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Council approves contracts for electrical transformers totaling $218,055
Summary
The council awarded contracts to multiple suppliers for 11 transformers to support upcoming development projects: $127,311 to DECO Supply and United Utility Supply and $90,744 to WESCO and Nexter; the measure passed 5–0.
Badriss Patel, Newark’s electric director, recommended that council award contracts under ITB 25‑04 to supply 11 transformers needed for development projects.
Patel told council staff evaluated cost and delivery lead time and recommended awarding items 1 and 4 to DECO Supply and United Utility Supply for $127,311, and items 2 and 3 to WESCO and Nexter for $90,744.
Council asked whether using multiple suppliers posed any issues. Patel said the vendors met Newark’s specifications and that having different suppliers was not a problem: “They all meet our requirements.”
The council voted to award the contracts as recommended. The motion passed 5–0.
Why it matters: the purchases support planned development and the city’s electric system capacity; the contract awards commit $218,055 of city funds for equipment and delivery.
