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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />Ctn AITORNEY'S OFFICE <br />3900 MAIN SrREET <br />Rm;RSRv, CA 92522 <br />(951) 826-5567 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 23529 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, <br />CALIFORNIA, (1) DECLARING THAT THE REPAIR WORK TO THE GAS <br />TURBINES FOR RIVERSIDE ENERGY RESOURCE CENTER UNITS 1 AND <br />3 IS OF URGENT NECESSITY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE, <br />HEALTH, AND PROPERTY AND WAIVING THE FORMAL COMPETITIVE <br />PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS OF CITY CHARTER SECTION 1109; <br />AND (2) AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY PURCHASE <br />ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,983,319 TO GE PACKAGED POWER <br />INC.,OF HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR THE EMERGENCY REPAIRS. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Riverside Public Utilities Department (RPU) commissioned Riverside <br />Energy Resource Center Generation Unit 1 (RERC 1) in June 2006 and Riverside Energy Resource <br />Center Generation Unit 3 (RERC 3) in April 2011. Each of these fast -start gas turbine units is able to <br />generate 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity in less than ten minutes and are strategically located within <br />the city limits providing local generation capacity. RERC 1 and RERC 3 have historically been <br />reliable units that serve a critical role in meeting customer's energy demands, but these units are aging; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, loss of any of the generating units at RERC represents an emergency for the City <br />of Riverside. RERC 1 and RERC 3, which comprise one-half of the RERC facility, provide emergency <br />power to the City and as well as playing a crucial role in meeting the City's daily capacity and <br />electricity demands. Extended time to make repairs will have a substantial impact on the City's ability <br />to provide emergency power; and <br />WHEREAS, the City currently has only one interconnection to the State electric transmission <br />grid to import electricity into the City; this interconnection is the Vista Substation, which is owned <br />and operated by Southern California Edison (SCE). Loss of the connection to the regional grid at the <br />Vista Substation is a significant and real risk to the City. If that connection is disrupted, the entire <br />RERC facility, including RERC 1 and RERC 3, is relied on as the primary, if not only, source of <br />electricity for customers; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2007 the Vista Substation was damaged and RPU connection to the regional <br />transmission grid was lost. The event resulted in a Citywide blackout. The RERC units, which had <br />been out for scheduled maintenance, were immediately activated and were essential in providing <br />emergency power to the City until SCE could repair the interconnection; and <br />