REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Amendment No. 1 to the Agreements with Advanced Lighting Services, Inc. and American Power Solutions, Inc. for Citywide LED Lighting Retrofit and Replacement for City Facilities and As-Needed Services
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
On July 16, 2024, following a Request for Proposals (RFP) process, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute agreements with Advanced Lighting Services, Inc. (ALS) and American Power Solutions, Inc. (APS) (Attachment 1) to retrofit or replace lighting fixtures from fluorescent lamps to light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs in order to comply with California Assembly Bill 2208 (AB 2208). AB 2208, signed into law in September 2022, prohibits the sale of fluorescent bulbs in California effective January 2024.
As noted in the July 2024 staff report, the project is being implemented based on available funding in the budget, with initial work prioritized in the City's largest facilities, including City Hall, the Police Department, libraries, the Senior Center, and the Community Recreation Center. To date, lighting upgrades have been completed in approximately 40 buildings. Many of these buildings were approved for financing through the Silicon Valley Power (SVP) loan program, which ended on December 31, 2024, as well as rebates from SVP. SVP issues loans for the lighting upgrades and anticipates payback through energy savings generated by the new LED lighting. Leveraging the SVP loan program allowed the City to complete more facilities than originally planned.
The purpose of this report is to obtain City Council approval to increase the maximum compensation of the agreements with ALS and APS in order to complete lighting retrofits and replacements in approximately 30 additional buildings.
DISCUSSION
To complete the retrofit and replacement work in the remaining buildings, an amendment to the agreements with ALS an...
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