Council action is requested to issue a purchase order for $300,000.00 to Border-States, for Lamps, Luminaires & Photocells Group 10, for the Power & Light Department.

Council approval to issue a purchase order.

The utility hardware contracts are needed to assure price and availability of safety stock and long lead items for the Independence Power & Light (IPL) warehouse. There are ten categories (groups) of items that are used extensively by the Transmission and Distribution Division. Contracts were awarded in 2019 to the lowest most responsive bidder by group. These contracts have been in place for several years and will be needed in years to come to ensure availability of utility hardware products for day-to-day operations and timely responses to power outages.

This request is for approval of expenditures of a select grouping of items supplied by one of IPL’s suppliers, Border-States.

Approval of these item authorizes the Finance Director to issue change orders up to a total of ten (10) percent of the original authorized amount, so long as appropriations are available.

The fiscal impact to the City is $300,000.00. Funding for Lamps, Luminaires & Photocells Group 10 is included in the fiscal year 2023-2024 proposed budget, page 242, account number 6122-5314, Warehouse Inventory, IPL fund 20.