Submitted By: Marie Brooks
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Presentation By: Doug Peebles
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Department: Electric Utility
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve the purchase of S&C Electric’s TripSaver II and Eaton’s Nova Triple-Single reclosers in the estimated amount of $220,000
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Fiscally Sustainable, Operational Excellence
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
The TripSaver II recloser is a single-phase protective device that minimizes large-scale outages when a temporary fault occurs. The City currently has 162 TripSaver II reclosers in the Ocala Electric Utility (OEU) distribution system. In October 2022, OEU standardized S&C TripSaver II reclosers because it is the only available reclosing device designed to be installed in an existing fuse cutout. This type of recloser eliminates the need to re-frame the pole when installed. Instead, it simply requires replacing the fuse barrel with the S&C TripSaver II. Stuart C. Irby Co. has been approved and verified as a sole source supplier for TripSaver II reclosures.
The Eaton Nova Triple-Single recloser is a three-phase protective device that minimizes large-scale outages when a fault occurs. The Triple-Single has three single-phase reclosers combined in one tank and a control panel capable of operating each device independently. This unit was standardized due to the simulation capabilities of the control unit, complex system monitoring functions, and the recloser's brand-specific form factors. These devices come programmed with OEU-specific data control, communication, and power pins that connect the NOVA-STS recloser to the control unit. The City currently has 25 NOVA-STS reclosers installed on the OEU system and several more scheduled for installation based on our Operations Reliability Study results. GRESCO Utility Supply, Inc. has been approved and verified as a sole source supplier for Eaton Nova Triple-Single reclosures.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
Both recloser products have been standardized and their respective suppliers approved and verified as sole source suppliers in accordance with the City’s Procurement Policy. This inventory purchase for reclosers will ensure adequate stock levels and requires approval due to the purchase amount. These expenditures will be tracked for Fiscal Year 2023 under City Contract No. WHS/230099.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Items are purchased through inventory and will be accounted for in account #457-141-000-000-41-14100. Departments will adhere to budgeted expenditures for items issued.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
These goods and services will be purchased in accordance with the City’s Procurement Policy.
LEGAL REVIEW:
N/A. The City’s standard and approved Purchase Order terms and conditions shall govern this purchase. Any terms and conditions offered by the suppliers will be reviewed for form and legality by City Attorney, William E. Sexton.
ALTERNATIVE:
• Approve with Changes
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• Deny