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BACKGROUND The Motor Control Center (MCC) at Ken Mercer Sports Park is the primary electrical device between PG&E's and the City's electrical systems. It was installed in 1990 as part of the Pleasanton Softball Complex Field House construction. The unit is located on the facility's south side, between softball fields two and three, and is housed in an exterior metal cabinet approximately 3 feet wide, 10 feet long, and 7 feet high. The unit is a commercial custom 800 amp, three-phase system. It houses the PG&E meter and electrical circuit breakers that feed most of the facilities in the park, including all staff facilities, several restrooms, most of the pathway lighting, and half of the softball field light breakers and controls. During a rain event on December 10, 2022, the MCC's circuit breakers tripped due to water intrusion into the MCC unit from a leaking roof panel. Harvey Electric, the City's on-call electrician, was called to the site and recommended the unit be de-energized from PG&E power to allow for an investigation inside of the equipment. PG&E came to the site on December 11 , 2023, and disconnected the MCC from PG&E power, informing the City that it would not reconnect the power until the unit is brought up to current PG&E standards. This caused the closure of several public restrooms and all City staff facilities at the park. Harvey Electric explored installing temporary power generators to restore power to the park after PG&E indicated it could not provide temporary power until March 2023, but this approach would have had a high cost of operation and raised concerns with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The City contacted its on-call consultant, Interactive Resources, Inc. (IR), for electrical design support. After reviewing the site and working with S.D. Electric (SD), the City's on-call contractor that performs electrical work for the City's pump stations, an alternative solution then running generators was developed, running power from the City's recycled water booster station located in the park. The City then reduced the pumping capacity of the recycled water booster station at Ken Mercer Sports Park to provide the necessary power to run the park. SD modified the existing electrical equipment and installed new circuit breakers to connect approximately 2,500 feet of temporary power lines and poles between the booster station and the maintenance building. The temporary system was completed on January 17, 2023, The City entered into an as-needed maintenance and trade services agreement with SD to provide electrical services on August 7, 2019, for a three-year contract with two one- year extensions. Contract amendment one extended the contract term one year to June 30, 2023. Contract amendment two extended the contract term to June 30, 2024. DISCUSSION IR, the City's on-call designer for the project, and SD developed a replacement plan for the MCC. SD then located a surplus MCC unit; however, PG&E did not approve it. After exhausting available equipment resources, it was determined that a new MCC unit would need to be purchased. IR completed the necessary electrical drawings and PG&E applications; SD contacted several vendors for a possible MCC unit, locating one vendor that can provide the MCC by February 2024. Upon PG&E's approval of the MCC on August 28, 2023, the MCC unit was ordered under S.D. Electric's existing as-needed Page of