REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services with E Source Companies, LLC, to Extend the Term, Expand the Scope, and Increase Maximum Compensation
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote Sustainability and Environmental Protection
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara's Electric Utility, Silicon Valley Power (SVP), provides electric utility services to approximately 58,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers. In order to stay up to date on industry trends and best practices, SVP subscribes to a service provided by E Source Companies, LLC. (E Source). E Source is a research, consulting, and data science firm that provides electric and gas utilities with high quality reports in a variety of areas including: demand side management, key accounts programs, marketing and customer outreach, website best practices, emerging technologies, and renewable energy programs. E Source does primary and secondary research and creates reports which are made available to their subscriber base. E Source also provides an "Ask an Expert" hotline for utilities to ask questions about various topics or technologies. E Source will gather information on behalf of the requesting utility and once the question is answered, E Source makes the response available to all subscribers for future reference.
These technical support services support SVP's Public Benefits program for funds to be used for education and program development and aligns with SVP's Strategic Plan for Customer Engagement. The proposed recommendation allows the City Manager to execute additional amendments including contract extensions, increases to the scope of services, and increases to maximum compensation.
DISCUSSION
This recommendation is pursuant to Purchasing Code Section 2.105.100 (h) Idle Act "where formal bidding would not be useful or produce any advantage for the City".
SVP is currently subscribed to the following services with E Source: Account Management S...
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