REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Various Agreements for Silicon Valley Power (SVP), Authorizing the Office of the City Manager to:
1. Exercise options to renew an Enterprise Program Agreement with OSIsoft, LLC for up to five years and increase funding authorization to include additional services or addition of assets to the existing licenses;
2. Negotiate and Execute Amendment No. 2 to an Agreement for Services with Efficiency Services Group, LLC to administer the Commercial Parking Lot & Exterior Lighting Program to Silicon Valley Power's (SVP) small and mid-sized business customers;
3. Negotiate and execute additional amendments to add or delete services or licenses consistent with the scopes of the subject agreements, and allow future rate adjustments including associated increases to maximum compensation, subject to request and justification by contractor, approval by the City, and the appropriation of funds; and
4. Execute long lead-time material agreements and purchase orders for the South Loop Reconfiguration Project
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
To meet its mission, goals, and regulatory needs, the City of Santa Clara's Electric Department, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), requires a variety of specialized services and materials, including:
Plant Information Historian Software (OSIsoft)
The Electric Utility Department, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), maintains and supports historical data infrastructure for electric utility operations, generation, and power trading. The data is collected and maintained in numerous systems, such as the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Geospacial Information System (GIS). Using OSlsoft's (OSI) Plant Information (Pl) historian software (OSI Software) allows for seamless and secure data collection and configuration from these systems. This streamlines SVP's processes and procedures and supports SVP with regulatory compliance.
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