The W.O. 12-23 Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Backup Power and West Mechanical Motor Control Center (MCC-B5) Improvements project will provide a backup power feed for the Headworks area for the plant from the existing generator in the Solids Processing Building.  This project will also provide a new power feed for MCC-B5 in the West Mechanical Building from another transformer since the existing transformer feeding the MCC is failing.  

The project was advertised on May 10th, 17th, and 24th in the Billings Times and on the City's Website.  Bids were opened May 29th, 2012, and by law, Council must act on the bid opening at this meeting.  The bids were opened the same day as the Council meeting, which doesn't allow staff adequate time to review the bids. Therefore, staff requests that the City Council delay awarding a contract until the June 11 meeting.

The Council may:

• Delay action on this bid award until the June 11, 2012 Council meeting; or 
• Reject all bids

There is no financial impact associated with delay of this bid award.

Staff recommends that Council delay award of a construction contract for W.O. 12-23—Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Backup Power and West Mechanical Motor Control Center-B5 Improvements until the June 11, 2012, Council meeting due to the bids being opened the same day as the Council meeting, which does not allow staff enough time to review the bids.