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Council rescinds prior generator award and accepts Sourcewell proposal for police station generator, $161,539

5440088 · July 22, 2025
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Summary

Council rescinded an earlier acceptance and approved a new procurement to purchase a diesel generator for the police station from OhioCat through the Sourcewell cooperative at $161,539; related rescission and acceptance were enacted under emergency.

The Solon City Council rescinded an earlier ordinance that accepted a proposal from Independent Diesel Services to replace a diesel generator at the police department, and then approved acceptance of a new proposal from OhioCat to supply the generator through the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program. The accepted amount for the OhioCat proposal was $161,539, and the rescission and replacement were enacted as emergency items.

Ordinance language on the agenda indicated the rescission of Ordinance No. 2025-109 (which previously accepted Independent Diesel Services) and acceptance of the OhioCat proposal under Ordinance No. 2025-148 through Sourcewell. Councilmembers discussed the matter on the consent agenda; the motion to approve the consent package passed by roll call. Councilmember Zalwin (Zellwin) spoke briefly during consent and the roll call reflected the items' passage.

The transcript does not include the procurement rationale or comparative procurement documents; it records that the Finance and Safety committees reviewed the matter and recommended acceptance of the Sourcewell cooperative purchase. No contract documents or implementation schedule were read into the record at the meeting.