City Council
MEETING DATE: 9/9/2015
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Lighting & Power Improvements Budget and Professional Services Agreement with MRC Engineering, Inc.
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Tami Scott, Administrative Services Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
As directed at the August 26, 2015 Council Meeting, authorize a CIP budget of $381,000 to complete the proposed lighting & power improvements for Town Square and the Civic Center. As part of the budget, request authorization to enter into a professional services agreement with MRC Engineering to provide electrical engineering services to include plan design, bid specifications and consulting services for lighting and power improvements for the Civic Center and Town Square in an amount not to exceed $24,100, which would be component of the total budget allocation.
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BACKGROUND:
At the August 26, 2015 Council Meeting, City Council received a presentation that included a plan to upgrade power & lighting needs for town square
The project consists of a variety of small projects that together provide for the renovation, lighting improvements and power expansions to satisfy major downtown events. The estimated budget has a target cost of $381,000.00. The individual projects consist of the following:
Phase I will consist of the following:
?Installation of new event power to satisfy major event requirements on both sides of the street directly in front of city hall and Town Square
?Convert the existing light wattage HID pedestrian & street lighting with LED sources to reduce energy costs and improve lighting.
?Provide new LED palm tree lighting hidden by an architectural frame and eliminate the HID in ground lighting to reduce energy and provide better illumination
?Convert the existing light wattage HID pedestrian & street lighting with LED sources to reduce energy costs and improve lighting.
?Separately metered electrical power for the festival park and eliminate the need to cross the...
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