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-y 1 City of Mounds View Staff Report Item No: 8H Meeting Date: July 8, 2024 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review: To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Don Peterson, Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9957, Approve a Service Contract with Kodiak Power Solutions for the Standby Emergency Generators Background: The City owns 5 emergency standby power generators, located at City Hall, the Booster Station, Public Works, and the Bronson and Groveland lift stations. These units provide emergency power during local power outages and in case of natural disasters. City Hall is designated as the Emergency Operation Center (EOC). The generator at the Booster Station provides power to the main water treatment plant, well #3 and the booster station. The generator at Public Works provides back up power to the building and the SCADA system, a critical system for operating the entire City water and sanitary sewer system. Each of the generators located at the Bronson and Groveland lift stations provide power to the pumps during power outages making sure the sanitary sewer continues to be pumped. While Public Works Staff can perform basic/minor preventative and some limited maintenance they are not trained nor possess the necessary credentials to perform the required annual inspections and testing on these generators. The City has contracted with qualified contractors to perform the required services in the past. Proper preventive maintenance required for standby/ back up power, is to have a certified technician test the generator and provide reports on the test and needed further maintenance or repairs. It should be noted that the generators are run under load each 1st Wednesday of each month, (weather depending) as recommended by the manufacturer. Discussion: Staff recently evaluated the best approach to perform preventative maintenance to the standby/back-up generators for the City and is recommending that Kodiak Power Solutions perform the annual testing and maintenance. The following is break down for the prices from Kodiak Power Solutions: City Hall / EOC Generator: Year 1: $670.00 annual Year 2: $704.00 annual Year 3: $740.00 annual Year 4: $775.00 annual Year 5: $815.00 annual Load Bank: $775.00 Sanitary Sewer Department Generators: Bronson Year 1: $495.00 annual Year 2: $521.00 annual Year 3: $545.00 annual Year 4: $575.00 annual Year 5: $605.00 annual The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community