Purchasing Type: Emergency (EM)
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Purchasing & Contracting
AGENDA ITEM:
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Commission District(s): ALL
EM - Purchase Order No. 5019275 for the emergency purchase of a 150 kilowatt (KW) Mobile Diesel Generator at the DeKalb County Tobie Grant Recreation Center (Emergency): for use by the Department of Police Services (PS). This request seeks to ratify an emergency purchase of a 150KW mobile generator for an emergency warming center that lacked an existing backup system in the event of severe weather or power outage. Awarded to Power and Energy Services Inc. Amount Not To Exceed: $133,535.00.
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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer
Phone Number: (404) 687-3581
PURPOSE:
This emergency request consists of purchasing a 150KW mobile diesel generator for the DeKalb County Tobie Grant Recreation Center warming shelter. On January 14, 2025, Purchase Order No. 5019275 was approved to secure a mobile generator for the Tobie Grant emergency warming shelter. There was not an emergency power backup solution at this location. This purchase will ensure a reliable backup power source is installed at the emergency warming shelter to maintain operations and avoid service disruptions.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend ratification of Purchase Order No. 5019275 with:
Power and Energy Services Inc., 6955 Oak Ridge Pkwy, Austell, GA 30168
Amount Not To Exceed: $133,535.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. Funding: $50,000.00 EMPG Grant
$50,000.00 DEMA Grant
$33,535.00 General Operating