Finance Committee - 01/06/2021 Page 11
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: | Contract Amendment Jackson Mills Turbine, Generator & Controls Replacement Change Order #1
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE
CHANGE ORDER #1 TO MAVEL AMERICAS CONTRACT BY ADDING TWO (2) VIBRATION SENSORS
TO THE GENERATOR AND SIX (6) VIBRATRION SENSORS TO THE GEARBOX, CONNECTING ALL
SENSORS TO THE TERMINAL BOX, AND CONFIGURING ALL SENSORS IN THE CONTROL SYSTEM BY
INCREASING THE CONTRACT PRICE BY $5,800 FROM $1,272,700 TO $1,277,500, BY ROLL CALL.
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Alright and | believe Waterways Manager Deb Chisholm is here. So could you please, Ms. Chisholm explain
this item?
Deb Chisholm, Waterways Manager
Well as you know this turbine replacement project at Jackson Mills is a major investment. That really shows
the City’s commitment to clean renewable energy. And this small change order, which is hopefully the only
change order on this contract, is really, it’s something that adds additional measures that will protect that
investment. These vibration sensors are really the first warning signal if you will to any type of vibration issues
with the turbine itself. We’ve got heat sensors that are also being installed, but the vibration sensors actually
can sense the problem, even before the heat sensors. So it’s just a bit of added protection on this investment.
Mayor Donchess
Ok. Now the Change Order is for $5,800.00 right?
Ms. Chisholm
Correct.
Mayor Donchess
Now technically we don’t have to come to the Committee on a change order of that size, but we thought we’d
let you know about it anyway. Anybody have any questions or concerns or comments about this?
Alderwoman Lu?
Alderwoman Lu
Sorry about this. Isn’t the change order $5,800.00?
Mayor Donchess
Yeah it is, yeah. The threshold though is $25,000.00 actually.
Alderwoman Lu
| didn’t hear that Mayor.
Mayor Donchess
We are coming to you with a change order that is smaller than the minimum that we really have to, but we just
wanted to ...
