SR-06-24-1980-6E1!.
Santa Monica, California June 12, 1980
JUN 2 4 1980
To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Staff
Subject: Authorization to Engage Consulting Firm of Tudor Engineering
Company for Engineering Services for Construction of a Small
Conduit Hydroelectric Plant
Introduction
This report describes the need for obtaining technical assistance from a
Professional Consulting Engineering Firm to help City Staff in the design
and construction of a small conduit hydroelectric power plant.
Background
For a number of years the Staff has been investigating the possibility of power
recovery from water delivered by the Metropolitan !later District of Southern
California. This water is delivered at pressures that are lost at present.
A small conduit hydroelectric plant is a power recovery plant which recovers power
from excess pressures of water delivered through small pipelines.
Sufficient knowledge is available within the City to substantially design this
power plant, however certain technical problems requiring special technical knowledge
is unavailable. Such knowledge and experience is available from outside consultants.
Staff requested proposals from four engineering companies which had experience in
some or all the phases of such a power plant design. During interviews, Tudor
Engineering Company had a considerable lead in such engineering over the other
engineering firms contacted. Tudor Engineering Company has been involved in all
phases of power Plant design and has worked on more then thirty -seven projects of
this specific nature. Such experience far exceeds the second best engineering firm.
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jUN 2 4 1980
To:
Mayor
and City Council
- 2 -
June
12, 1980
Funds
were
appropriated for this
expenditure
in the 1979 -80
budget.
Recommendation
It is recommended the Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a contract with Tudor Engineering Company for professional engineering
services in an amount not to exceed $24,000.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl
Ed Lash
Reference:
Contract No. 3505
(CCS)