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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of May 18, 1993 TO: Honorable Mayor, City Council, and CityMana er FROM: Gale A. Drews, Electric Utility Director SUBJECT APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH BLACK & VEATCH, A DATE: 4/27/93 CONSULTING FIRM, FOR CONSULTATION, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR A NEW SUBSTATION AND TRANSMISSION LINES BACKGROUND The County Medical Center, when in service, will have a load of 9MW in 1997. There is a potential for load growth in the West Valley and Agua Mansa,Industrial Corridor. Burns & McDonnell, a consulting firm, conducted a study last ;year that found the need for a new substation to service the proposed electrical load in the above noted area. Constructing a new substation in the western part of the City will necessitate obtaining additional rights-of-way/easements'; and acquisition of property, new substation_ design, materials, new transmission lines and distribution lines to the hospital; and the actual construction of the substation and related lines. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM In order to find the firm best suited to the task, the Department sent Requests for Proposal to -ten consulting firms for them to bid for consulting, engineering, and construction management services for a new substation and transmission lines. In response to our Requests for Proposal, six consulting companies bid to perform the required services. Staff evaluated all proposals on the basis of the firms' and project managers' qualifications which would include experience and project planning. The estimated costs were carefully reviewed. out of six proposals, Staff found five qualified proposals, then selected Burns & McDonnell and Black & Veatch with which to hold interviews. On the basis of these. interviews, Staff selected Black & Veatch to perform the work. ALTERNATIVES The Department would have to hire additional Staff for the designing, engineering, and. construction management services for this one-time operation and it would not be cost effective to do so. Page 1 of 2 Item No.