For City Council Meeting [July 9, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Sean Grayson, Acting Public Works Director
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Request the City Council to Award a Professional Services Agreement to Siemens Mobility, Inc. for one (1) year with the option of two (2) additional one (1) year extensions, for maintenance and repair services of City-owned streetlights with the initial year services in the amount of $254,176.50.
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BACKGROUND:
On July 26, 2016, the City Council approved the purchase and sale agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) to purchase the City streetlights for $2,112,709. On March 29, 2017, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the purchase and sale agreement.
On May 9, 2017, the City Council approved an agreement with Siemens Industry Inc., for the asset transfer of the streetlights from SCE, and for the Light Emitting Diode fixtures (LED) retrofit project for the streetlights in the amount of $1,414,492.
In December 2018, the City of Rialto completed the purchase and LED conversion of the streetlights from SCE. SCE provided a one year warranty for the streetlights, thus the City did not require a maintenance service contract for the first 12 months. The only services that were required from the contractor during the first year were traffic accident pole knockdowns and wire replacement in the event of theft. This is the first year solicited proposals for Streetlight Maintenance Services via an RFP was needed, as the City previously relied upon Southern California Edison (SCE) for those repairs prior to the purchase.
Staff engaged Siemens Mobility, Inc. (Siemens) and St. Francis Electric under purchase orders for $15,000 each to provide maintenance services for the newly acquired street lights, since staff was already aware of their qualifications through other City contracts. The City exhausted the purchase orders due to high volume of accidenta...
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