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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A LINKING AGREEMENT WITH AMERESCO, INC., FOR STREETLIGHTING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) CONVERSION
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into a Linking Agreement with Ameresco, Inc., for the supply and installation of Light Emitting Diode (LED) streetlight luminaires in an amount not to exceed $4,717,547 and to authorize an expenditure limit of $5,425,179 (base contract plus 15% contingency). The term of the Agreement is effective Until February 14, 2020.
Background
During recent Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18 budget discussions, Council provided direction to proceed with a citywide LED street lighting conversion project to take advantage of the energy savings provided by LED technology. Glendale has approximately 20,200 streetlights with 93% of these lights eligible for replacement to LED technology.
Ameresco, Inc., was awarded a bid by the City of Phoenix to provide Energy Saving Street Light Conversion. Staff is requesting to utilize the cooperative purchase with Strategic Alliance for Volume Expenditures (SAVE). SAVE is a consortium of local municipalities, in which Glendale is a member. Contract No. 144691-1 was awarded on November 30, 2016 and is effective through February 14, 2020.
Cooperative purchasing allows counties, municipalities, schools, colleges and universities in Arizona to use a contract that was competitively procured by another governmental entity or purchasing cooperative. Such purchasing helps reduce the cost of procurement, allows access to a multitude of competitively bid contracts, and provides the opportunity to take advantage of volume pricing. The Glendale City Code authorizes cooperative purchases when the solicitation process utilized complies with the intent of Glendale's procurement processes. This cooperative purchase is compliant with Chapter 2, Artic...
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