Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Danbert Electrical Corporation for the South High Street Decorative Lighting Project; in an amount up to $441,702.04 for the Division of Power.
This project is to occur in (2) separate sections of South High Street. The northern section consists of the conversion of (40) existing street lighting luminaires to LED, as well as conversion of the lighting circuit to 3-wire construction on South High Street from Southwood Avenue to Greenlawn Avenue. The southern section of the project consists of the conversion of (29) existing luminaires to LED as well as conversion of the lighting circuit to a 3-wire system on South High Street between Obetz Rd and Williams Rd.
Representatives from the area community have requested that the referenced street be better lit, to improve on safety and to provide an enhanced aesthetics. The existing underground aluminum poles with cobra heads will be replaced with new LED luminaires with black poles utilizing existing pole base along with a 3-wire installation. The existing wood poles are to be replaced with new black poles and LED luminaires. Four existing cobra heads and aluminum poles south of Obetz road will also need to be changed to LED shoebox with black poles on existing pole base along with a 3-wire installation.
The planning areas for this project are: Southside (63) and Far South (64).
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT:
It is the division’s goal to incorporate the use of LED technology whenever practical. The utilization of LED street lighting technology has proven to provide significant energy and maintenance savings, which is a goal the division is pursuing.
3.0 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD: The Director of Public Utilities opened four bids on March 11, 2020 from Danbert Electrical Corporation - $441,...
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