost of the equipment will be split equally between these two
divisions.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the contract with Omicron Electronics Corp.,USA, of Houston,Texas, for the purchase of a universal
relay test unit in the amount of$55,400.00, plus applicable sales taxes, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8t1i day of January, 2008.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, May,
Introduced by: Popken
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8t1i day of January, 2008.