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Y OF Agenda Section: REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Report Number: oOM Report Date: 5-12-95 STAFF REPORT Council Action: 1117198 IMIi D Special Order of Business CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE June 12, 1995 ❑ Public Hearings 0 Consent Agenda X❑ Council Business Item Description: Replacement o -=Well pump motor starters Administrator's Review/Recommendation: ink - No comments to supplement this repo - Comments attached. Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) SUMMARY; At a Council work session in the recent past, staff presented information related to the well pumps, in regards to improving their electrical and operational efficiency. Staff has began to research several options presented by NSP and their findings as to the pump motors efficiencies . The specific need to research the motor starters originally was to replace the old equipment with energy efficient mechanisms . The need for replacement of the starters has now become a necessity. The starter contacts at Wells 5 and 6 have been deteriorating rapidly, to the point where the wells have failed. These failures not only cause numerous callouts, electrical contractor repairs, and possible water shortages . The contacts have been replaced once to staff' s knowledge . Replacement costs approximately 12 to 15 years ago were $3 , 000 for each location. At that time staff kept the old contacts for salvage to use in an emergency. Earlier this spring the contacts failed at well 5 . They were replaced with the contacts from well 4 , rendering it inoperable. Last week, well 6 which has been very reliable, failed due to contact wear. Staff cleaned up the last of the remaining used salvaged contacts, and was able to start well six. All contacts previously on hand, that were replaced because they were unreliable in the past, are now installed, and in use at two of the City' s main supplies of water. If one of these contacts were to fail, the City no longer has any worn out replacement parts . Past history has proven that these contacts are unreliable and badly worn, one or both of these mechanisms will fail in the near future, which will present the City with an emergency water situation. Replacement of these motor controls was recommended in the 1983 Water System CIP, prepared by then Public Works Director John Johnson. Estimated replacement costs in 1987 was $12, 000 . The demand for water is rapidly rising to the peak pumping season. While staff could utilize others wells, should wells 5 and, or, 6 fail, the City would be severely penalized by NSP for pumping during Peak Controlled Periods . (over) RECOMMENDATION; Council authorize staff to solicit quotes for new motor controls for wells 5 and 6 , and to purchase a new control system should an emergency situation occur.