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File #: 25-592   
Type: Consent Calendar Status: Passed
File created: 12/8/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/20/2026 Final action: 1/20/2026
Title: Award of Contract - SC/NAC/CB-Install Transfer Switch Project (IB208).
Attachments: 1. SC_NAC_CB Install Transfer Switch - Agreement 01202025
TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: SILVIA AVALOS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, PARKS & RECREATION


SUBJECT
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Award of Contract - SC/NAC/CB-Install Transfer Switch Project (IB208).
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RECOMMENDATION
1) Award a construction contract in the amount of $362,171 to Baker Electric & Renewables LLC, Escondido, CA for the Senior Center, Neighborhood Activity Center, and Community Building SC/NAC/CB-Install Transfer Switch Project (IB208); 2) authorize expenditures of up to $36,217 for project construction contingencies, for a not-to-exceed potential contract amount of $398,388; and 3) authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents on behalf of the City.
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FISCAL IMPACT
There are sufficient funds in the Building Management Fund project IB208 for the award of this contract.

This project supports the City Council's commitment to investing in maintaining City facilities as part of the Measure V priority framework.

CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above further the City's values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
* Responsible Long-Range Planning
* Exemplary Leadership



Revenue: Click or tap here to enter text.

Expenditure: 65083101-48005-IB208
Transfer In: Click or tap here to enter text.
Transfer Out: Click or tap here to enter text.
BACKGROUND
In March 2024, Chino voters approved Measure V, a one-cent sales tax increase to fund essential City services, including facility improvements to ensure resiliency in the event of emergencies. The Fiscal Year 2024-25 Building Management Fund (Project IB208) budget provides funding for the procurement and installation of transfer switches at the Senior Center, Neighborhood Activity Center, and Community Building. Transfer switches allow a building's electrical system to be safely switched from pulling power from the electrical utility grid to an al...

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