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Resolution to Authorize the Purchase of LED Cobra Head Streetlight Fixtures from Lumecon ($315,968.00) ITB-4132
Memorandum
The attached resolution will authorize the purchase of 500 LED cobra head streetlight fixtures from Lumecon. The purchased fixtures will be installed on the arterial roads in the City, which is Phase III, the final phase, of the LED conversion process for City- owned streetlights.
In order to achieve energy and maintenance savings, the Public Services Area Field Operations Unit began the process of converting all the City-owned streetlights to LED fixtures in 2007. Crews began the project with the conversion of 1,000 downtown streetlights through a grant from the Downtown Development Authority.
On June 21, 2010, City Council authorized the necessary purchase to move on to Phase II of the LED conversion process for the remaining 800 City-owned streetlights. With this authorization, the Field Operations Unit was able to purchase 250 LED cobra head fixtures. These bulbs are in the process of being installed in the City-owned residential streetlights.
With this Phase III purchase, City staff from the Public Service Area, Field Operations Unit will install the 500 cobra head fixtures on the City’s Arterials. This installation process is expected to take six to eight months. We anticipate 50-70% in energy and maintenance savings after installation.
Staff from the Field Operations Unit of the Public Service Area solicited bids (ITB-4132) for the fixtures for Phase III of the LED conversion process. The bid had specific specifications for our lighting requirements that would ensure that the City receives a quality product. We received eleven responses to the bid. The eleven bidders were all evaluated for the photometric requirement of the bid. Only three of the bidders met the photometric specification portion of the bid.
The three bidders meeting photometric specifications were evaluated for the remaining requirements and ...
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