HomeMy WebLinkAbout101-Staff Report.pdfSARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: December 21, 2011 AGENDA ITEM: ______
ORIGINATING DEPT: Public Works CITY MANAGER:
PREPARED BY: John Cherbone DEPT HEAD: John Cherbone
SUBJECT: Purchase of Village Pedestrian LED Lights
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RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
1. Approve proposal from Electrical Distributors Co. in the amount of $143,438.77 for the
purchase of 95 LED fixtures and photo controls.
REPORT SUMMARY:
Background:
On June 4, 2010, the City entered into an agreement with the Sate of California for the use of
Federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funds. The City’s awarded share in this
program is $168,675.
Discussion:
The purchase of the LED lights is a perquisite to the installation of new light poles connected to
the Village Pedestrian Improvement Project. By the time the order is received for the LED lights
the contract for the light pole installation will be awarded.
Work is scheduled to begin as early as March.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
Funding for this work is programmed in the budget under Village LED Street Lights.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
None additional.
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FOLLOW UP ACTION(S):
Purchase of the LED street lights will move forward.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
This item was posted as a City Council agenda item and was included in the packet made
available on the City’s web site in advance of the meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is also
made available at the Saratoga Branch Library each Monday in advance of the Council meeting
and residents may subscribe to the agenda on-line by opting in at www.saratoga.ca.us.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. LED Light Proposal
2. LED Light Specification Sheet