REPORT TO STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the Stadium Manager's Request for Approval of an Agreement with AMS Electric LLC dba Prime Electric LLC to Replace the Lighting Systems at Levi's Stadium (Lighting Systems - Fixture Replacement of Major Outdoor Lighting/LED Retrofit/Sports Lighting CapEx Project) and Related Budget Amendment
Report
BOARD PILLAR
Ensure Compliance with Measure J and Manage Levi's Stadium
BACKGROUND
As the Stadium Manager, Forty Niners Stadium Management Company, LLC is responsible for maintaining "the Stadium in the Required Condition and operate the Stadium as a quality NFL and multi-purpose public sports, public assembly, exhibit and entertainment facility" as required by the Stadium Management Agreement between the Stadium Authority and Stadium Manager.
The Stadium Authority Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Capital Expense (CapEx) Budget includes $4,725,000 for a Lighting Systems - Fixture Replacement of Major Outdoor Lighting/LED Retrofit/Sports Lighting line item. The project, as described, replaces the current metal halide Stadium field/sports lights with an outdoor LED lighting product. The current system is over ten years old. This project will replace the aging system as it reaches the end of life. Sourcing replacement parts and metal halide lamps is becoming more difficult because most similar-sized venues, including 27 of the 30 NFL venues and 27 of the 30 MLB stadiums, have transitioned to an LED lighting system.
The Stadium's Lighting Systems is one of the largest energy consuming systems in the Stadium. Replacing the current lighting with an outdoor LED lighting product will lower energy consumption, extend the system's operational life, require less maintenance, and decrease the carbon footprint by up to 40%. LED field lights provide an energy-efficient solution to upgrade the product that may soon be phased out. LED lights also last much longer and require less maintenance than metal halide lights.
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