HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2012-074RESOLUTION NO. 2012-074
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA (1) ESTABLISHING A NEW CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ENTITLED "MUNICIPAL SOLAR
PHOTOVOLTAIC -PHASE II" (GG206), (2) AMENDING THE
FISCAL YEAR 2011/2012 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM ACCORDINGLY, (3) APPROPRIATING $9,889 IN
UNANTICIPATED REVENUE TO THE "CIP PROJECT
EXPENDITURES" BUDGET CATEGORY OF THE
AMERICAN RECOVERY & REINVESTMENT ACT FUND,
AND (4) APPROVING A DESIGN BUILD AGREEMENT
WITH SULLIVAN SOLAR POWER OF CALIFORNIA INC.
FOR THE MUNICIPAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC -PHASE II
PROJECT (GG206)
WHEREAS, renewable energy is an integral component of the City's climate action and
energy management initiatives, as highlighted in the Chula Vlsta Municipal Building Energy
Efficiency Policy (2005) and revised Climate Action Plan (2008); and
WHEREAS, Chula Vista has installed approximately 500 kW of renewable energy at 13
facilities representing about 5% of overall municipal energy use; and
WHEREAS, these systems have aState-mandated minimum 25-year wazranty and reduce
the City's long-term energy costs by offsetting utility-supplied electricity; and
WHEREAS, the City released a Request for Proposals (RFP) on November 7, 2011, for
design-build services to fiurther develop and construct municipal renewable energy systems (known
as the Municipal Solar Photovoltaic-Phase II Project); and
WHEREAS, the City received and reviewed six contractor bids for the project and, after
interviewing all six contractors by amulti-department City team, further evaluated based on but not
limited to proposed project cost, system energy production, system performance guarantees,
equipment warranties, and operation & maintenance services; and
WHEREAS, Sullivan Solaz Power's proposal provided the best choice of installation
options, a 10-year performance guazantee, an optional 10-year service warranty, and was rated
number one with the lowest price per kW @ $3.75 compared to the other companies; and
WHEREAS, the City team selected Sullivan Solaz Power of California Inc. as the candidate
that best met all the qualifications outlined in the RFP; and
WHEREAS, staff is proposing to enter into a $4,933,162.50 Design-Build Agreement
with Sullivan Solaz Power of California Inc. to install up to 1.2 MW (estimate) of Solar PV arrays
at 6 municipal sites; and
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WHEREAS, up to $9,889 of unanticipated revenue (from past energy retrofit projects'
utility incentives) will be used for the Municipal Solaz Photovoltaic-Phase II Project's initial
design costs; and
WHEREAS, once the project's design is finalized, the Municipal Solaz Photovoltaic-
Phase II Project will be presented to City Council again for final consideration -including the
contract's "Guaranteed Maximum Price" (GMP) and the Clean Renewable Energy Bond
(CREB) package; and
WHEREAS, CREB's aze special subsidized bonds that allow local governments to access
"below market" interest rates to fund renewable energy projects, because the federal government
directly subsidizes 70% of the interest for the issuer; and
WHEREAS, the bond debt service is repaid through the renewable energy project's
resulting energy cost savings; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Solaz Photovoltaic-Phase II Project is estimated to generate
approximately 1.9 million kWh annually (equivalent to $235,000 in annual energy cost savings)
and to leverage approximately $1.3 million in additional utility incentives.
that it:
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve
1. Establishes a new Capital Improvement Project entitled "Municipal Solar
Photovoltaic-Phase II" (GG206),
2. Amends the Fiscal Year 2011/2012 Capital Improvement Program accordingly,
3. Appropriates $9,889 in unanticipated revenue to the "CIP Project Expenditures"
Budget category of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Fund, and
4. Approves aDesign-Build Agreement with Sullivan Solar Power of California Inc.
for the Municipal Solar Photovoltaic-Phase II Project.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
Richard A. Hopki en R. oogins
Director of Pub 'c Works C Atto ey
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 1st day of May 2012 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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Cheryl Cox, ' ayor
ATTEST:
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2012-074 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 1st day of May 2012.
Executed this 1st day of May 2012.
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk