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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 032-18RESOLUTION NO. 0 3 2 — 18 RESOLUTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3.20.060 DETERMINING THAT WORK, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, OR MATERIALS CAN ONLY BE REASONABLY OBTAINED FROM ONE VENDOR BECAUSE OF RESTRICTED AVAILABILITY OF SUCH WORK, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS RECITALS WHEREAS, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) offers an energy efficiency program both to provide On -Bill Financing (OBF) at zero interest (0%) and provide complete end-to-end turnkey services to retrofit and convert older inefficient street lights with new energy efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) fixtures; and WHEREAS, zero interest OBF loan funds can be used to finance projects by using the annual energy cost savings to pay the debt service; and WHEREAS, the City has analyzed the cost savings from retrofitting street lights with Light Emitting Diode (LED) light fixtures and found it to be favorable to the City; and WHEREAS, there is a deadline of June 30, 2018, for completion of an LED retrofit project in order for PG&E to receive rebates for LED fixtures; and WHEREAS, the City has evaluated all options and determined it is not feasible for the City to go through a standard procurement process and complete a streetlight retrofit project prior to June 30, 2018; and WHEREAS, PG&E is capable of and has committed to performing the tasks and services through their Turnkey Streetlight Replacement Program (LED Turnkey) for a citywide streetlight replacement project; and WHEREAS, PG&E uses competitive bidding to select qualified contractors for LED retrofit installation work and to purchase the LED fixtures; and WHEREAS, the City must dispense with bidding and proceed with a Master Services Agreement and a Workorder Streetlight Replacement Agreement with PG&E for the LED Turnkey retrofit program; and oF0AKF9 `T � m U O ORIGINAL NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: The above recitals are true and correct 2. Based on the facts included in the above recitals, the LED retrofit project's work, supplies, equipment and materials can only be reasonably obtained from one vendor, PG&E, because of restricted availability of such work, supplies, equipment and materials, allowing the dispensing of bidding requirements as set forth on Section 3.20.060 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code. 3. The City Council authorizes the City of Bakersfield to execute a Master Services Agreement and a Workorder Streetlight Replacement agreement with PG&E to retrofit streetlights with LED fixtures citywide. 4. The City Council hereby authorizes the City of Bakersfield to accept a zero interest loan up to $4,500,000. The amount of the loan will be paid in full using energy cost savings under the terms and conditions of the On -Bill Financing Loan Agreement. 5. The City Council hereby authorizes the Finance Director to execute on behalf of the City of Bakersfield all necessary loan documents to implement and carry out the purpose of this resolution, and to undertake all actions necessary to undertake and complete the energy efficiency projects. 6. In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City Council finds that the project is exempt pursuant to CEQA guidelines Section 15302(c) which exempts replacement and reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity. ----------000---------- OPIPmAr HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on by the following vote: .✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER RRIV GONZALES,WEIR, SMITH, FREEMAN, SUCLiOAN, PAR UER NOES: COUNCILMEMBER�1IryryNN GG ABSTAIN: COUNCI L MEMBER.IV� ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER t In APPROVED MAR 2 12019 By 401 KAREN GOH Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: VIRGINIA GENNARO City Attorney By �� rtii OSHUA H. RU NICK eputy City Attorney CITY CLERK an I Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield oFQAKF9N } T m U � C)nIQINAL