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44i? j 29 4ce <br />MAYOR <br />Bill Blesener <br />COUNCIL <br />Jim LaValle <br />Rick Montour <br />Barbara Allan <br />John Keis <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 ADMINISTRATOR <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson <br />www.d.little-canada.mn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />To: Mayor Blesener & Members of City Council <br />From: Bill Dircks, Public Works Superintendent <br />Date: January 19, 2006 <br />Re: Generator Information <br />Staff has obtained quotes for the purchase of a 100kW, trailer - mounted, portable <br />generator and quotes for a transfer switch installation at city hall for connection to a <br />portable generator. <br />100 kW Generator: <br />We received quotes from Ziegler Power Systems and Powerhouse Systems. Both quoted <br />prices for both new and used models. Ziegler quoted $35,000 for a new generator and <br />$30,000 for a used generator from their rental fleet with the guarantee that that it would <br />have fewer than 5000 hours of use. In addition, whichever unit chosen would require <br />plugs and additional hardware for the interface of the generator with our existing lift <br />stations and city hall. That hardware was quoted at $5000 extra. All prices listed do not <br />include sales tax. The Powerhouse quote had not been received but will be available for <br />the meeting Wednesday night. <br />Staff would recommend purchasing a new generator from the low bidder unless there is a <br />used generator available that has a small amount of hours of use on it. The used <br />generators are from rental fleets and have been put through hard use. They are generally <br />more heavy duty as they are built with the understanding that they will get hard use out of <br />them. The used generators also run slightly quieter — 69 decibels at 23 feet from the <br />generator compared to 72 decibels at 23 feet for a new generator. Either way, the total <br />will remain under the $50,000 competitive bid amount. <br />