2017-58 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES,MINNESOTA
DATE: August 28,2017 RESOLUTION NO: 2017-58
MOTION BY: McDonald SECONDED BY: Campion
A RESOLUTION APPROVING CITY HALL GENERATOR
AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH
ADMIN FILE#183
WHEREAS,the ATS provides the automatic transfer of electrical power from the City
Hall emergency generator to the building during power outages or when requested by Xcel
Energy in accordance with a special utility rate saving program the City is enrolled in; and
WHEREAS,the existing switching gear is almost a decade old and has had a partial
mechanical failure. In its current compromised state, the generator can transfer power but not re-
transfer power back to Xcel Energy when power has returned; and
WHEREAS,staff has received two quotes for purchasing an Automatic Transfer Switch
and two quotes for electrical installation. The quotes received are as follows:
Automatic Transfer Switch:
Caterpiller/Ziegler of Shakopee (Ziegler Power Systems) $15,775.00
Cummins Power Generation $22,600.00
Electrical Installation:
A-1 Electric Service of Waconia, Inc. $ 2,150.00
Caterpiller/Ziegler of Shakopee (Ziegler Power Systems) $10,107.16
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Chanhassen City Council hereby
approves the purchase an Automatic Transfer Switch for the City Hall generator from
Caterpiller/Ziegler of Shakopee in the amount of$15,775.00 and electrical installation by A-1
Electric of Waconia, Inc. in the amount of$2,150.00, for a total of$17,925.00
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 28th day of August,2017.
ATTEST:
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YES NO ABSENT
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McDonald
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Campion