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Athens accepts low bids from Virginia Transformer Corporation for substation transformers; funded from 2022 warrant fund
Summary
Council authorized acceptance of low bids from Virginia Transformer Corporation for substation power and opto‑transformers (two separate items) with costs charged to the city's 2022 warrant fund.
The City Council voted July 14 to authorize the electric service director to accept low bids from Virginia Transformer Corporation for two substation transformer procurements related to the Belmont Electric Substation.
The record shows one resolution authorizing acceptance of a low bid in the amount of approximately $2,700,795 for a 1161‑46 kV (optotransformer) for the Belmont Electric Substation; a second resolution authorized acceptance of a low bid of $2,125,670 for a substation power transformer, with both expenditures recorded as payable from the City of Athens 2022 warrant fund.
Council members approved both resolutions by recorded votes (each 5‑0). Meeting minutes indicate the awards are procurement actions for Athens Utilities and are funded from the city’s warrant fund issued in 2022. No construction contract or installation schedule was adopted at the meeting; the resolutions authorize the city’s electric service director to accept the low bids and proceed with procurement under that authority.
Council discussion on the items focused on routine suspension of rules and confirming funding source; no member requested changes to scope or vendor during the meeting.
