Council action is requested to issue two (2) separate purchase orders to Graybar Electric Company (Graybar) in the amounts of $54,293.48 and $89,762.70 for wire for the Northpoint Development located along Little Blue Parkway for the Power & Light Department.

Council approval to issue two (2) separate purchase orders.

There are two (2) separate work orders for the purpose of providing wire to extend the Overhead Distribution of circuit L-013-09 to feed building’s A2 and A3 for the Northpoint Development. Council approved Ordinance No.19329 at the May 2, 2022 meeting for a development agreement between the City and Northpoint Development, LLC. Graybar Electric Company Inc. is our contracted vendor for wire. The two requisitions (20233123 for $54,293.98 and 20233124 for $89,762.70) are for Work Orders for the same portion of this project to extend L-013-09 to and through the development.

Graybar was awarded a contract for aluminum and copper cable that was approved by Council in 2020.

Approval of this item shall authorize change orders up to a total of ten (10) percent of the authorized amount for each order, provided appropriations are available.

The fiscal impact to the City is $144,056.18. Funding for aluminum and copper cabling and wiring is included in the fiscal year 2022-23 adopted budget, page 204, project account number 7020-5405-202206-C, Transmission and Distribution Improvement Projects, IPL Fund 20.