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Adopt Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Transformer Test Equipment and Software from Omicron Electronics Corp. USA of Houston, TX and Appropriation of Funds ($175,000)
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MEETING DATE:
November 18, 2026
PREPARED BY:
Jasminder Singh, Engineering Operational Technology Supervisor
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the purchase of transformer test equipment and software from Omicron Electronics Corp. USA of Houston, TX for a not-to-exceed amount of $175,000 and appropriation of funds.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Lodi Electric Utility (LEU) has historically relied on substation contractors to perform transformer testing and analysis. LEU has, throughout the past few years, worked in tandem with its existing substation contractor to learn transformer testing with the goal to bring testing in-house and standardize on testing equipment and reports. LEU tested transformer test sets from three major equipment manufacturers and obtained the following quotes:
Company Name Quotation Amount
Omicron Electronics Corp. USA (Houston, TX) $168,135.71
Megger (Dallas, TX) $174,788.20 (not including tax)
Doble Engineering Company (Marlborough, MA) $211,820.00 (not including tax)
LEU staff finalized their selection on Omicron Electronics Corp. USA’s (Omicron) Testrano 600 advanced test set with the accompanying cloud-based data management software. Omicron’s test set proved superior due to not only the lowest cost option but several factors including enhanced cable lead-management, equipment handling and overall management with a focus on overall equipment weight and ease of movement, equipment setup and efficiency, minimized cable connection and movements decreasing worker climbing and transformer traversing thus increasing worker safety, equipment and software support during testing, transformer manufacturer factory test set conformity, and regional utility transformer test set feedback and conformit...
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