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Oldsmar council approves $381,484 purchase of replacement generator for water reclamation plant
Summary
Council approved buying a new 600-kilowatt emergency generator for the water reclamation facility after staff concluded replacement is preferable to repeated repairs; staff said the new unit would be elevated 3 feet for storm resilience and includes semiannual maintenance.
The City of Oldsmar authorized staff to purchase a replacement 600-kilowatt emergency generator for the water reclamation facility at the March 18 council meeting.
City staff presented analysis that repairing the existing generator would cost an estimated $75,000 and carry a six- to seven-month lead time for parts, while a new 600-kilowatt unit was quoted at $381,484 with a similar lead time. The purchase price includes elevating the unit…
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