Wilson City Council approves energy expenses - EUROPE SAYS
Wilson Energy will receive new transformer-protecting electrical equipment after Wilson City Council unanimously approved 11 bids at the Thursday, July 16, meeting. In total, Wilson Energy is getting one 230. . .
Wilson Energy will receive new transformer-protecting electrical equipment after Wilson City Council unanimously approved 11 bids at the Thursday, July 16, meeting. In total, Wilson Energy is getting one 230 kilovolt circuit breaker, two 115 kilovolt circuit breakers, five 25 kilovolt circuit breakers and three volt regulators totaling $1,049,992. 24. For the one 230 kilovolt circuit breaker and two 115 kilovolt circuit breakers, council members accepted recommended bids from Wesco Distribution. Those bids, however, were not the lowest. Wesco submitted a $298,440. 98 bid for the highest voltage breaker and a $333,469. 14 bid for the two smaller breakers. National Transformer Sales submitted a $248,133. 38 bid for the highest voltage breaker and a $280. 901. 75 bid for the two smaller breakers, but it came with a longer wait time to receive each order. Wesco bid delivery at an estimated 52 to 60 weeks for both orders, whereas National Transformer Sales bid 150-week and a 90-week deliveries for the two orders. The National Transformer Sales bid also included $6,523 in tariffs. National Transformer Sales beat out Wesco for the bid on five 25 kilovolt circuit breakers, submitting a $49,960. 07 bid with a 28-week turnaround time compared to Wesco’s $57,387. 78 bid with a 27-week delivery. Council members also accepted the highest bid for three voltage regulators. Siemens Energy, placed a bid of $168,281. 77 with a 26- to 30-week delivery for the equipment, whereas ITB, a Brazil-based manufacturer, placed a bid of $108,244. 50 with a 22-week turnaround time. According to the city’s agenda packet, Siemens has been used many times in the past and was recommended based on reputation and professional manufacturing. REZONING, DEMOLITION AND ANNEXATION• City Council also approved rezoning 23 acres on the 2100 block of Westwood Avenue from general commercial to residential mixed use zoning. The rezoning came before the Wilson Planning and Design Review Board in June, when board members voted 3-1 to approve the rezoning. Board members Kendra Moore, Ronnie Sutton and Ryan Stalcup voted in favor of the rezoning. Board member Felicia Atkinson was the sole vote against rezoning. The current property owner, Heritage Place Holdings LLC, purchased the 23 acres in 2016. Robert Bartlett of Bartlett Engineering, who represents the rezoning applicants, told planning board members in June that the applicants requested the rezoning to make the land more marketable for resale and development. Sutton asked Bartlett to confirm there are no development plans yet. Bartlett did confirm. • Council members unanimously voted to approve a demolition ordinance at 6558 Ward Blvd. According to previous reporting by the Times, the building operated as a convenience store until 2013 and was rezoned to operate an internet sweepstakes facility in 2018. • Council approved a voluntary annexation of 23. 14 acres at 3415 U. S. Highway 301 N. The property is the site of R+l Carriers next door to 3C Store Fixtures on the highway.