City of Columbus - File #: 1019-2013

• File #: 1019-2013
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/18/2013
• In control: Public Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 5/20/2013
• Final action: 5/23/2013
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to execute a construction contract with Capital City Electric, LLC and to enter into a rebate agreement with Vermont Energy Investment Corporation dba Efficiency Smart, for the Energy Efficient Lighting Upgrades Project, for the Division of Water; to authorize a transfer and expenditure up to $582,598.67 within the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund; to amend the 2013 Capital Improvements Budget; and to waive the provisions of competitive bidding. ($582,598.67)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/23/2013	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
5/21/2013	1	MAYOR	Signed
5/20/2013	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/20/2013	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
5/13/2013	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Capital City Electric, LLC, in the amount of $582,598.67, for the Energy Efficient Lighting Upgrades Project, Division of Water Contract Number 2023.

This project consists of retrofitting and replacing current light fixtures with new energy efficient light fixtures at the Dublin Road Water Plant, the Parsons Avenue Water Plant, and the 910 Dublin Road Public Utilities Complex, in alignment with the Mayor’s Green Initiative.

This ordinance also authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a rebate agreement with Vermont Energy Investment Corporation dba Efficiency Smart. Efficiency Smart is a program of energy efficiency services offered to public power communities who are subscribing members of American Municipal Power Inc. (AMP). AMP is offering customer rebates under the Efficiency Smart program to facilitate the implementation of cost-effective energy-efficiency improvements for commercial and industrial customers.

Efficiency Smart estimated the Department will achieve a savings of 1,063,409 kWh, valued at $95,000 annually, for all three locations. In order to qualify for this rebate construction must be complete and the final invoice paid before the end of 2013.

2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: This project will provide for the upgrades to existing lighting system and installation of energy efficient lighting system at the Dublin Road Water Plant, the Parsons Avenue Water Plant, and the Utilities Complex. The project will replace T12 lamps with more efficient T8 lamps and replace high pressure sodium lamps with LED lamps for an approximate 30% reduction in energy consumption. The work on this project was coordinated with Efficiency Smart to qualify for the rebate program.

3. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD: The Director ...