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Agenda Item 3: <br />Standardize the purchase of Kohler Radio Site Generators for Civil Defense. <br />Mr. Kamelamela made a motion to approve the item and it was seconded by Mr. Hunt. <br />Ms. Sako — These are generators that power each radio site. <br />Mr. Drummond — Generators are there in the event we lose commercial or HELCO power. Right <br />now Civil Defense has a variety of manufacturers; Kohler, Generac and Polar Powers out of <br />California. We would like to standardize and so that we're stocking the same parts and we're not <br />trying to find different vendor when a generator breaks. We would like to streamline the <br />operations for generators. <br />Ms. Sako — of the 3 brands you have right now, the Kohler is the most stable, steady and works <br />the best... <br />Mr. Drummond — It's proven to be reliable and it's easy to find vendors. There's one Generac <br />vendor on the island and they haven't expressed any interest in trying to take care of the Generac <br />we have. <br />Ms. Sako — It's important not only to have the generators but to have them maintained as well. <br />Mr. Sewake — So we have Kohler vendors that will? <br />Mr. Drummond — Yes, there is more than one in Hilo. So we can get some competition. <br />Mr. Magno - So the current county contractor, they can do Kohler as well? <br />Mr. Drummond — Yes. <br />Mr. Hunt — What's the typical life cycle of a generator? <br />Mr. Drummond — It depends. There's a lot of factors, the weather, the conditions at the site, and <br />the stability of the power at the site. <br />Mr. Hunt — Are these typically put on a replacement cycle schedule or is it just as needed as they <br />come up? <br />Mr. Drummond — Up to this point, the generators have not been on any schedule. We have one <br />we need to replace right now and the other a probably looking at 10-15 years down the road. It's <br />not something that fails very often. <br />Mr. Magno — The generators are the back-up power to all the systems. The primary power is <br />HELCO or PV right? <br />Mr. Drummond — Right. <br />Mr. Sewake — These are diesel generators? <br />