ITEM: |
CONSENT
CALENDAR |
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8. |
CONSIDER expenditure of BUDGETED Funds for Sleepy
Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility Stand-by Generator Maintenance SERVICE with
Quinn POWER Systems FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-09 |
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Meeting
Date: |
October 20, 2008 |
Budgeted: |
Yes |
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From: |
General
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Program/ |
Aquatic Resources/Fisheries |
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Line Item
No.: |
2-3-1 E |
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Prepared
By: |
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Cost
Estimate: |
$5,300 |
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General Counsel Approval: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: The Administrative Committee reviewed this item on October 14, 2008 and recommended approval. |
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CEQA Compliance:
N/A |
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SUMMARY: The emergency stand-by
generator at the District’s Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility (Facility)
requires periodic and pre-season preventive maintenance services each year to
keep it in proper working condition.
This generator provides the power necessary to run the water and air
pumps, cooling tower fans, blowers, and the computer system at the Facility in
case of a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) power outage. For the past nine years, the District has
employed Quinn Power Systems (Quinn) of
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the General Manager to expend budgeted funds to pay Quinn for the periodic and preventive maintenance services on the Facility’s emergency generator during FY 2008–09 (Exhibit 8-A), for a total amount not to exceed $5,300.
IMPACT TO STAFF/RESOURCES: The District has contracted with Quinn to
service the emergency standby generator at the District’s Sleepy Hollow
Steelhead Rearing Facility for the past nine years. For FY 2008-09, $5,300 was budgeted for
generator maintenance service (Project Expenditures, Program 2-3-1 E).
8-A Summary Estimate of Services to be
performed by Quinn Power Systems in FY 2009
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