City Council

3. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH SHIHLIN ELECTRIC USA COMPANY LIMITED FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUBSTATION POWER TRANSFORMERS FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $9,380,257 (Water & Power Dept.) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guideline Sections 21065, 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378, and as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required for the project; and (2) Award a contract to lowest and best bid dated September 15, 2025, submitted by Shihlin Electric USA Company Limited (“Shihlin”) in response to the specifications for Substation Power Transformers, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for up to five years for a grand total amount not-to-exceed $9,380,257, which includes the base contract amount of $8,527,506 and a contingency of $852,751 to provide for any necessary change orders.