MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
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Approval to Fund Change Orders for LED Street Light Retrofit Project, in the Amount of $286,000
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Approve funding for change orders to complete conversion of City-owned street lights to LED as part of the LED Street Light Retrofit Project.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Martin Pastucha, Director of Public Works 425-556-2733
Rob Crittenden, P.E., Engineering Manager 425-556-2838
Cathy Beam, A.I.C.P., Principal Planner 425-556-2429
Paul Cho, P.E., Senior Traffic Operations Engineer 425-556-2751
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
Council approved the LED Street Light Retrofit Project and Approval of Amendment No.2 to the Interagency Agreement between the State of Washington Department of Enterprise Services and City of Redmond on March 21, 2017.
The LED Street Light Retrofit Project is replacing approximately 1750 existing high-pressure sodium (HPS) and metal halide (MH) fixtures with energy efficient light emitting diode (LED) fixtures through a contract with McKinstry, an energy savings company (ESCO). McKinstry and their contractor, Northwest Edison, have completed converting 950 streetlights to LED to date.
IV. PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS HELD
Date
Action/Committee Presentation
October 11, 2016
Planning and Public Works Committee
February 21, 2017
Staff Report
March 21, 2017
Project Approval and Interagency Agreement Amendment
October 5, 2018
Planning and Public Works Committee Briefing
V. IMPACT
A. Service/Delivery:
City staff reviewed a total of five change orders and looked closely at alternatives and supporting analysis in developing the above recommendations. Two were rejected and three were found necessary to complete the project:
1. Quantity and specifications difference between City of Redmond's street light database and McKinstry's field audit database. McKinstry's contract cost was based on Redmond's data...
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