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I i EOOK _01 FACE 831 11.H. WEST REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT - CONSOLIDATION OF ELECTRICAL SERVICES The Board reviewed a Memorandum dated June 11, 1997: DATE: JUNE 11, 1997 TO: JAMES E. CHANDLER COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FROM: JAMES W. DAVIS, P.E. /�� INTERIM DIRECTOR OF UTILITY SERVICE_d, PREPARED AND GENE A. RAUTH !J STAFFED MANAGER OF WATER/WASTEWATER OPERATIONS 00' BY: DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES SUBJECT: CONSOLIDATION OF ELECTRICAL SERVICES AT TEE WEST REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT BACKGROUND At the present time, the West Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant is supplied electrical service by two Florida Power and Light accounts. In an effort to reduce the operating cost of the plant, the Board of County Commissioners executed a load control agreement on October 24, 1995 with Florida Power and Light. (See attached documents.) This agreement when implemented will provide an estimated cost savings of between $3,000.00 and $4,000.00 per year in the electric power expenses for the plant. The main provisions of this agreement are: that the plant's total power requirements must be over 200 kwd. that the plant's total electrical load must be curtailable. This load curtailment would occur during times of peak demand for Florida Power and Light. ANALYSIS Utilization of the existing on-site generating capabilities of the plant will provide for the requirement for electrical load curtailment during times of peak electrical demand. By combining the two existing electrical services into one electrical service, the 200 kwd requirement can be met. At the present time, the staff of the Department of Utility Services has received a preliminary written estimate in the amount of $8,163.00 from a qualified electrical contractor (see attached estimate) for the consolidation of electrical service at the West Regional Plant. The estimated cost and scope of this work exceeds the formal bid threshold of $5,000.00, and, therefore, the formal bid process will need to be followed. It is staff's interpretation that the scope of this work will allow the use of impact fee funds. RECOMMENDATION The staff of the Department of Utility Services is requesting the Board of County Commissioners' approval of the allocation of $9,000.00 from the impact fee fund for the consolidation of the electrical service at the West Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. ON MOTION by Commissioner Macht, SECONDED BY Commissioner Adams, the Board unanimously approved the allocation of $9,000 from the impact fee fund for the consolidation of the electrical service at the West Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, as recommended in the Memorandum. 28 JUNE 249 1997