Council Report

City of Mesa — City Council (2026-06-08)

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City Council Report 
 
Date: 
June 8, 2026 
To: 
City Council 
Through: 
Michael Kennington, Deputy City Manager/Chief Financial Officer 
From: 
Edward Quedens, Business Services Director 
 
Kristy Garcia, Procurement Administrator 
Subject: 
One-Year Term Contract with Four-Year Renewal Options for Electric Utility 
Distribution Transformers for the Materials and Supply Warehouse (for the 
Energy Resources Department) (Citywide) 
 
Recommendation 
 
Council is requested to approve the award as recommended. 
 
A committee representing the Energy Resources and Engineering Departments and 
Procurement Services evaluated responses and recommend awarding the contract to the 
highest scored proposals from Alpha Plotter NC, Inc.; Kllen Group America, Inc.; 
Magnetron USA, LLC; and Wesco, Inc. dba Anixter, Inc. in a combined total amount not to 
exceed $10,910,000 annually, with an annual increase allowance of up to 5% or the 
adjusted Consumer Price Index.   
 
Background / Discussion 
 
This contract will establish a list of qualified, pre-approved vendors for electric utility 
distribution transformers, including pole-mounted, pad-mounted, and submersible 
transformer configurations used throughout the City of Mesa electric distribution system. 
These transformers are required to support new customer connections, system capacity 
upgrades, capital improvement projects, emergency response, outage restoration, and 
routine replacement of aging or failed equipment. The City will evaluate cost, technical 
conformity to the specifications, and quoted lead times, and at its sole discretion, award to 
the most responsive pre-approved vendor that aligns with the various project needs at the 
time. 
 
City staff issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to all registered Electric Utility Distribution 
Transformers providers. Ten proposal responses were received, all of which met the 
minimum qualifications and were evaluated and scored in accordance with the City’s 
established policies and procedures and relative to the scoring criteria in the solicitation. 
Scoring criteria included qualifications and experience and proposed solution/method of 
approach. Based on the evaluation results, the committee recommend awarding the 
contract to the highest-scoring respondents.

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Purchase Information 
 
Action: Award 
Procurement Type: Request for Proposals 
Contract Number: 2025233 
Local Consideration: Not applicable as there were no Mesa responses 
Protests Received: None  
Initial Contract Term: One year 
Possible Renewals: Up to a maximum of four years, subject to Administrative review and 
approval  
Funding Source: Business Services Department - Materials and Supply operating budget 
through the Warehouse Internal Services Fund   
 
No Bid Responses 
 
Paramount Assistant, LLC 
 
Proposal Responses  
 
Alpha Plotter NC, Inc. – Raleigh, NC (Recommended) 
Amrocor, LLC – Jacksonville, FL  
AR Transformers, Inc. – Las Vegas, NV  
Border States Industries, Inc. – Phoenix, AZ  
dba Border States, Border States Electric Advance Electrical Supply, a Division of Border 
States, Chapman Metering, Dominion Electric Supply, a Division of Border States 
Cavalry Energy, LLC – Warrendale, PA  
Kllen Group America, Inc. – Simpson, NC (Recommended) 
Magnetron USA, LLC – Doral, FL (Recommended)  
Nexgen Power, Inc. – Gardena, CA  
ULS Corporate, Inc. – Katy, TX  
Wesco, Inc. dba Anixter, Inc. – Phoenix, AZ (Recommended) 
 
Proposal Scoring Results 
 
Respondent 
Total Points Possible / 1,000 
Alpha Plotter NC, Inc. (Recommended) 
823.33 
Amrocor, LLC  
160.00 
AR Transformers, Inc.  
283.33 
Border States Industries, Inc.  
643.33

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Cavalry Energy, LLC 
383.33 
Kllen Group America, Inc. (Recommended) 
850.00 
Magnetron USA, LLC (Recommended) 
816.67 
Nexgen Power, Inc.  
283.33 
ULS Corporate, Inc.  
383.33 
Wesco, Inc. dba Anixter, Inc. (Recommended) 
870.00