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~ ........ E~ ~ILLS . MEMORANDUM DATE: March 20, 2001 TO: Joe Lynch, City Administrator FROM: Dave Scherbel, Building Official SUBJECT: Emergency Generator Backup for New City Hall The Cities EOP (Emergency Operations Plan) requires that City Hall must act as the main control center in the event the City experiences an emergency or natural disaster. Staff has consulted with three separate contractors for the price of a generator and has detemlined the following options. . 1.) Provide a permmlent generator that would handle minimal operating capabilities. It has been determined that a I OOkw gcnerator would operate all lights, computers, and cooling system on the 1 sl and 2nd floor only. (No basement, Council Chmnbers, or elevator). The cost for a 100kw generator is approximately $27,500.00 plus installation of approximately $36,500.00. 2.) Provide a permanent generator that would handle the entire building. A 200kw generator costs approximately $36,000.00, with installation costs of$33,500.00. 3.) Provide manual transfer switch and necessary wiring for a portable generator. The cost for this is approximately $13,500.00. A portable generator can cither be rented for approximately $2,100.00 per week or purchased for approximately $32,300.00. The problem with renting is there will be no guarantee one will be available when needed. Other items to note - the generator installation price is for a permanent generator installed at the far NW comer of the parking lot enclosed by a cedar fcnce, with the wiring to the building underground, Also, part ofthe cost for the generator could be recovered by participating in Excel Energy's offline peak cnergy plan. The savings would be a minimum of 1 0% per summer months, with a potential of up to 40%, This depends on what type of program you enroll in. . The portable generator would not have thc high cost of installation, nor the problem of where to locate it as it would only be used in an emergency. If the City were to purchase a mobile generator the City would also have the ability to use it elsewhere in the City as needed.