Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Denton Municipal Electric
CM/ ACM: Todd Hileman, City Manager
Date: July 10, 2017
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Consider recommending approval of a Professional Services Agreement by and between the City of Denton, Texas and Kirkpatrick Architecture Studio, Denton, Texas for professional architectural and design services for the Hickory Substation GIS equipment building, the Hickory Substation screening wall, and the Eagle substation GIS equipment building for Denton Municipal Electric in an amount not-to-exceed $616,700.00. (File No. 6483).
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BACKGROUND
The Hickory and Eagle substations are approved CIP projects. Sites have been selected for both substations; and, because of site size restrictions and aesthetic concerns, the City Council has directed that both substations be constructed as Gas Insulated Substations (GIS) and that the Hickory Substation be enclosed within a decorative screening wall. GIS substations can be constructed on a significantly smaller sites than would be required for an equivalent Air Insulated Substation (AIS). The 138kV gas insulated bus and equipment, which are compact and contained in completely enclosed, grounded compartments, will be installed inside a GIS building on each site. The Professional Services Agreement proposed herein is to procure the architectural/engineering services necessary to accomplish the designs for the two GIS buildings and for the Hickory screening wall.
Designs for buildings for the Hickory and Eagle substation sites, to house GIS equipment, are required. The building for the Hickory Substation will be approximately 60' x 80', and the Eagle Substation building will be approximately 55' x 72'. In addition to the GIS equipment, the building will house protective relay, station battery, SCADA, communication, and other equipment for system control and protection. Power transformers and distribution switchgear buildings will be located exterior to the GIS building in eac...
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