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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JULY 2, 2007 TITLE: CONTRACT AWARD FOR MOTOR REPLACEMENT AT WELLS 28 AND 38 (SPEC. NO. 07-042) %".~ CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 1s` Reading ^ Ordinance on 2n° Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Award a contract to SoCal Pump and Well Drilling, Inc., for the purchase and installation of motors at Wells 28 and 38 in the amount of $64,042. DISCUSSION The Public Works Agency's Water Resources Division operates 21 water wells that provide approximately 70 percent of the City's water supply. The Agency is upgrading the motor control center at the wells located at 730 Memory Lane and 2736 N. Cambridge. The key components of the motor control center are the motor and the motor drive. The motor moves the pumps and the motor drive changes the speed of the pumps. This action is to upgrade the motors, which require a significant lead-time to build. Staff will return to Council for a bid award. for the drives on August 20, 2007. Once both the motors and the drives have been upgraded at the two wells, the pumps will operate more efficiently and use less energy, resulting in lower operating costs. The notice inviting bids was advertised on April 6 and 9, 2007 and bids were solicited. A summary of the bid invitations and bids received is as follows: 10 Invitations For Bid mailed 1 Invitation For Bid mailed to a Santa Ana vendor 5 Bids received 1 Bid received from a Santa Ana vendor Bids were received, opened on May 1, 2007, and evaluated (Exhibit 1). The bid received from SoCal Pump and Well Drilling, Inc., is responsive to the specifications and meets the City's requirements. 22F-1