Title
Staff Report a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with the California Energy Commission (CEC) to Construct a 1 Mega Watt Solar Array Project with Associated Energy Efficiency Upgrades at the Water Pollution Control Plant; and to Authorize the City Manager to Amend the Installation Agreement and the Measurement and Verification Agreement with Climatec, LLC for Energy and Water Savings Projects with Related Improvements to City Facilities, to include the Solar Installation. The Agreement with the CEC Includes $1,995,963 in Reimbursable Grant Funds, with a City Match of $1,922,905 (from the WPCP Enterprise Fund).
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the California Energy Commission (CEC) to construct a 1 Mega Watt (MW) solar array at the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP); and to amend the existing agreement (Contract Amendment 1) with Climatec to include the scope of work within the CEC grant application. The total cost for the Innovative Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Deployment Project consists of a turn-key installation amount of $3,838,828 for Climatec and estimated City staff costs of $80,040 (to manage the project), for a total amount of $3,918,868. The two funding sources are $1,995,963 as a reimbursable grant from the CEC, and $1,922,905 in matching funds from the WPCP's enterprise fund.
BACKGROUND
After completion of a citywide energy/water resources audit in 2015, which identified a list of proposed energy efficiency projects, the City entered into an agreement with Climatec in May 2016 for project implementation. At that time, staff indicated to the City Council that the solar portion of the efficiency projects would be brought forward separately due to an unresolved issue of contaminated dirt located onsite at the WPCP. In the interim, in early 2017, the CEC issued a grant opportunity which the City applied f...
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