By Mark Squibb/December 2, 2022
Mount Pearl council voted this week to replace a generator at the Summit Centre that went bust two years ago, and it could take another year on top of that for the unit to actually arrive.
“In December 2020 the Summit Centre’s Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) failed and was deemed unrepairable,” explained councillor Isabelle Fry. “I think everyone can remember that, when the Summit Centre was down for a period of time. It was determined that a new emergency lighting power source would be required to keep the facility open. So, our committee was advised that our electrical service contractor, Pro Circuit Electrical, was asked to source no less than three quotations on the generator unit, as well as a quotation for all electrical equipment, materials, and labour for the installation of the unit.”
That quote came in at $129,916, HST Included.
Fry said the lead time on the generator is about 50 to 60 weeks, so it will be about a year before the City receives the new generator.
Councillor Bill Antle questioned the delay in tendering the unit.
“If this happened in 2020, why did we wait until 2022 (to order one)?” asked Antle.
Matthew Jones, Manager of Facilities Maintenance, answered Antle’s inquiry.
“There was some time during COVID when we were delayed getting the engineering work done on the generator unit, and that delayed the process,” said Jones. “We’ve just been able to move this forward and get quotations.”
In the interim, the City has used a portable generator.
Council voted unanimously to award the supply and install contract for the new generator to Pro Circuit Electrical, as per the electrical service contract.
