Electrical Test Equipment Requirements Contracts (1038-2026)
At a glance
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- What: Ordinance 1038-2026 (Councilmember Kazy and Council President Griffin, by departmental request) authorizes two-year requirements contracts, bid competitively, for electrical test equipment and the labor, materials and training to maintain and repair it for the Division of Cleveland Public Power.
- Where it stands: approved by voice vote in the Utilities Committee on 2026-10-08, heard again by the Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee on 2026-10-12 with little discussion, and passed 13-0 by the full council that evening.
- Next: bidding; the current contract expires in the first quarter of 2027.
The contract
- Covers testing, maintenance and training for high voltage cable test sets and meter, transformer and relay test equipment used for safe, de-energized work and to check customer meters and transformers. The equipment is not proprietary.
- Budgeted at about $100,000 a year. The prior contract was about $571,000 because it replaced worn-out equipment; this one only maintains it.
- It is a requirements contract: unit prices are bid item by item and there is no dollar maximum in the ordinance.
Main concerns
- Councilmember Davis asked about the drop from the prior contract and the lack of a maximum.
- Councilmember Gray asked whether it would help with recurring street light outages in the Dixon area near East 102nd Street. The director said the equipment tests meters and transformers rather than fixtures and storm damage, and would review the complaint history. Councilmember Conwell asked for the department's IT strategic plan to be shared with the chair.
Sources
Discussion time
About 9 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 - Utilities Committee | 9 |
Log
- 2026-10-12 - City Council - Passed 13-0 on second reading.
- 2026-10-12 - Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee - Approved with little discussion.
- 2026-10-08 - Utilities Committee - Heard in committee; contract scope, price drop, and street light complaints discussed; approved by voice vote.