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The items for the Board of Public Utilities consideration are-. 1) award of a Purchase Order for a 69 kV circuit switch r; and 2) award of Purchase Order for a capacitor bank as part of the Magnolia Plaza Reliability Project. 'That the Board of Public Utilities: Approve the award of a Purchase Order in the amount of $62,507.16 to OneSource Distributors, of San Diego, California, for a 69 kV circuit switcher and associated equipment-, and 2. Approve the award of a Purchase Order in the amount of $110,152.44 to Controllix Corporation, of Walton Hills, Ohio, for a capacitor bank. On December 7, 2012, the Board of Public Utilities (Board) approved VVork Oder No. 1227700 for the Magnolia- Plaza Reliability Project (MPRP). The Board Memorandum indicated that staff would return to the Board for approval to purchase equipment as required for the project. Approval is now being requested for the purchase of a 69 kV circuit switcher and a capacitor bank. S&C Electric Company's (S &C) 69 kV circuit switcher has been the standard equipment for RPU's substation transformer protection since 2004. Following a formal competitive procurement, Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) began purchasing and installing S&C 69 kV circuit switchers for all new 69 kv circuit it her installations at RPU substations. The use of standard sw itch ers decreases staff training requirements, reduces outage response time when issues arise, and limits the amount of spare part I i 7 RU has to keep in stock. Section 201 (i) of the City's Purchasing Reso u t on No 22516 provides that the Purchasing Services Manager approve a single source for procurement of goods, should it be determined that it is in the best interests of the City to do so. The Purchasing Services Manager has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to contract with S&C's local representative, One Source, for the procurement of a 65 k' circuit switch and associated equipment for the MPRP project. Section 602 of the Purchasing Resolution No. 22576 also provides a Utilities Exception for specialized equipment that is particular to the needs of the City's Public Utilities Department and provides for acquisition by Open Market Procurement (non-formal bids' if the Purchasing Services Manager determines that it is in the City's best interest. The Purchasing Services Manager has determined that it is in the "City's best interest to obtain the Capacitor Bank by Open Market Procurement.