HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-05-21 Ordinance 5157ORDINANCE NO.SiS7
Ordinance Of The Council Of The City Of Palo Alto Amending
The Budget For The Fiscal Year 2012 To Provide An Additional
Appropriation Of $249,918 To Capital Improvement Program
Project Number Wq-80021 Plant Equipment Replacement
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Al to finds and
determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III of the
Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June 20, 2011 did
adopt a budget for fiscal year 2012; and
B. In fiscal year 2012, the Council did not adopt a budget for CIP
ProjectWQ-80021, Plant Equipment Replacement, within the
Wastewater Treatment Fund; and
C. Included in CIP Project WQ-80021 is the project at the Regional
Water Quality Control Plant for upgrading the electrical system in
the administration building. This project will improve the
reliability of the existing systems by providing emergency backup
supplies and protective enclosures; and
D. A Request for Proposal was solicited for the design of a new
electrical system. Bids were received from six qualified vendors
and DTN Engineers, Inc. was selected with a bid of $223,118 for
basic services, and $26,800 for additional services; and
E. The existing appropriation balance of CIP Project WQ-80021
includes amounts carried forward from the prior fiscal year for
other items and is not sufficient to cover the costs of the
contract with DTN Engineers, Inc. An additional appropriation of
$249,918 is needed; and
F. Funding of $249,918 from CIP Project WQ-04011, Facility
Condition Assessment and Retrofit, will be transferred to CIP
Project WQ-80021, Plant Equipment Replacement.
G. City Council authorization is needed to amend the 2012 budget as
hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 2. The sum of Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Nine
Eighteen Dollars ($249,918) is hereby transferred from CIP
WQ-04011, Facility Condition Assessment and Retrofit,
Project WQ-80021, Plant Equipment Replacement.
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to CIP,