HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 8/16/1945RECESSED REGULAR PIEETING.
Lubbock, Texas,
Aug. 16, 1945.
The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 2 1 .M. in
Recessed Regular Session, recessed from regular meeting of August 9, 19459
at the Regular Meeting Place in the �4ty Hall, the following members thereof
being present, to -wit:
Mayor O.W. Ribble, Commissioner W.B. Price, J.Ray Dickey, Hub Jones, F.H.
Childress, City Attorney Veughn Wilson, City Manager M.R. Smith,Jr., City
Secretary Lavenia Williams.
Absent: Commissioner W.B. Price and Commissioner F.H. Childress.
The purpose of this meeting being to consider bids received on August 14,
1945, for an Engine and generating Unit for the �Iity of Lubbock, Electric
Light and rower 11ant, also bids on switchgear equipment, power transformers
and station storage battery and charger. 1j
Tabulation of bids on Engine and Generating Unit.
Bids received August 14, 1945.
Nordberg Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, 17isconsin.
1 - Nordberg type T.G. 3600 H.r., 225 - 1- M Gas fuel, trunk piston
Diesel Lngine
and
2500 KW, 4160 Volt, 3 1hase, 60 Cycle, Generator and 30 KW, 125 Volt
DC Belt driven exciter and other auxiliaries as specified
Base Bid - F.O.B. Lubbock, Texas, �241,955.00
Additions:
Cross Head Piston Construction - 8,630.00
Total Price, F.O.B. Lubbock, `texas,
for Cross Head Type -ngine $2500585.00
After due consideration of the bid submitted by Nordberg Manufacturing J
`'ompeny of Milwaukee, disc., motion was made by Commissi-)ner ''ickey, seconded
by Commissioner Jones, carried unanimously, to accept the bid of the Nordberg
Manufacturing Company in the amount of 4'250,585.00, for the engine, generator,
exciter and auxiliaries, f.o.b. Lubbock, Texas, in accordance with proposal
submitted August 14, 1945, and in accordance with the above tabulation of
bids; Generator and Exciter to be manufactured by General Electric Company,
and that the Mayor & City Secretary be and they are hereby authorized to
enter into a contbact with the Nordberg Manufacturing Company of Milwaukee,
iisc., on the above basis.
Tabulation of bids on Switchgear equipment and power transformers and
station storage battery and exciter, in accordance with the 1-ity's
specifications: General L1ec.Co. Allis Chalmers Mfg.0O3
Item I: Switchgear Lquipment �4,772.00 45,950.00
Item II: 2 - Power 'Transformers and
6 - Lightning arresters 9$40.00 99164.00
Item III: Station Storage Battery
and Charger 19511.00 715.00
After discussion of the above bids, motion was made by Commissioner Jones,
seconded by Commissioner Dickey, carried unanimously, that the bid of
General -6lectric Company be accepted on the Switchgear Equipment, and that the
bid of Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company be accepted on the lower
Transformers and Station Storagpbattery and Charger.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City Commission adjourned.
Read and approved this the 50 — day of August 1945.
MAYOR.
Att t
, �'e =L
City Sec etary.